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Charles B. K. Van Norman

Charles B. K. Van Norman entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Architectural model

Charles B. K. Van Norman entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, first floor plan

First floor plan

Charles B. K. Van Norman entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, second floor plan

Second floor plan

Charles B. K. Van Norman entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, section drawing

Section drawing

Charles B. K. Van Norman entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, south elevation drawing

Elevation drawing

Charles B. K. Van Norman

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Entry 410

Van Norman was born in Meaford, Ontario, and educated at the School of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. Soon after he moved to Vancouver where he became a prominent practicioner of Modernist style, and an expert on techniques of prefabricated wood, particularly for residences. As a result, he was enlisted by the British government as an advisor to help with reconstruction after World War II. Some of his important buildings include the Revelstoke (British Columbia) City Hall, and the Beach Towers near Stanley Park in Vancouver, for which he won the Centennial Award from the Canadian Housing Design Council.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950

See also: The New Spirit: modern architecture in Vancouver, 1938-1963 

Charles B. K. Van Norman