Main entry:

Myzelev, Alla, author.

Title & Author:

Architecture, design and craft in Toronto 1900-1940 : creating modern living / Alla Myzelev.

Publication:

Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2016.
©2016

Description:

xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From arts and crafts to eclecticism. Introduction : Why Toronto? Modernity, nationalism and regionalism -- From theory to practice : Toronto design and architecture -- Casa Loma : from nostalgia to glamour and back again -- Community as a total artwork : Wychwood Park residential suburb -- Furnish the land of my dreams : Sherwood by Fred and Louise Coates -- From eclectic to modern : Toronto architecture 1923-1940. Crafting interiors : the Guild of All Arts in Scarborough -- Living the art deco : Alexandra Biriukova's house for Lawren Harris -- The spectacle of modern life : the Royal York Hotel -- Conclusion : road to modernism.

Summary:

Toronto - the largest and one of the most multicultural cities in Canada - boasts an equally interesting and diverse architectural heritage. Architecture, Design and Craft in Toronto 1900-1940 tells a story of the significant changes in domestic life in the first 40 years of the twentieth century. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach to studies of residential spaces, the author examines how questions of modernity and modern living influenced not only architectural designs but also interior furnishings, modes of transportation and ways to spend leisure time. The book discusses several case studies, some of which are known both locally and internationally (for example Casa Loma), while others such as Guild of All Arts or Sherwood have been virtually unstudied by historians of visual culture. The overall goal of the book is to put Toronto on the map of scholars of urban design and architecture and to uncover previously unknown histories of design, craft and domesticity in Toronto. This study will be of interest not only to the academic community (namely architects, designers, craftspeople and scholars of these disciplines, along with social historians), but also the general public interested in local history and/or visual culture.

ISBN:

9781472457004 (hardcover alkaline paper)
1472457005 (hardcover alkaline paper)

Subject:

Architecture and society Ontario Toronto History 20th century.
Domestic space Ontario Toronto History 20th century.
City and town life Ontario Toronto History 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) Ontario Toronto.
Architecture et société Ontario Toronto Histoire 20e siècle.
Espace domestique Ontario Toronto Histoire 20e siècle.
Vie urbaine Ontario Toronto Histoire 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Ontario Toronto.
Architecture and society.
Buildings.
City and town life.
Domestic space.
Manners and customs.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Toronto (Ont.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Toronto (Ont.) Social life and customs History 20th century.
Ontario Toronto.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 293016
Call No.: BIB 237613
Status: Available