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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136091303321

Autore

Leroux John <1970->

Titolo

Building New Brunswick : an architectural history / / John Leroux ; with essays by Robert M. Leavitt, Stuart Smith, Gary Hughes ; edited by Laurel Boone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Goose Lane Editions

ISBN

9780864927026

0864927029

Altri autori (Persone)

BooneLaurel <1942->

HughesGary K. <1949->

LeavittRobert M

SmithStuart A

Disciplina

720.9715/1

Soggetti

Architecture - New Brunswick - History

Architecture - Nouveau-Brunswick - Histoire

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Hope restored -- New Brunswick's first architects / Robert M. Leavitt -- France's new frontier, 1604-1760 / John Leroux -- Natives of America, 1760-1840 / Stuart Smith -- Golden years, 1840-1914 / Gary Hughes -- Great Wars and the Great Depression, 1914-1945 / John Leroux -- Tentative modernism, 1945-1980 / John Leroux -- Contemporary New Brunswick, 1980 and beyond / John Leroux.

Sommario/riassunto

Architect John Leroux has worked with several architectural firms in Toronto, Atlanta, and his hometown of Fredericton,. An award-winning expert in historic building evaluation and restoration, he has also taught and lectured on architecture, art history, and design. He has published two books on Fredericton landmark architecture and has written numerous articles, including a biweekly column in The Telegraph-Journal. Also contributing to the book are New Brunswick Museum curator Gary Hughes and historians Robert M. Leavitt and Stuart Smith.