The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor
Title | The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Wagg |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2013-04 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 077358837X |
By the year 1900, architect Andrew Taylor had designed Bank of Montreal branches across the continent and much of McGill University, helped found the McGill School of Architecture, and played a critical role in creating the first professional organization for Quebec architects. In The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor, Susan Wagg presents a groundbreaking study of the life and work of a major figure in nineteenth-century Canadian architecture. Born in Edinburgh and trained in Scotland and England, Taylor spent two decades in Canada between 1883 and 1904, designing some of Montreal's most iconic landmarks. Wagg places his career amidst the wealth of opportunities provided by Canada's high society and captains of industry. Taylor's Canadian relatives, Montreal's powerful Redpath family, brought him into contact with the small group of financiers and entrepreneurs who controlled Canada's destiny. With the support of such influential patrons as Sir William Macdonald and the Bank of Montreal, Taylor successfully confronted dramatic changes in building technology as iron and steel were increasingly used and buildings grew ever taller. He innovatively adapted English and American styles to the Canadian environment, designing structures distinctively suited to their place in history. Positioning Taylor's extensive designs within the context of his time, The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor firmly establishes his work as a cornerstone of Canadian architecture.
The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor
Title | The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor PDF eBook |
Author | Susan W. Wagg |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0773541187 |
How Andrew Thomas Taylor advanced the quality of architecture in Canada.
Who's who in Architecture
Title | Who's who in Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
A Dictionary of Artists who Have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions of Oil Paintings from 1760-1880
Title | A Dictionary of Artists who Have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions of Oil Paintings from 1760-1880 PDF eBook |
Author | Algernon Graves |
Publisher | |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1884 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Title | The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects PDF eBook |
Author | Royal Institute of British Architects |
Publisher | |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
A Dictionary of Artists who Have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions from 1760 to 1893
Title | A Dictionary of Artists who Have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions from 1760 to 1893 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1895 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Who's who
Title | Who's who PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Robert Addison |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2294 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Biography |
ISBN |
An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."