Building New Brunswick (eBOOK)
An Architectural History
Finalist, Best Atlantic Published Book Award
Finalist, Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award
Building New Brunswick takes us on a journey through time and place to discover this province's architectural legacy. Beginning with the homes of the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet, we move forward through the past: Acadian and Loyalist settlement, colonial and post-colonial periods, both post-World War eras, and on into the 21st century. A wealth of photographs, engravings, and architectural renderings complement the text. Examining domestic buildings, public architecture, commercial structures, bridges, and industrial sites, this beautifully designed book documents the history of the province’s architecture and the many influences contributing to its visual landscape. Building New Brunswick was published to coincide with a major exhibition on New Brunswick architecture, also curated by John Leroux.
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John Leroux, ONB, PhD, is an art historian, teacher, former architect, and the Director of the Marion McCain Institute for Atlantic Canadian Art at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has authored, edited, or contributed to more than 20 books, including A Vision in Wood and Stone: The Architecture of Mount Allison University with Thaddeus Holownia, and Wabanaki Modern: The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” with Emma Hassencahl-Perley. He has received the CMA Award for Outstanding Achievement (Research) and the APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award, and was a team member of Canada’s entry at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture.
John Leroux, ONB, PhD, is an art historian, teacher, former architect, and the Director of the Marion McCain Institute for Atlantic Canadian Art at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has authored, edited, or contributed to more than 20 books, including A Vision in Wood and Stone: The Architecture of Mount Allison University with Thaddeus Holownia, and Wabanaki Modern: The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” with Emma Hassencahl-Perley. He has received the CMA Award for Outstanding Achievement (Research) and the APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award, and was a team member of Canada’s entry at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture.
The curator of history and technology at the New Brunswick Museum, Gary Hughes has published articles and curated numerous exhibitions on the military and architectural history of New Brunswick. He is the author of Music of the Eye: Architectural Drawings of Canada's First City 1822-1914.
Robert M. Leavitt is professor emeritus of education at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, where he was director of the Mi′kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre for fourteen years.
Stuart Smith is professor emeritus of art history at the University of New Brunswick and a former director of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has contributed to numerous publications and has worked for many years to preserve New Brunswick's architectural heritage.
Shortlisted: Best Atlantic Published Book Award
Shortlisted: Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award
