The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1938–1963 Edition|Édition:English - Softcover Edited by Giovanna Borasi and

Edited by Giovanna Borasi and Mirko Zardini

human uses

” Modernism in Vancouver had many facets: it was a synthesis of expressions driven by a sense of social responsibility

Umberto Riva offers a radical rethinking of the elements associated with everyday inhabitation and a continual questioning of “modern” precepts

The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1938–1963 Edition|Édition:English - Softcover Edited by Giovanna Borasi andThe Modernist architecture of the two post war decades established Vancouvers reputation as a centre for progressive design and culture, a city where architects pursued their desire to make of architecture a great humanistic experience. Modernism in Vancouver had many facets: it was a synthesis of expressions driven by a sense of social responsibility; it emphasized concerns such as economy of form, human uses, relation to site, affordability, and the