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On Architecture reveals Charney's writings, in all their diversity and originality, yet also their polemic provocation and social stereotyping, and offers a closely argued and reasoned explanation for why he held the views that he did. This book will be a benchmark in architectural publishing in Canada. Geoffrey Simmins, professor of architectural history, University of Calgary The choice of material written by Charney is excellent, clearly showcasing him as a lively and talented writer, and illuminating his embrace of everyday architecture, his compelling positions on place and displacement, his implicit critique of the profes In conversation with his provocative art and design, the writings of Melvin Charney provide an incisive view of Montreal as an observatory open to the world and as a polygon for experimentation. From his youthful travel sketches to his profound meditatio

On Architecture reveals Charney's writings, in all their diversity and originality, yet also their polemic provocation and social stereotyping, and offers a closely argued and reasoned explanation for why he held the views that he did. This book will be a benchmark in architectural publishing in Canada. Geoffrey Simmins, professor of architectural history, University of Calgary

""On Architecture reveals Charney's writings, in all their diversity and originality, yet also their polemic provocation and social stereotyping, and offers a closely argued and reasoned explanation for why he held the views that he did. This book will be a benchmark in architectural publishing in Canada."" Geoffrey Simmins, professor of architectural history, University of Calgary

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Louis Martin is a professor of architectural history at Universite du Quebec a Montreal.

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