A not unsightly building : University College and its history /

By:

Richardson, Douglas Scott, 1939-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press for University College, 1990.Description: ix, 174 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 x 30 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0889624496
9780889624498

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

378.713/541 20

LOC classification:

LE3.T668 R53 1990

Summary: From the Jacket - "'A not unsightly building' was John Langton's understated view of University College, Toronto. As Vice-Chancellor of the University he oversaw both design and construction of this magnificent complex. He was therefore in a position to appreciate the extraordinary care taken by Cumberland & Storm ( Toronto's leading architects) in the creation of their masterpiece in 1856-9. his ironic comment is understandable, however, after three decades of failed attempts to provide adequate buildings for what was originally known as the University of King's College. With a wealth of drawings, paintings , prints and early photographs, this book tells for the first time the complex story of those frustrated earlier efforts, the development of a truly singular building, its virtual destruction and its restoration so that nearly a century and a half after Langton wrote it is still the commanding centerpiece and chief ornament of the country's per-eminent university."

List(s) this item appears in: Richardson Collection

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	LE3.T668 R53 1990 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001448

Signed on lining page by Author - "250/250 Douglas Richardson"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English

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