The Buzz...About Books

Winners of the Toronto Heritage Awards were announced on October 5. 

The awards honour outstanding contributions to promoting and preserving  Toronto's history and heritage landmarks.  The aw ards are presented in four categories including books.

Award of Excellence:
 A Progressive Traditionalist: John M. Lyle, Architect by Glenn McArthur 

Award of Merit:
Art Deco Architecture in Toronto: A Guide to the City's Buildings from the Roaring Twenties and the Depression by Tim Morawetz

Death or Canada: The Irish Famine Migration to Toronto, 1847 by Mark G. McGowan 

University of Toronto: The Campus Guide: An Architectural Tour by Larry
Richards

Other Nominees

The Beach: An Illustrated History from the Lake to Kingston Road by Glenn Cochrane and Jean Cochrane

The Humber River: The Carrying Place by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

The Plate: 150 Years of Royal Tradition from Don Juan to Square Eddie by Louis E. Cauz and Beverley A. Smith

Toronto's Visual Legacy: Official City Photography from 1856 to the Present by Steve MacKinnon, Karen Teeple and Michele Dale

The York Club: A Centennial History by Mary Byers

York University: The Way Must be Tried by Michiel Horn

A list of award winners in all categories can be found at Heritage Toronto.