MODERN CITY
– The legacy of architectural modernism in Victoria. Previously on view in 2019 –
Architecture communicates a city’s relationship with the broader world. In the years following the Second World War, Victoria embraced the spreading ‘modernist’ architectural style. Victoria expressed modernism through a ‘Pacific coast’ version of the so-called ‘International Style’, as well as through a unique local idiom.
Visionaries
This exhibit looks to architects who dreamed of functional workplaces, shared urban spaces, and thoughtfully-designed homes, businesses, and shopping areas. Architects who designed Victoria, our ‘modern city’.
Special Thanks
Created in collaboration with D’Ambrosio Architecture + Urbanism
Curated by Martin Segger
Photographed by John Taylor, Sama Jim Canzian, and Sandy Beaman, with archival photos by Hubert Norbury
Sponsored by Jawl Properties Limited
Thank you to the City of Victoria Archives, Saanich Municipal Archives, University of Victoria Special Collections, Reza Ghodrat, Ben Schweitzer, Nadia Talha, and the supporters of the Wentworth Villa Architectural Heritage Museum
Featuring the work of architects A.A. Cox, D’Ambrosio Architecture + Urbanism, Darling and Pearson, the Department of Public Works, John Di Castri, Erickson and Massey Architects, Alan Hodgson, Thomas Hooper, P.L. James and D.C. Frame, Douglas Kirkland, Frank Musson, F.M. Rattenbury, SDW Architects, R.W. Siddall and Associates, Wade Stockdill Armor and Partners, Ron Thom, E.P. Warren, and others.