The early 20th-century Toronto architect Frank Darling (1850-1923) was arguably the province’s most gifted architect of his generation and practiced, with partner John Pearson, until his death in 1923 at age 73. Darling authored significant landmark buildings (with a series of associates) in Toronto and region, Winnipeg and Vancouver, but very little is known of his life, influences (and library), the organization and operation of the influential practice of Darling & Pearson and the event...

David Winterton

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In some ways Expo ’67 represented the aspirations of Canadians at the time of the country’s centennial. Futuristic and optimistic, the event celebrated peace, international cooperation, and modern technology, among other things. With over 50 million visitors, it was a tremendous success. The events of Expo were also viewed or listened to many times more than this, making Expo perhaps a physical manifestation of Marshall McLuhan’s theory of a “global village.” Indeed, the place of Expo in t...

Michael Windover

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In 1839, beyond prestigious projects in Toronto, Thomas Young had commissions to design three new Upper Canada District gaols in Guelph, Barrie, and Goderich. The story of the Goderich gaol is particularly well-documented, the Minute books and correspondence of the Building Committee filling banker’s box 487 in the archives of the Western University in London, Ontario. As the design and construction of the gaol unfold, meeting by meeting, letter by letter, one major theme to em...

Prof Anthony Hopkins

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