In Quebec, la maison québécoise (Quebec style house), and la maison montréalaise (Montreal style house) are two house styles distinctly identified with the province, seen as adaptations of French architecture and building traditions to the climatic and practical needs of New France. The former, a rural style built in wood or stone, is characterized by a gable profile with steep roof slopes and projecting concave curved eaves. The latter, an urban/rural style built in stone, is characterized b...

Mr. James Maddigan

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In the first half of the twentieth century, Minerva Elliot was recognized as a prominent Canadian interior decorator. Despite her successful and influential career, she is relatively unknown today. Through archival research and the analysis of Elliot’s works featured in the popular upper-middle class magazine Canadian Homes and Gardens from 1925 to 1940, this paper will investigate how Elliot professionalized the role of the interior decorator in Canada and helped to shape notions of identity...

Nicola Krantz

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Living Lightly on the Earth: Building an Ark for Prince Edward Island 1974-76 is an exhibition curated for the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown PE, and expected to travel to other galleries. The exhibition presents a combination of archival materials – drawings, photographs, film and video, professional reports, publications, artifacts and ephemera – and newly created works – architectural models, animations, videos, and environmental installations. The curatorial...

Prof. Steven Mannell

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