The Outsider
How Douglas Cardinal Draws Architectural Genius from Native Roots
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings
| Author: | Joseph Hall | ISBN: | 9780887858017 |
| Publisher: | Toronto Star Newspapers Limited | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Star Dispatches | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Hall |
| ISBN: | 9780887858017 |
| Publisher: | Toronto Star Newspapers Limited |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Star Dispatches |
| Language: | English |
He was a superstar of Canadian architecture in the 1980s and early 1990s, creator of the iconic, curvilinear Canadian Museum of Civilization (now called the Canadian Museum of History) and a household name. Now 80, Douglas Cardinal is still creating, though the big commissions have dried up. In The Outsider: How Douglas Cardinal Draws Genius from Native Roots, Toronto Star feature writer Joe Hall provides an in-depth look at the peaks and valleys of the architect's career and life. And he notes that Cardinal, who has been chosen to design a native healing centre on Toronto's West Don Lands -- his very first Toronto commission -- is intent on creating beauty for years to come.
He was a superstar of Canadian architecture in the 1980s and early 1990s, creator of the iconic, curvilinear Canadian Museum of Civilization (now called the Canadian Museum of History) and a household name. Now 80, Douglas Cardinal is still creating, though the big commissions have dried up. In The Outsider: How Douglas Cardinal Draws Genius from Native Roots, Toronto Star feature writer Joe Hall provides an in-depth look at the peaks and valleys of the architect's career and life. And he notes that Cardinal, who has been chosen to design a native healing centre on Toronto's West Don Lands -- his very first Toronto commission -- is intent on creating beauty for years to come.
