Contemporary Architecture and Canadian National Identity

Goodstein, Ethel S.

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Nepal's Architecture Of Power Constitutionalism and Identi1

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“…While the relationship between architecture and national identity has been amply examined in academic writing (Vale 1992;Wang and Heath 2008;Goodstein 2009;Huang 2011;Quek 2012;etc. ), the connection between physical architecture of the capitol and constitutional identity has remained virtually unexplored.…”

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The Locus of Sovereign Authority in Nepal

Malagodi¹

2015

Unstable Constitutionalism

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The Locus of Sovereign Authority in Nepal

Malagodi¹

2015

Unstable Constitutionalism

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Canadian and American Reactions to Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs in the Workplace

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Skarlicki

Gilliland

2003

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

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Washington and Ottawa: A Tale of Two Embassies

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Loeffler²

2002

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

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In 1927, when the United States and Canada established their first relatively unpretentious legations in Ottawa and Washington, no one imagined how quickly they would become functionally and symbolically obsolete. By the end of World War II, both countries were seeking to expand their office space, and by the late 1960s, they were looking for ways to build new buildings. Each understood that the challenge was how most effectively to enhance the building's diplomatic presence. At the same time, planners in both capitals saw these projects as means of reinforcing the city's governmental core and promoting urbanity and civic identity. They encouraged the two governments to choose conspicuous downtown locations of great symbolic significance. Arthur Erickson designed the Canadian Embassy (1981-89), which stands on Pennsylvania Avenue at the foot of Capitol Hill, and David M. Childs headed the team at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill that designed the U. S. Embassy (1994-99) for an equally prominent site across from Ottawa's Parliament. Both architects faced daunting challenges: how to create a multipurpose structure to accommodate an array of different government offices; how to make a bold statement of national identity while showing respect for the host city and its urban design; and how to reconcile openness and accessibility with ever-increasing demands for security. This study examines architecture's role in public diplomacy and uses the two chanceries to explore the process through which design becomes purposeful civic achievement.

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Contemporary Architecture and Canadian National Identity

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The Locus of Sovereign Authority in Nepal

The Locus of Sovereign Authority in Nepal

Canadian and American Reactions to Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs in the Workplace

Washington and Ottawa: A Tale of Two Embassies

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