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  Cormier, Ernest
In 1918 Cormier returned to Montréal, where he quickly became involved in professional activities and frequented a small circle of progressive artists closely associated with the magazine LE NIGOG (1918).
The house Cormier built for himself (1930-31) in the Golden Square Mile, an elegant Montréal neighbourhood, was indisputable proof of his rapid rise to professional success.
Cormier's measured adherence to modern style can be explained as much by his attachment to conservative principles as by his love of the fine arts.
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 Cormier, Ernest
Cormier, Ernest, architecte et ingénieur (Montréal, 5 déc.
En 1918, Cormier rentre à Montréal, où il s'insère rapidement dans le milieu professionnel et où il fréquente un petit cercle d'artistes progressistes, proche de la revue LE NIGOG (1918).
L'adhésion mesurée de Cormier à la modernité s'explique autant par son appartenance à une société somme toute assez conservatrice que par son attachement à l'enseignement beaux-arts.
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  Cormier, Ernest
In 1918 Cormier returned to Montréal, where he quickly became involved in professional activities and frequented a small circle of progressive artists closely associated with the magazine LE NIGOG (1918).
The house Cormier built for himself (1930-31) in the Golden Square Mile, an elegant Montréal neighbourhood, was indisputable proof of his rapid rise to professional success.
Cormier's measured adherence to modern style can be explained as much by his attachment to conservative principles as by his love of the fine arts.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001922   (705 words)

  
 Ernest-Cormier Building, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Ernest Cormier) - Canadian Architecture @ Archiseek.com
Ernest Cormier (1885-1980) has long been regarded in Canada as the most outstanding architect of his generation.
Cormier's own house, on Montreal's avenue des Pins, is one of the finest examples of an Art Deco home in the world.
Cormier is also responsible for the magnificent Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa and was a design consultant for the United Nations building in New York.
canada.archiseek.com /quebec/montreal/courts.html   (316 words)

  
 Ernest Cormier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernest Cormier OC (December 5, 1885-January 1, 1980) was a Quebec engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable examples of Art Deco and International style architecture.
Cormier's own house, on Montreal's avenue des Pins, is one of the finest examples of an Art Deco home in the world.
Cormier is also responsible for the magnificent Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa and was a design consultant for the United Nations building in New York.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernest_Cormier   (344 words)

  
 Ernest Cormier - Definition, explanation
Ernest Cormier (December 5, 1885-January 1, 1980) was a Quebec engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable examples of Art Deco and International style architecture.
In addition to showing a great balance, in most of his buildings, between the disciplines of engineering and architecture, Cormier also had great skills as a painter and illustrator.
In 1974, Cormier was inducted into the Order of Canada by Governor General Jules Léger, and received numerous honours and awards.
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 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cormier Families The 2005 Cormier Family Yearbook is now shipping.
Starling, Ernest Henry Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866-1927, English physiologist, b.
Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron, 1871-1937, British physicist, b.
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 Embassy of France in Canada, virtual visit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As for the modern style of the Embassy, several elements hint at the possibility that Beaudouin inspired himself from sketches drawn by Ernest Cormier, an architect from Montreal.
Ernest Cormier was contacted by Jean Knight, shortly after the land was found, to create, as an indication, a global project of construction.
Another troubling element : Ernest Cormier is classified under the artistic current known as Art Deco, which happens to be the style of the Embassy, and is known for his sober style, and use of noble materials (notably marble, and bronze), which is the case in the Embassy.
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Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-58, American physicist, b.
Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward, he became a professor in 1930 and director of its radiation laboratory in 1936.
Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, Jean Louis ErnestzhäN lwē ĕrnĕst´ māsônyā´, 1815-91, French genre and military painter.
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 Amazon.com: Ernest Cormier and the Universite de Montreal: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This fully illustrated, detailed analysis of his pavilion at the Université de Montréal is the first to clearly establish Cormier's work as a significant part of an international movement in which North American and European influences converge.
Among Cormier's major buildings which include the Montréal Criminal Courthouse Annex, the Supreme Court of Canada, and his own house, the main pavilion at the Université de Montréal pioneered modem institutional building in Québec.
The essays also discuss Cormier's early training as an engineer and his elegant and skillful use of such modem materials as reinforced concrete and of yellow American-made glazed brick in the creation of a personal monumental vocabulary that ushered Canadian architecture into a new era.
www.amazon.com /Ernest-Cormier-Universite-Montreal/dp/0920785301   (733 words)

