William Thomas : architect 1799-1860 / Glenn McArthur and Annie Szamosi.

Main entry:

McArthur, Glenn, 1952-

Title & Author:

William Thomas : architect 1799-1860 / Glenn McArthur and Annie Szamosi.

Publication:

[Ottawa?] : Archives of Canadian Art, 1996.

Description:

xvii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) and index.
Ch. 1. The Making of an English Architect: 1799-1843 -- Ch. 2. First Years in Canada West: 1843-1850 -- Ch. 3. An Expanding Practice: 1851-1855 -- Ch. 4. Difficulties and Triumphs: 1856-1860 -- William Thomas's Successors.

Summary:

"Among architect-historians, William Thomas is recognized for being "one of the founders of the Canadian architectural profession." Thomas's work in Birmingham and Leamington Spa, England would have ensured him a modest place in English architectural history. However, it was for the mark he made on the fledgling communities of central and eastern Canada that he is best remembered. His prodigious output during a seventeen-year career in Canada, dating from 1843 to 1860, included over one hundred buildings, many of which are still standing today. The significance of Thomas's contribution cannot be overestimated. His buildings became the foci of towns, housing the communities' religious, governmental, educational, commercial and cultural activities. In drawings, prints and photographs of this period depicting Toronto, Quebec City, Hamilton, Halifax, London, Guelph, Chatham, and Niagara-on-the-Lake, we can see the direct and indirect effects of Thomas's work." "Glenn McArthur and Annie Szamosi's fresh and informative text surveys all of Thomas's known and attributed works. McArthur's superb photographs and watercolours are complemented by contemporary views, old photographs of demolished buildings, and original sketches. This publication is of special interest not only for the practising architect or historian but, with its strong visuals and informal style, accessible and entertaining for anyone eager to celebrate our architectural heritage."--Jacket

ISBN:

0886292867
9780886292867
0886292840 (bound)
9780886292843 (bound)

Subject:

Thomas, William, 1799-1860.
Architecture, Modern 19th century.
Architects Canada Biography.
Architects England Biography.
Architecture Canada 19th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture Canada 19e siècle.
Architectes Canada Biographies.
Architectes Angleterre Biographies.
Architecture 19e siècle.
Architecture
Architects
Canada
England

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
Biographies

Added entries:

Szamosi, Annie, 1950-

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 152810
Call No.: NA44.T4635.2 M3 1996
Status: Available

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