Professor Malcolm Thurlby. PhD, FRHist.S, FSA, teaches art and architectural history at York University, Toronto. His research focuses on Romanesque and Gothic architecture and sculpture in Europe, and 19th- and early 20th-century architecture in Canada. He concurs with John Medley (1804-92), Bishop of Fredericton and champion of the Gothic Revival in New Brunswick, that “some knowledge of Church Architecture ought, surely, to be a part of every liberal education.”
Sessions in which Prof. Malcolm Thurlby participates
Thursday 25 May, 2017
This lecture examines some of the many fine historical churches in the Niagara region from the 1830s to the early 20th century. We commence with St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake (1831) and explain Scottish, English and American associations for the 'temple-form' design. After brief consideration of St Vincent-de-Paul Roman Catholic Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, attention is turned to the Methodist Church at Beaverdams and the reconstruction of its original 1830s design a...
Friday 26 May, 2017
Although the study of architecture in Canada is a relatively young field, it is no exaggeration to say that more attention has been given to religious architecture than any other form of building in the country. That is because as long as people have inhabited the land that is now known as Canada, there have been buildings devoted to their religious beliefs and practices. Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples can be found in communities across the country in every style, from vernacul...
Although the study of architecture in Canada is a relatively young field, it is no exaggeration to say that more attention has been given to religious architecture than any other form of building in the country. That is because as long as people have inhabited the land that is now known as Canada, there have been buildings devoted to their religious beliefs and practices. Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples can be found in communities across the country in every style, from vernacul...
Although the study of architecture in Canada is a relatively young field, it is no exaggeration to say that more attention has been given to religious architecture than any other form of building in the country. That is because as long as people have inhabited the land that is now known as Canada, there have been buildings devoted to their religious beliefs and practices. Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples can be found in communities across the country in every style, from vernacul...
Sessions in which Prof. Malcolm Thurlby attends
Friday 26 May, 2017
The banquet includes a welcome drink, three-course dinner with three wine pairings, explained by a winemaker, as well as transportation to and from Ravine Estate Winery. Le banquet inclut un cocktail, un repas trois services avec trois mets-vins, expliqués par un vinificateur, ainsi qu'une navette aller-retour à Ravine Estate Winery. Cocktail : 18:20 Banquet : 19:00