This panel brings together three speakers who will offer a unique perspective on the design movements that dominated the interwar period in Canada. The panel will take place in the current home of the Design Exchange, which is the original home of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the renowned Historic Trading Floor.

Speakers:

Deco, Streamline or Moderne: Architecture, Design and Society in Canada
Alan Elder – Curator, Canadian Craft and Design
, Canadian Museum of Civilization

Legitimate Modernism: The Toronto Stock Exchange Murals
Rosemary Donegan – Associate Professor at OCAD University, Independent Curator & Writer

Light, materials and form: Arte Moderne architecture of the Carlu
Scott Weir – Principal, E.R.A Architects Inc.

Pre-talk tour of Historic Trading Floor 5.30pm – 6.00pm
The talks will begin at 6.30pm

Join us on February 28, 2012 at 1:00pm for a tour of The Carlu, with Scott Weir, Principal, E.R.A Architects Inc. and Mark Robert, Managing Partner, The Carlu.

To confirm attendance please contact rsvp@dx.org
Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street
www.dx.org