A closer look at the primary influence on Canadian architectural modernism: the B.C. Binning House This book focuses on what is arguably the first significant piece of modern residential architecture in Western Canada: The BC Binning House. Still standing in West Vancouver as a National Historic Site, the house has influenced generations of architects and continues to do so until today. The structure is often thought to be the beginning of Canada's West Coast Modernism movement as it represents both the arrival of Modernist design principles and their inflection with local interests and conditions. AUTHOR: Matthew Soules is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the principal of Matthew Soules Architecture. He received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University. Current research focuses on the relationship between contemporary capitalism and the built environment. Originally from California, Michael moved to Stockholm in 1989 after completing a Master of Architecture degree at the University of California Berkeley. After practicing architecture for over twelve years in San Francisco and Stockholm, he shifted directions, refocusing on the photography of architecture, interiors and works of art. He built a broad international photography practice with a focus on the Nordic countries. Michael provided all the photographs for the book Den Svenska Kakelugnen (Swedish Tiled Stoves from the Eighteenth Century), which in 2007 was nominated for the prestigious August Prize, Sweden's equivalent of the National Book Award. Michael exhibits his work and teaches internationally. His work can be seen at www.archp.com. 50 colour
