Contributions

  • Atkins, Gordon, 1937- - Contributor

Publication

2005 - University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alta, Alberta

Language

English

Word Count

33,750 words, Guess

Page Count

135 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC720.92
  • LCCNA749.A86 L58 2005

Description

"Gordon Atkins practised architecture in Calgary, Alberta from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Early in his career he established himself as one of the brightest young architects in Canada. For example, he was the first Alberta architect to win a Massey Medal, which he did in 1967. One of a group of distinctive Prairie-based architects, Atkins developed a small, but widely acclaimed body of work. Each design responded to his clientms requirements, and to the prairie and foothills landscapes of Alberta. His architecture ranges from the expressive to the regular maintaining throughout an uncompromising modern stance." "Included in the book is an essay exploring Gordon Atkins' role as an architect, an interview with Atkins that explores in detail his design philosophy, formative training, and upbringing. This highly illustrated volume features sixteen projects that span most of his career."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

ArchitectsArchitectureModern ArchitectureCriticism and interpretationArchitects -- Alberta -- Calgary.Architecture, modern, 20th centuryAtkins, Gordon, 1937- -- Criticism and interpretation.

People

Gordon Atkins (1937-)

Series Statement

  • Canadian architectural archives monographs

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