Troubling questions about the state of our national architecture

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Archiseek / Canada / News / 2004 / May 17

This year's Governor General Awards for architecture raise some troubling questions. Either the state of Canadian architecture is characterized by a very thin veneer of strong design talent; or there are some very serious shortcomings in how the awards are selected.

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