History of the buildings that have shaped the world in which we live, ranging from Stonehenge and the Step Pyramid to the high-rises that dominate our city skylines today.
Art and architecture
- Author:Clements, GillianSummary:
- Author:Weiser, RichardSummary:
Although much has been written about Tom Thomson's mysterious death, little to nothing has been written about his life's accomplishment: how in less than four years, a man with little experience and no art school education was...
- Author:Dolnick, EdwardSummary:
Traces the theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from Oslo's National Gallery in 1994, recounting the efforts of art detective Charley Hill to recover the painting in an investigation ranging from the estates of...
- Author:Dolnick, EdwardSummary:
In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while...
- Author:Joy, MeghanSummary:
"Compellingly presented and convincing in its conclusions, The Right to an Age-Friendly Cityis a serious and impressive look at -- and evaluation of -- Toronto's approach to providing a system of care for the city's senior citizens."...
- Author:Durrett, CharlesSummary:
"Architect and author Chuck Durrett's recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett's new book is a...
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A powerful reminder to anyone who thinks design is primarily a visual pursuit, The Senses accompanies a major exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum that explores how space, materials, sound, and light affect the mind...
- Author:Higgins, Michael DenisSummary:
Michael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient...
- Author:Reinke, SteveSummary:
Steve Reinke is one of the most intriguing artists we've got; his scope is enormous, his imagination absolutely singular. His video art — The Hundred Videos, Anthology of American Folk Song, Anal Masturbation and Object Loss —...
- Author:Taylor, Robert RatcliffeSummary:
Built in 1889 and now home to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Spencer Mansion is a magnificent building with a rich and layered history. With detailed research, historian and author Robert Ratcliffe Taylor describes the...
- Author:Gaboury, ÉtienneSummary:
The St. Boniface Cathedral coffee table book, part of the Manitoba CountryScapes series, chronicles the history of St. Boniface’s six churches and cathedrals since the Mission was founded in 1818. Award-winning photographer Michel (Mike...
- Author:Kleon, AustinSummary:
Steal Like an Artist: The New York Times bestselling book on the ten things nobody ever told you about being creative. Including nothing is original, so embrace influence. School yourself through the work of others. Remix and reimagine...
- Author:Dillon, PatrickSummary:
We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? Why...
- Author:McLaughlin, PaulSummary:
Finalist for Toronto Book Awards. The inside story of the grassroots fight to have a suicide barrier erected on Toronto's "bridge of death." Most Torontonians have no idea their city once hosted the second most popular...
- Author:Charney, NoahSummary:
"Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review. From the...
- Author:Reyes, ElizabethSummary:
"The Tropical House celebrates a growing trend toward stylish globalization in interior design. More than 25 stunning houses and condos comprise a synthesis of East-West trends and contemporary furnishings-as Filipino designers...
- Author:Soderstrom, MarySummary:
Taking us on walks through Paris, New York, Toronto, North Vancouver and Singapore, Mary Soderstrom examines how cites have changed the lives of ordinary citizens—in positive and negative ways. Making the city walkable again is crucial...
- Author:Neel, DavidSummary:
David Neel was an infant when his father, a Kwakwaka'wakw artist, died, triggering events that would separate him from the traditions of his homeland. When the aspiring photographer saw a mask carved by an ancestor in a Texas museum...
- Author:King, JamesSummary:
The long-awaited biography of one of Canada’s most intriguing and beguiling artists. Do artists really thrive in big cities, or do they just learn to imitate New York? Is it a contradiction for an artist to be fiercely local and...
- Author:Herwig, MalteSummary:
Pablo Picasso called Françoise Gilot “The Woman Who Says No.” Tiny, talented, and feisty, and an accomplished artist in her own right, Gilot left Picasso after a ten-year relationship, the only woman to escape his intense attentions...
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