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MEAN CITY
FROM ARCHITECTURE TO DESIGN
HOW TORONTO WENT BOOM!
DOMINION MODERN
Museum of Modern Architecture & Design
5 March - 29 May, 2005
59 College Street (west of Bay), Toronto
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 ? 6 pm
or by appointment: 416. 825. 6489
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE: 112 p. col., b&w ill. $22. (Including GST)
The two World Wars had a tremendous impact in transforming Canada into a confident and robust industrial nation. With that came a building boom and an artistic explosion that gave young entrepreneurs, designers, artists and architects opportunities to dream big, bold and modern.
MEAN CITY celebrates this great boom in architecture and industrial design (1945-1975), with emphasis on the work of John B. Parkin Associates: works that include the Sun Life Building, Yonge Subway and Terminal One at the Toronto International Airport.
Also, MEAN CITY takes a closer look at the CNE’s distinctive cluster of modern buildings. Beginning in 1947 with the new Grandstand Stadium and culminating in the Better Living Centre in 1962, young architects like Richard Fisher, George Robb and Peter Dickinson were given the opportunity to execute ‘50s fantastic and futuristic buildings.
The Don Mills housing project is featured in MEAN CITY. Urban planner Macklin Hancock was hired right out of Harvard by E.P. Taylor to develop the rolling hills of North Toronto. Talented architects like Douglas H. Lee, John C. Parkin, Henry Fliess, James A. Murray, Harry B. Kohl and Peter Dickinson created housing, factories, schools, churches, libraries and parks for the unique community.
MEAN CITY also pays tribute to the industrial design of the post-war years. The exhibition highlights the accomplishments of A.V. Roe Canada. They built Orenda engines, the Avro Arrow, and the Avro Jetliner; the latter, designed by James C. Floyd, was the first commercial jetliner in North America. The Orenda CF100 engine is on display in the gallery.
MEAN CITY is the most ambitious exhibition presented by Dominion Modern. It is accompanied by a full-colour exhibition catalogue. MEAN CITY coincides with the current show at CCA in Montréal, "The 60s: Montréal Thinks Big" (20 Oct. ‘04 - 11 Sept. ‘05) and the Museum of Civilization show in Ottawa, "Cool 60's Design" (25 Feb - 27 Nov.’05.)
FROM ARCHITECTURE TO DESIGN
HOW TORONTO WENT BOOM!
DOMINION MODERN
Museum of Modern Architecture & Design
5 March - 29 May, 2005
59 College Street (west of Bay), Toronto
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 ? 6 pm
or by appointment: 416. 825. 6489
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE: 112 p. col., b&w ill. $22. (Including GST)
The two World Wars had a tremendous impact in transforming Canada into a confident and robust industrial nation. With that came a building boom and an artistic explosion that gave young entrepreneurs, designers, artists and architects opportunities to dream big, bold and modern.
MEAN CITY celebrates this great boom in architecture and industrial design (1945-1975), with emphasis on the work of John B. Parkin Associates: works that include the Sun Life Building, Yonge Subway and Terminal One at the Toronto International Airport.
Also, MEAN CITY takes a closer look at the CNE’s distinctive cluster of modern buildings. Beginning in 1947 with the new Grandstand Stadium and culminating in the Better Living Centre in 1962, young architects like Richard Fisher, George Robb and Peter Dickinson were given the opportunity to execute ‘50s fantastic and futuristic buildings.
The Don Mills housing project is featured in MEAN CITY. Urban planner Macklin Hancock was hired right out of Harvard by E.P. Taylor to develop the rolling hills of North Toronto. Talented architects like Douglas H. Lee, John C. Parkin, Henry Fliess, James A. Murray, Harry B. Kohl and Peter Dickinson created housing, factories, schools, churches, libraries and parks for the unique community.
MEAN CITY also pays tribute to the industrial design of the post-war years. The exhibition highlights the accomplishments of A.V. Roe Canada. They built Orenda engines, the Avro Arrow, and the Avro Jetliner; the latter, designed by James C. Floyd, was the first commercial jetliner in North America. The Orenda CF100 engine is on display in the gallery.
MEAN CITY is the most ambitious exhibition presented by Dominion Modern. It is accompanied by a full-colour exhibition catalogue. MEAN CITY coincides with the current show at CCA in Montréal, "The 60s: Montréal Thinks Big" (20 Oct. ‘04 - 11 Sept. ‘05) and the Museum of Civilization show in Ottawa, "Cool 60's Design" (25 Feb - 27 Nov.’05.)