{"product_id":"concrete-toronto-9781552451939","title":"Concrete Toronto","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the single-family home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' architecture surround Torontonians. But for how long? As architectural fashion has shifted to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete structures have been increasingly ignored – and in some cases, demolished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a guided tour of Toronto's concrete architecture. Editors Michael McClelland and Graeme Stewart have assembled a diverse group of industry experts – architects, university faculty, local practitioners, city planners, historians and journalists – to examine the unique and important qualities and the past and future of Toronto's concrete buildings in interviews, articles, archival photos, drawings and case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppealing to both the average reader and the enthusiast, \u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e provides a refreshing look not only at the neglected buildings, but also at the trends that produced them and the impact and consequences that resulted from their construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Michael McClelland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308062617851,"sku":"9781552451939","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781552451939.jpg?v=1772484725","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/concrete-toronto-9781552451939","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}