{"product_id":"victorian-architecture-in-london-and-southwestern-ontario-symbols-of-aspiration-9781487582579","title":"Victorian Architecture in London and Southwestern Ontario: Symbols of Aspiration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an era of steel and glass towers, the graceful and distinctive structures of Victorian Ontario which survive are a pleasing and a valuable link with the past. Some of the finest examples of these buildings can still be found in London, Ontario, and the surrounding towns and villages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a discussion of the area's history, Nancy Tausky and Lynne DiStefano explore the work of the most prominent architectural firm in Victorian London -- Robinson, Tracy, Durand and Moore -- and its role in the development of southwestern Ontario. From their focus on specific architects emerges a broader picture of the factors that typically shaped Victorian towns. They consider the various theories and movements that were given expression in Victorian building design, the social influences on the period's architecture, the evolution of building technology, and the state of the architectural profession in general during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book, of course, are the buildings. Churches, banks, schools, courthouses, stores, and all manner of public buildings, as well as private homes are represented. Extensively illustrated, the book includes old photographs, reproductions of drawings and plans, and contemporary photographs of buildings which still stand, taken specially for this volume by Ian MacEachern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition which was presented at the London Regional Art Gallery and then toured Canada, this volume records an elegant chapter in our architectural history, an irreplaceable part of our heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Z. Tausky,Lynne D. DiStefano,Ian Maceachern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 6.63w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487582579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNANCY ZWART TAUSKY teaches English at the University of Western Ontario and is the London correspondent for the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. LYNNE DELEHANTY DISTEFANO teaches architectural history at Brescia College, University of Western Ontario, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Heritage Foundation. IAN MACEACHERN is a professional photographer living and working in London Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45352021327987,"sku":"9781487582579","price":116.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_381655ba-cb61-42f9-ae71-6e6aeff2f51e.jpg?v=1786547940","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/victorian-architecture-in-london-and-southwestern-ontario-symbols-of-aspiration-9781487582579","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}