Copp House / Adele Weder ; photography by Michael Perlmutter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weder, Adele, 1961- author.

Contributor:

Perlmutter, Michael (Architectural photographer), photographer.

Series:

West Coast modern house series.

West Coast modern house series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thom, Ronald James, 1923-1986.

Copp House (Vancouver, B.C.).

Thom, Ronald James, 1923-1986--Criticism and interpretation.

Thom, Ronald James.

Architecture--British Columbia--Vancouver.

Architecture.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Criticism and interpretation.

British Columbia--Vancouver.

Physical Description:

80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Oro Editions : UBC SALA, [2017]

Summary:

In 1950, a young Vancouver architectural apprentice was handed a small house project that his boss was too busy to take on. The apprentice, Ron Thom, took the simple plan and rectangular foundation that had been roughed in, and transformed it into a groundbreaking work of architecture that gained national fame. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, but using local wood and paying careful attention to its verdant oceanside setting, Thom created a landmark for the new architectural movement known as West Coast Modernism. The client, Dr. Harold Copp, was himself a trailblazer, the first head of the physiology department in the University of British Columbia's new Faculty of Medicine and a research pioneer. Generously illustrated with both vintage and contemporary architectural photography, line drawings, and photographs of the architect and residents, 'The Copp House' is the story of a cultural landmark on the shores of Vancouver.

ISBN:

9781939621887

1939621887

OCLC:

981117088