-Winnipeg Modern captures
the grace and beauty of the Modernist period and includes critical and
historical essays on the aesthetic and social project of Modernist architecture
in Winnipeg. Lavishly illustrated with 300 photographs from provincial archives,
the private archives of architect Henry Kalen, and contemporary photographer
Martin Tessler, this book is a testament to the Modernist principles of
structural expression and purity of form.
Some words of the jury:
-Beautifully designed and in a class of its
own
- Includes biographies of Manitoba architects and designers
influential in the development of modern architecture in Winnipeg.
- An engaging, well-researched
collection of essays - Scholarly in approach but accessible to anyone
with an interest in urbanity and modern architecture in North America - both regional and international in its
appeal.
The Award was
administered by me, Chair of ARLIS/NA Canada, and a jury that consisted of:
Larissa Beringer, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Eva Revitt, Grant MacEwan College and Cyndie Campbell, National Gallery of Canada. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone on the jury, especially Larissa, who also managed to give birth during the deliberation process!!
Liv Valmestad, B.F.A., M.A., M.L.I.S.