Title Toronto architect Edmund Burke : redefining Canadian architecture / Angela Carr

Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : illustrations, plans Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Apprenticeship and Draughtsmanship: The Educational Lineage -- 3 Ecclesiastical Architecture: The Triumph and Demise of the Amphitheatre Plan -- 4 Residential Architecture: Human and Climatic Considerations -- 5 Institutional Projects: Beauty Grows upon Utility -- 6 Commercial Architecture: The Langley Years and the Simpson's Store -- 7 New York and Chicago: Manifest Destiny and the Later Commercial Works -- 8 Professional Organization: Legislation and the Public Interest -- Conclusion -- Notes Summary "Edmund Burke (1850-1919) was one of Canada's pre-eminent architects; his work includes such Toronto landmarks as the Simpson department store, Jarvis Street Baptist Church, and the Bloor Viaduct. Burke's career spanned a key period in Canadian architecture, during which the profession transcended its colonial beginnings to reach maturity in Canadian-born practitioners who converted both American architectural developments and European traditions into forms appropriate to the new Canadian federation. Burke's contributions to Canadian architecture include introducing the technology of the "Chicago men" to Canada and helping to establish a formal professional organization for architects in Ontario." "In this first full-length biography, Angela Carr explores the "Canadian-ness" of Burke's work and shows how it was influenced by architectural developments in the United States and Europe. She documents a comprehensive selection of Burke's works, including his firm's famous Robert Simpson store in Toronto, the first curtain-wall construction in Canada. She places Burke's life and career within the larger social context, addressing the influence of American architects and architecture, the sociology of professions, the organization of architectural offices, and the history of particular building forms."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Burke, Edmund, 1850-1919. SUBJECT Burke, Edmund, 1850-1919 fast Subject Architecture, Modern -- 19th century -- History Architects -- Canada -- Biography Architecture -- Canada -- 19th century -- History Architecture -- Canada -- 20th century -- History Architecture -- Canada -- 19th century -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Canada -- 20th century -- Designs and plans BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers. ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE -- Reference. ARCHITECTURE -- History -- General. Architecture Architects Architecture, Modern Canada Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies Architectural drawings History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 95900129 ISBN 9780773564862 0773564861

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