PDF⋙ McCarter and Nairne: Significant British Columbia Projects (Canadian Archival Inventory, Architectural Records)
McCarter and Nairne: Significant British Columbia Projects (Canadian Archival Inventory, Architectural Records) McCarter and Nairne: Significant British Columbia Projects (Canadian Archival Inventory, Architectural Records) PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad The firm of McCarter & Nairne dominated public architecture in Vancouver from the inception of the partnership between John Y. McCarter (1886-1981) and George C. Nairne (1884-1953) until the completion of the General Post Office in 1958. The respected background and experience of McCarter and Nairne reflected the localization of sophisticated trans-Atlantic architectural practice that both characterized their work and accounted for their success. The holdings of the Canadian Architectural Archives focus on the architecture of twentieth-century Canada and the work of its outstanding architects. The McCarter and Nairne Collection is a very important one within the CAA's holdings, as it is one of the few whose history begins in the twen...