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The Provincial Asylum In Toronto : Reflections on Social and Architectural History | 
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Hudson, Edna (Edt) |  | | The Toronto Region Architecture Conservancy / Softcover / 2001-01-01 / 0969905432 | | | Social & Political Issues / Architecture | | price: $30.00 | | | 270 pages | | |
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On the 150th anniversary of its debut, the landmark asylum (demolished in 1975) is reconsidered. Its hard fall from grace began shortly after construction when the sophisticated architectural programme was overwhelmed and under-maintained and was finally blamed not only for functional shortcomings but also collateral failures of medical treatments.
The investigation of the possibilities of designing and using a building as a therapeutic instrument is the central question around which a dozen contributors offer essays. According to John Bentley Mays in the National Post: "a useful lesson in how the meanings of medical architecture shift and slide over time ...with the darkenings and lightenings of medical knowledge about our frail human condition." Contributors include Pleasance Crawford, Cyril Greenland, Shirley Morriss, Douglas Richardson and John Sewell. Comprehensively illustrated with many rare period photos and illustrations.
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