__________________
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."-President Lyndon B. Johnson Donald Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man, and a stupid man's idea of a smart man. Am I an Asseau?
Hinder! Ugh! Who the fuck would see a Hinder reunion tour?! They were never great. That's more the equivalent of 90's fake Californian suburbs than Art Deco. A better example would be a band like Aerosmith or something. Used to be good but should have retired long ago.
The UdeM building is probably the single finest university structure in the country.
__________________
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."-President Lyndon B. Johnson Donald Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man, and a stupid man's idea of a smart man. Am I an Asseau?
__________________
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."-President Lyndon B. Johnson Donald Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man, and a stupid man's idea of a smart man. Am I an Asseau?
^Clearly the surface parking needs to go. In fact when I was walking there last week,I noticed that much of UdeM campus is dotted with huge surface parking and has very little in actual common space. There's a tragic lack of trees, shade and grass for a campus plopped directly onto Mont-Royal.
UdeM is always described as Art Deco, but does anybody see a possible influence of Fascist Architecture there? Maybe it's just the scale of the place, but the time period seems about right. I don't know enough about Cormier to know where he looked for inspiration.
UdeM is always described as Art Deco, but does anybody see a possible influence of Fascist Architecture there? Maybe it's just the scale of the place, but the time period seems about right. I don't know enough about Cormier to know where he looked for inspiration.
I think you only have to look at the house he build for himself in the Golden Square Mile to have proof that Cormier was a genuine Art Deco master. That being said, there is some obvious easthetics links between Art Deco and fascist architecture. In fact, maybe that is one reason why Art Deco lost its glam after WWII.
I think you only have to look at the house he build for himself in the Golden Square Mile to have proof that Cormier was a genuine Art Deco master.
I thought of that myself (do the Trudeaus still own that house?), but the contrast of that house with UdeM and that Montreal fire station is quite striking, it seems to me.
I lived in this building for about four years back in the late eighties, long before it became furnished suites for short term rental. It was less than a five minute walk from Universite de Montreal, convenient for my ex who was doing her masters in translation.
Every apartment had an artificial fireplace, ours still had a grille with glass shard coals and a light. Lovely inlaid floors and dark woodwork.
The UdeM building is probably the single finest university structure in the country.
I love Art Deco but this building has always rubbed me the wrong way. It's extremely cold and barren feeling to me. It's depressing to walk around from the outside. I've never been in it and I'd love to but it's always been one of my least favorite structures in Montreal. Maybe it's the scale of it. The thought of going to school every day at that complex would depress me.
I just wanted to edit my post to say I agree it's probably the most grandiose in scale university structure in North America.
^ Whoa that is a beauty. I don't remember seeing that building before (although it's a safe bet that I probably saw it in a photothread here years ago)
Edmonton's recently renovated (at great expense) Federal Building. Designed in 1939, the ceremonial cornerstone was laid on May 7, 1955. But it was vacant from 1989 until just recently. Note the addition of former Premier Redford's "sky palace" on top.
The first photo is from May 10, 2016. The second, from the plaza (west) side, is from last year.