Speakers Annex Lecture | Alex Bozikovic on Toronto’s Most Influential Buildings

Architectural Wonders: Brilliant Buildings That Explain the Modern World

Fridays, October 30-December 4, 10:30 AM – Noon

In this exciting new series, an all-star roster of leading writers and experts will take you on a thrilling tour through architectural history, each delivering a talk on their favourite modern buildings.

With critic Christopher Hume in the closing and opening sessions, and Speakers Annex favourites leading the other sessions, explore the intriguing stories of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, stunning buildings in Prague, and groundbreaking buildings by Arthur Erickson, Frank Gehry, and others.

Explore the ways that each of these brilliant designs shaped the look and feel of the world we inhabit today, and come away from the series with a fresh new sense of perspective on the buildings and cities around us, alive to the rich history of their architectural wonders.

November 6: Alex Bozikovic on Toronto’s Most Influential Buildings

The longtime architecture critic for The Globe and Mail recounts the gripping stories of four influential buildings that have left their mark on our city’s modern history. Drawing on material from his acclaimed book Toronto Architecture: A City Guide, Alex will explore Toronto’s architectural wonders, and its overlooked but important design history, with a fresh new set of eyes.