Awards
- Winner of Heritage Toronto Award of Merit 2012 (Canada)
Overview
Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era ""CN Tower"" that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. Winner of the 2012 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit Quill & Quire cited Unbuilt Toronto as a book filled with ""well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans,"" while Canadian Architect said that it is ""an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city."" Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the ""Toronto that might have been."" Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era ""CN Tower"" that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. What would Toronto look like today if it had hosted the Olympics in 1996 or 1976? And what was the downtown expressway that Frederick Gardiner really wanted? With over 150 photographs, maps, and illustrations, Unbuilt Toronto 2 tracks the origins and fates of some of the city's most interesting planning, transit, and architectural ""what-ifs.""
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Osbaldeston
Publisher: Natural Heritage Books
Imprint: Natural Heritage Books
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 22.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.852kg
ISBN: 9781554889754
ISBN 10: 1554889758
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 17 November 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The success of and positive response to Mark Osbaldestons first effort in 2008, Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been, left the author feeling like he wasnt quite yet finished with his research. As a consequence, in this second volume, Osbaldeston not only gives readers a more complete picture of how the city might be vastly different today, but also offers an intriguing behind-the-scenes account of the political machinations that either stymied or guaranteed the success of a number of undeniably significant architectural and urban design projects. - Canadian Architect magazine, book review, March issue, 2012 Unbuilt Toronto 2 is a treasure trove of lost projects that's every bit the rival of its predecessor. In fact, one could make the argument that it's even a tad more interesting on account of some of the lesser-known projects and plans that it sheds light on. -- Canadianarchitect.com, 20111020 The success of and positive response to Mark Osbaldestons first effort in 2008, Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been, left the author feeling like he wasnt quite yet finished with his research. As a consequence, in this second volume, Osbaldeston not only gives readers a more complete picture of how the city might be vastly different today, but also offers an intriguing behind-the-scenes account of the political machinations that either stymied or guaranteed the success of a number of undeniably significant architectural and urban design projects. -- Canadian Architect magazine, 20120301 This sequel book examines over 150 years of plans for buildings, civic squares, city halls, and subways that Toronto and its citizens have long forgotten. Unbuilt Toronto 2 lets you imagine the city that could have been. -- Spacing Magazine, 20120101
...a treasure trove of lost projects that's every bit the rival of its predecessor. In fact, one could make the argument that it's even a tad more interesting on account of some of the lesserknown projects and plans that it sheds light on. - Canadian Architect Oct 2011 The success of and positive response to Mark Osbaldestons first effort in 2008, Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been, left the author feeling like he wasnt quite yet finished with his research. As a consequence, in this second volume, Osbaldeston not only gives readers a more complete picture of how the city might be vastly different today, but also offers an intriguing behind-the-scenes account of the political machinations that either stymied or guaranteed the success of a number of undeniably significant architectural and urban design projects. - Canadian Architect magazine, book review, March issue, 2012
Unbuilt Toronto 2 is a treasure trove of lost projects that's every bit the rival of its predecessor. In fact, one could make the argument that it's even a tad more interesting on account of some of the lesser-known projects and plans that it sheds light on.
Author Information
Mark Osbaldeston has written and spoken extensively on Toronto's architectural and planning history. His first book, Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been, was the basis for an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum, was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards, and received a Heritage Toronto Award of Merit. He lives in Toronto.
