{"product_id":"concrete-toronto-michael-mcclelland-9781552451939","title":"Concrete Toronto: A Guide to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies","description":"\u003cp\u003eToronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the single-family home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' architecture surround Torontonians. But for how long? As architectural fashion has shifted to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete structures have been increasingly ignored - and in some cases, demolished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a guided tour of Toronto's concrete architecture. Editors Michael McClelland and Graeme Stewart have assembled a diverse group of industry experts - architects, university faculty, local practitioners, city planners, historians and journalists - to examine the unique and important qualities and the past and future of Toronto's concrete buildings in interviews, articles, archival photos, drawings and case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppealing to both the average reader and the enthusiast, \u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e provides a refreshing look not only at the neglected buildings, but also at the trends that produced them and the impact and consequences that resulted from their construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael McClelland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552451933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552451939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael McClelland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372411080959,"sku":"9781552451939","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfaf5eb7-b8a9-464d-8e6f-685d86e2f092.jpg?v=1732725870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concrete-toronto-michael-mcclelland-9781552451939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}