  
 Elsie Girouard/Ernest Cormier and family
Her husband, Ernest Cormier, who survives her, is employed at the Pyrotex Leather Company.
Two brothers, Oliver Cormier of Leominster and Clarence Cormier of Sharon; three sisters, Ruth Kirouac, Ernestine Amico and Mary E. Mangini, all of Leominster; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces.
Cormier was the owner and president of Master Molders Co. for many years before he retired.
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 Robert Cormier
Cormier was born January 17, 1925, and lived his entire life in Fitchburg and Leominster, MA, which became “Monument,” the setting for his novels.
Cormier’s first several novels were written in a corner office in his house, where his newspaper training enabled him to write despite the distractions of home life.
Cormier would answer calls in character as the father of Amy, the protagonist’s friend, and would discuss his writing with the callers.
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 newStandard: 4/25/96
He was the widower of Madeline (Hamel) Cormier and son of the late Odilon and Alfreda (Bourgeois) Cormier.
He was the brother of the late Leo Cormier, Ernest Cormier, Raymond Cormier and Noella Lapre.
She was the widow of Ernest A. McCardell and daughter of the late Herbert F. and Louise (Geggatt) Cole.
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 Biography Of Robert Cormier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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Ernest Cormier 1: building of the Université de Montréal, by Ernest Cormier 2: t
University of Montreal 46: ding was designed by the noted architect Ernest Cormier.
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 Vieux-Montréal — Fiche d'un concepteur : Ernest Cormier
Vieux-Montréal — Fiche d'un concepteur : Ernest Cormier
Ernest Cormier (Montréal, 1885 – Montréal, 1980) est un architecte de stature internationale.
À Montréal, Ernest Cormier fonde sa propre agence (Ernest Cormier, architecte et ingénieur), laquelle sera en activité jusqu’en 1974.
www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca /inventaire/fiches/fiche_conc.php?id=174&sec=a   (190 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Canadian Architecture
Composed of two blocky masses, the Cormier house is built of reinforced concrete and faced with granite, with elegant flat relief sculptures as decoration.
Seaplane hangers (1928) designed by Cormier in Montréal, with their thin exterior shells of concrete, reflect his education as an engineer, while the Supreme Court of Canada (1938-1946) in Ottawa demonstrates his skill with handling rich materials (stone and marble) and traditional forms that reflect the Parliament buildings nearby.
After the war, the International Style was encouraged in university architecture departments: by John Bland at McGill University in Québec, by Eric Arthur at the University of Toronto, and by John “Jack” Russell at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
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 Amazon.ca: Books: Ernest Cormier and the Université de Montréal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This fully illustrated, detailed analysis of his pavilion at the Université de Montréal is the first to clearly establish Cormier's work as a significant part of an international movement in which North American and European influences converge.
Among Cormier's major buildings which include the Montréal Criminal Courthouse Annex, the Supreme Court of Canada, and his own house, the main pavilion at the Université de Montréal pioneered modem institutional building in Québec.
The essays also discuss Cormier's early training as an engineer and his elegant and skillful use of such modem materials as reinforced concrete and of yellow American-made glazed brick in the creation of a personal monumental vocabulary that ushered Canadian architecture into a new era.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0262570831/isbnnu-20   (405 words)

