Anthony A., Liscombe, Rhodri Windsor Barrett:Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia : Architecture and Challenge in the Imperial Age by Anthony A., Liscombe, Rhodri Windsor Barrett
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Yorkshire-born Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867-1935) emigrated to British Columbia as a young architect in 1892. Within months of his arrival in Victoria he launched his brilliant, if abb… Mehr…
Yorkshire-born Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867-1935) emigrated to British Columbia as a young architect in 1892. Within months of his arrival in Victoria he launched his brilliant, if abbreviated, career by winning an international competition to design the legislative buildings. While his life was marred by controversy, scandal and, in the end, tragedy, Rattenbury's architecture had an enduring impact on the Canadian landscape and his commercial ventures were important to the economic development of the West. Richly illustrated with over 200 drawings and photographs, Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia is the first major critical study of a Canadian architect in the context of his times. Using unpublished primary sources, including his recently discovered private letters, the authors document Rattenbury's professional career and the evolution of his architectural style. Detailed descriptions are given of some of his most famous projects, notably the legislative buildings and the Empress Hotel in Victoria. Besides working on a number of government commissions, Rattenbury became chief architect for the Canadian Pacific Railway and designed "chateau-like" buildings for C.P.R. hotels in the Rockies, Vancouver, and Victoria. Other projects such as the Vancouver and Nanaimo Courthouses and Bank of Montreal branches set the pattern for institutional architecture in British Columbia. His buildings not only drew attention to the growing importance of the province, but also lent dignity and character to its major centres. Filled with the vigour and confidence of the imperial age, Rattenbury initiated a number of commercial ventures. These included the founding of a transportation system to the Yukon goldfields and extensive land speculations. As the authors point out, these investments were perhaps not undertaken solely for monetary gain but reflected Rattenbury's firm belief in the future of British Columbia and his desire to play an active role in its growth. Unfortunately, his entrepreneurial adventures involved heavy financial losses, among which were ruinous lawsuits involving the provincial government. This pioneering work on Western Canadian architecture will serve as a valuable design source for both the specialist and lay reader. It also includes an important account of the part played by major Canadian companies and government patronage in the development of British Columbia. This professional biography reveals new facets of Rattenbury's life and character which have been the subject of both public and literary controversy. Media > Book, [PU: University of British Columbia Press]<
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Anthony A., Windsor, Rhodri, Liscombe, Rhodri Windsor Barrett:Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia : Architecture and Challenge in the Imperial Age
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Yorkshire-born Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867-1935) emigrated to British Columbia as a young architect in 1892. Within months of his arrival in Victoria he launched his brilliant, if abb… Mehr…
Yorkshire-born Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867-1935) emigrated to British Columbia as a young architect in 1892. Within months of his arrival in Victoria he launched his brilliant, if abbreviated, career by winning an international competition to design the legislative buildings. While his life was marred by controversy, scandal and, in the end, tragedy, Rattenbury's architecture had an enduring impact on the Canadian landscape and his commercial ventures were important to the economic development of the West. Richly illustrated with over 200 drawings and photographs, Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia is the first major critical study of a Canadian architect in the context of his times. Using unpublished primary sources, including his recently discovered private letters, the authors document Rattenbury's professional career and the evolution of his architectural style. Detailed descriptions are given of some of his most famous projects, notably the legislative buildings and the Empress Hotel in Victoria. Besides working on a number of government commissions, Rattenbury became chief architect for the Canadian Pacific Railway and designed "chateau-like" buildings for C.P.R. hotels in the Rockies, Vancouver, and Victoria. Other projects such as the Vancouver and Nanaimo Courthouses and Bank of Montreal branches set the pattern for institutional architecture in British Columbia. His buildings not only drew attention to the growing importance of the province, but also lent dignity and character to its major centres. Filled with the vigour and confidence of the imperial age, Rattenbury initiated a number of commercial ventures. These included the founding of a transportation system to the Yukon goldfields and extensive land speculations. As the authors point out, these investments were perhaps not undertaken solely for monetary gain but reflected Rattenbury's firm belief in the future of British Columbia and his desire to play an active role in its growth. Unfortunately, his entrepreneurial adventures involved heavy financial losses, among which were ruinous lawsuits involving the provincial government. This pioneering work on Western Canadian architecture will serve as a valuable design source for both the specialist and lay reader. It also includes an important account of the part played by major Canadian companies and government patronage in the development of British Columbia. This professional biography reveals new facets of Rattenbury's life and character which have been the subject of both public and literary controversy. Media > Book, [PU: University of British Columbia Press]<
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Barrett, Anthony:FRANCIS RATTENBURY AND BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Victoria, BC, Canada: Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 80pp. Illustrated w colour photo plates. Colour photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Includes four essays: Chinese Stories and Popular Cultural Figures (Liscomb); Chinese Religious Beliefs and Practices (Liscomb); The Spread of Elite Artistic Ideals at Home and Abroad (Liscomb); The Far-reaching Legacy of Chinese Ceramics (Liscomb, Markus). This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition China and Beyond: The Legacy of a Culture, organized by Dr. Kathlyn Liscomb as guest curator. The exhibition was head at the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery September 3 - December 24, 2002, and at the Vancouver Museum March 8 - September 1, 2003., Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, 2002, 5, 1983. 1983 Barrett, Anthony and Rhodri Windsor Liscombe FRANCIS RATTENBURY AND BRITISH COLUMIA: ARCHITECTURE AND CHALLENGE IN THE IMPERIAL AGE Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983 391pp, index, notes, black and white photographs 8vo From the library of art historian Osmund Overby, his name written on first page Review letter from publisher laid-in Fine hardcover in near fine d/j., 1983, 0<
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Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983., 1983. 8vo. pp. xii, [2], 391. numerous illus. index. biblio. cloth. dw. First Edition.. F. Hardcover., Vancouver: University of Bri… Mehr…
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983., 1983. 8vo. pp. xii, [2], 391. numerous illus. index. biblio. cloth. dw. First Edition.. F. Hardcover., Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983., 1983, 0<
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