Bøger af David Stouck

"An intimate portrait of the brilliant and controversial architect who put Canada on the world stage." Arthur Erickson, Canada's preeminent philosopher-architect, was renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition and his epic vision of architecture for people. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. Erickson was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and leading a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect -- a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor -- eventually became penniless. "Arthur Erickson" is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how he made his buildings work.

Genius of Place combines history, landscape, politics and culture in an astonishing portrait of British Columbia. The work of the 30 contributors span two centuries and are as complex and diverse as their subject. Included are contributions from explorer Simon Fraser, naturalist Roderick Haig-Brown, memoirist Muriel Kitigawa, social commentator George Woodcock, architect Arthur Erikson, humorists Eric Nicol, and many more.

In the past twenty years, as the structures of Canadian culture have begun to change, so has the fate of As For Me and My House.

As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature.

Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature.