In Search of a Soul (eBook)

Moriyama (Autor)

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2012
144 Seiten
Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-55365-995-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A great architect's personal account of conceiving, designing and building the new Canadian War Museum, a homage to the courage of all Canadians. "e;It's astonishing,"e; says historian Jack Granatstein of Raymond Moriyama's design for the new Canadian War Museum. "e;There is a context, there's understanding, there's intelligence...This is the best museum in the whole world. Without question."e;In Search of a Soul is revered architect Moriyama's personal account of conceiving and creating this important -- perhaps iconic -- national monument, which opened to great acclaim on May 8, 2005, the sixtieth anniversary of VE Day.Illustrated throughout with full-colour plans, drawings and photos, it is a compelling story of one architect's commitment to a vision, and to the country that provided his inspiration. "e;How can architecture reflect the ambience of battle without overpowering the visitor or glorifying war? What is Canadian? What does war mean?"e; Moriyama explores the difficult questions he wrestled with as the design took shape. In this bold new museum -- and equally bold book -- a great Canadian artist challenges us to address these troubling questions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.3.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-55365-995-3 / 1553659953
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55365-995-2 / 9781553659952