Montréal : a guide to recent architecture / Steven Ware.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ware, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Guidebooks.

Architecture, Modern.

Montréal (Québec)--Guidebooks.

Montréal (Québec).

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

311 pages : illustrations ; 11 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Ellipsis, 2001.

Summary:

This guide is designed to encourage both architects and non-architects to seek out new work in a city with a rich heritage. The 100 projects described and illustrated here date back to 1983 and form a selection representing the broadest possible range of architectural production in Montreal. Buildings are treated here as cultural artefacts, inextricably associated with the people they serve: the texts and conversations which accompany the projects are intended not so much to describe the structures themselves, but rather to give an idea of the circumstances under which architecture is made in this city. Building in the special political and climatic circumstances of Montreal -- a city with a history of engagement with contemporary debate on architecture and urbanism, and with vocal community and special-interest groups -- has produced innovation both in new work and restoration. The city reveals the beginnings of some brave new architecture.

Contents:

Old Montreal 15

Downtown 47

Saint-Henri 125

Westmount 141

Ile-Sainte-Helene 153

Ville-Marie East 161

Hochelaga to Maisonneuve 187

Plateau Mont-Royal 203

Outremont to Cote-des-Neiges 239

Ville de Mont-Royal to Villeroy 253

Ahuntsic to Cartierville 261

Ville Saint-Laurent and Dorval 273

Ile-des-Soeurs 287

Eastern townships 293.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1899858601

OCLC:

46693648