Frank Darling, Architect of Canada’s Imperial Age — lecture and book launch

Join the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation for a special lecture with Toronto-based author and architect David Winterton, who will discuss his new book on the life and work of Frank Darling – one of Canada’s most accomplished yet often overlooked architects – and his architectural legacy in Winnipeg and across the country.

This will be the Western Canadian launch of his new publication, available for purchase and signing by the author at the event.

Mr Winterton will explore the life and legacy of Frank Darling and his firm, Darling & Pearson, and how their many and sophisticated Winnipeg commissions served as a crucible for their architectural explorations and ultimate success.

Drawing on years of research, Mr Winterton examines Darling’s impact on Canadian architecture during the Edwardian era and reassesses his role within a pivotal chapter of the nation’s built history. Guests will gain insight into the buildings, ideas and ambitions that defined this formative period and continue to influence urban landscapes today.

This work is presented in Mr Winterton’s new publication, Toronto Edwardian; Frank Darling, Architect of Canada’s Imperial Age, which explores projects across Canada, including significant work in Winnipeg.

David Winterton is a Principal at ERA Architects and an architectural historian whose work examines Canada’s Edwardian built environment and its ties to the late British world. He has spent years researching Frank Darling’s life and practice, culminating in the first comprehensive study of this influential Canadian architect. His work drawings on extensive archival research, much of it led and supported by the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, and brings new insight to the architectural and cultural forces that shaped early modern Winnipeg.