Main entry:

Wright, Janet, 1951-

Title & Author:

Crown assets : the architecture of the Department of Public Works, 1867-1967 / Janet Wright.

Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1997.

Description:

viii, 325 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index.
1. Building a New Nation, 1867-1881 -- 2. The Golden Age of Federal Architecture, 1881-1896 -- 3. The Architecture of Growth and Prosperity, 1896-1914 -- 4. Nationalism, Symbolism, and Architecture: Planning the Capital, 1899-1945 -- 5. Wartime Projects and the Dormant Years, 1914-1927 -- 6. Building in the Depression, 1927-1939 -- 7. Federal Architecture in Transition, 1939-1953 -- 8. Into the Modern Era, 1953-1967.
Issued also in French under title: Les biens de la couronne.

Summary:

"Crown Assets recounts the history of the building program of the Department of Public Works from 1867 to 1967. One hundred years of government construction generated a broad and diverse network of post offices, federal office buildings, customs houses, drill halls, quarantine stations, hospitals, experimental farms, research institutions, and many other types of architecture. Janet Wright interprets these buildings through the forces that shaped their design and construction. Federal buildings mirrored the evolution of Canadian architecture in terms of changing styles and building technologies. They were also the product of a political and bureaucratic process and were shaped by policies, programs, and priorities. It was the interaction of these two forces - external architectural influences and the internal requirements and expectations of federal government - that defined the unique character and scope of federal building in Canada."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0802009123 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780802009128 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0802078923 (pbk.)
9780802078926 (pbk.)

Subject:

Canada. Department of Public Works.
Canada. Ministère des travaux publics Constructions.
Kanada Department of Public Works
Public buildings Canada.
Architecture and state Canada.
Public architecture Canada History.
Architecture and state Canada History.
Bâtiments publics Canada.
Architecture publique Canada Histoire.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale Canada Histoire.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale Canada.
Architecture and state History. Canada.
Public architecture
Architecture and state
Public buildings
Öffentliches Gebäude
Architektur
Public facilities.
Canada
Kanada
Public Architecture Canada History
Public Buildings Canada
Canada. Dept. Of Public Works Buildings
Architecture And State Canada History
Public buildings Canada 1860-1970.
Architecture (object genre) Canada 1860-1970.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 231196
Call No.: NA4229 .W7514 1997
Copy: pbk. ed.
Status: Available