The glory of Ottawa : Canada's first parliament buildings
The competition to design and construct the government buildings in Ottawa, the new national capital, was one of the most important architectural events in nineteenth-century British North America, and the resulting buildings inspired a major movement in Canadian federal architecture. The Glory of Ottawa focuses on the 1859 design competition from which these unrivalled buildings emerged
eBook, English, ©1995
McGill-Queen's University Press, Montréal [Que.], ©1995
Electronic books
1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) : illustrations
9780773564961, 9781282857131, 9786612857133, 0773564969, 1282857134, 6612857137
181843640
Contents
Tables
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION: THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE
1 A DEMANDING CONTEST
2 PAPER ARCHITECTURE
3 FROM PAPER INTO STONE
APPENDICES
1 Notice to Architects
2 Statement of Accommodation Required
3 Alpheus Todd's Memorandum
4 Excerpts from Fuller & Jones' Parliament Buildings Competition Entry
5 Excerpts from Waterhouse's Manchester Assize Courts Competition Entry
6 Sources of Information in Tables 1 and 2
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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