  
 Architect Ernest Cormier - Eleanor Milne Album   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
After learning about rationalism as well as classicism, Cormier returned to Montréal in 1918 to begin his career as an architect.
He had his own firm, Ernest Cormier, Architecte et Ingénieur, and he designed many of Québec's most recognized buildings.
In addition to his work as an architect, Cormier also worked as a professor of Engineering at his alma mater, l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
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 Books By Robert Cormier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the mid 15th century Boeks began to be produced by block printing in western Europe (the technique had been known in theEast centuries earlier...
Ernest Cornier 1: building of the Université de Montréal, by Ernest 2: t
University of Montreal 46: ding was designed by the noted architect Ernest Cormoer.
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 Barnes & Noble.com - Ernest Cormier and the Universite de Montreal - Isabelle Gourney - Paperback - 1st ...
This fully illustrated, detailed analysis of his pavilion at the Universite de Montreal is the first to clearly establish Cormier's work as a significant part of an international movement in which North American and European influences converge.
Among Cormier's major buildings which include the Montreal Criminal Courthouse Annex, the Supreme Court of Canada, and his own house, the main pavilion at the Universite de Montreal pioneered modem institutional building in Quebec.
Cormier (1885-1980) is widely regarded in Canada as the most outstanding architect of his generation.
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 Studio Ernest-Cormier - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Le studio Cormier accueille des artistes français dans le cadre du programme d'échanges entre le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, l'Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse et l'Association française d'action artistique.
Constituant l'un des rares exemples d'ateliers d'artistes au Québec, le Studio Cormier témoigne avec un rare bonheur de l'inspiration fantaisiste de l'artiste qui crée pour son plaisir et du sérieux de ses recherches formelles, adaptées à un lieu aux dimensions intimistes.
Ce studio a été conçu et réalisé par l'ingénieur-architecte québécois Ernest Cormier; il servait à la fois d'atelier pour la réalisation de ses travaux artistiques, de lieu de rencontre pour ses amis et de logement temporaire.
www.calq.gouv.qc.ca /artistes/studios/cormier.htm   (257 words)

  
 Ernest Cormier ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Ernest Haskell, Cameo (portrait of Emma Haskell), 1922
Ernest Haskell, Maude Adams in the "Little Minister", ca.
Ernest Cormier the Universite de Montreal: New & Used Books Search Result for Ernest Cormier the Universite de...
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 Supreme Court of Canada - Court Building
The Supreme Court building was designed by Ernest Cormier, the Montréal architect who also designed the Quebec Court of Appeal building, the Government Printing Bureau in Gatineau and the University of Montréal.
Situated just west of the Parliament Buildings on a bluff high above the Ottawa River, and set back from a busy Wellington Street by an expanse of lawn, the building provides a dignified setting worthy of the country's highest tribunal.
On the third floor, directly above the entrance hall, is the Library's main reading room.
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 Ernest Cormier Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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 Ernest Cormier and the Universite De Montreal:Gournay, Isabelle:0262570831:eCampus.com
Ernest Cormier and the Universite De Montreal:Gournay, Isabelle:0262570831:eCampus.com
Ernest Cormier (1885-1980) has long been regarded in Canada as the most outstanding architect of his generation.
Included in the more than 100 illustrations is a magnificent current photographic survey of the main pavilion by Gabor Szilasi.Isabelle Gournay is a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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 Cormier Family Genealogy Forum (Page 2)
Marc Cormier and Ginette Bastarache - Lowell 9/28/02
Alcide Cormier and Bella Bastarache - Lowell 9/28/02
Ernest Cormier and Adrienne Bastarache - Lowell 9/28/02
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 Ernest Cormier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ernest Cormier (1885-1980) era representante técnico y un arquitecto de Quebec que pasó mucha de su carrera en el área de Montreal, erigiendo ejemplos notables del arte Deco y arquitectura internacional del estilo.
Además de mostrar un gran equilibrio, en la mayoría de sus edificios, entre las disciplinas como de la ingeniería y arquitectura, Cormier también tenía grandes habilidades un pintor e ilustrador.
En 1974, Cormier fue instalado en la pedido de Canadá por Governor General Julio Léger, y los honores y las concesiones numerosos recibidos.
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