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after the 17th century, while architectural influences such as Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance prevailed in the west. We are also offered an interesting interpretation of the development of the pearshaped domes characteristic of the churches. At the heart of the book are three chapters which elaborate the architectural adaptations found in the Manitoba churches. Aided by photographs and sketches, the authors illustrate how most of the Manitoba churches are, in varying degrees, adaptations of the regional church types (Hutsu~ Boyko, Lemko, and Temopil types, for example) found in Ukraine. Indeed, the authors tell us that "most of the traditional church types that evolved in Ukraine from the eleventh through the nineteenth centuries are represented in Manitoba." They quickly add, however, that "few of the churches were built in a purely traditional style." Among the many churches presented and discussed, a few, such as the "prairie cathedrals" of Father Philip Ruh (a notable individual with an interesting and prolific career in Canada), stand out because of sheer scale. Others, such as the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Petlura, are memorable for their delightful eccentricity. Many of the adaptations found in Manitoba's churches were the result not only of new building materials and techniques, but of the "new" styles such as Gothic and the Romanesque Revival. Interesting, too, is the influence of Russian architecture- not by way of the Eurasian steppes, but, curiously, by way of Minnesota and the very active proselytism of its Russian Orthodox Mission. The contemporary churches presented are for the most part a mixed bag of buildings struggling - and not always succeeding - to be both modern and traditional. The churches of Montreal architect and McGill University professor Radoslav Zuk are the most successful, and the most interesting. The book is not restricted to architectural issues. Provided is useful information on those who commissioned and built the buildings, and the iconographers and wood carvers who elaborated the interiors. Also included is a short guide to the art and architecture of Ukrainian churches in general. The authors see all these churches in their larger role: how they "define the cultural and religious character of the communities in which they stand." The "communities" are not limited to Gardenton, or Winnipeg; they include Manitoba, and Canada. The "cultures" the authors define are diasporic as well as regional; and the cultures to which they stand in opposition - mass culture, globalization - are becoming increasingly important issues to all of us. It is in these contexts that Monuments to Faith proves particularly engaging. However, the authors appear to have targeted the lay reader as their prime audience, and never squarely address the central process of adaptation as a complex architectural issue. As a result, the book, while generally quite accessible, nonetheless misses an important opportunity to expand the idea of adaptation in Ukrainian architecture already identified by others (referred to variously as a process of "synthesis" or "hybridization") in earlier explorations of the subject. Similarly, and perhaps more significantly, Monuments to Faith misses the chance to link the architectural processes in Manitoba with others around the world which are likewise beyond the mainstream (such as the architectural expressions of "critical regionalism" identified by critic Kenneth Frampton). Most scholars will be frustrated by the scanty notes and the incomplete bibliography. Missing from the latter, for example, are significant and useful references such as the essays of Prof. Zuk ("Endurance, Disappearance and Adaptation: Ukrainian Material Culture in Canada," in VISible Symbols: Cultural Expression Among Canada's Ukrainians, ed. Manoly Lupul (Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 1984); "Architectural Significance and Culture," Canadian Ethnic Studies 16, no. 3 (1984); and "Sacred Space in Ukrainian Canadian Experience: Tradition and Contemporary Issues," in The Ukrainian Religious Experience: Tradition and the Canadian Cultural Context, ed. David J. Goa (Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 1989), to name the most important); the many church- and architecturerelated essays in the Canadian Museum of Civilization's Material History Bulletin 29 (spring 1989); and Polyphony 10 (1988), published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, which explores many of the same issues raised in Monuments to Faith. In spite of these shortcomings, Monuments to Faith: Ukrainian Churches in Manitoba remains an intelligent and useful document, well written and attractively laid out. All involved are to be congratulated, especially the Manitoba East European Heritage Society, who initiated and prepared the book, and the Historic Resources Branch of Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, who funded the book with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre. This is, I believe, the best book about Ukrainian Canadian architecture published to date. Wallar Daschko, a member of the executive of the Canadian Society for Ukrainian Atchitecture and a former Associate Professor at the University of Toronto School of Atchitecture and Landscape Architecture, has lectlJred and written on the subject of Ukrainian church architecture. He is currently a practising architect with Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Atchitects in Toronto. 82 SSAC BUL1.ET1N SEAC 17:3
SURVEY RESULTS • RESULTATS DU SONDAGE Here are the preliminaf'l results of the SSAC membership surwy undertaken in July 1992. The information will be used to help improve services to the membership. • Voici les resulta/s preliminaires du sondage effectue au pres des membres de Ia SEAC, en juliet 1992. Ces renseignemerts servirort a ame/iorer les services offerts aux membres. NUMBER OF YEARS MEMBERSHIP NOMBRE D'ANNEES D'ADHESION AREA OF INTEREST CHAMPS D'INTERET HISTOIAE DE l "ARCH. CONSERVATION PAYSAGES CULTURELS ARCH DU PAYSAGE AR CH OU XI Xe SI ~CLE U ABANISME 20TH C AR CH • ARCH DU X:Xe SlfCLE HOUSING . HABITATION \ 0 I S 20 25 AESPO NOEN TS/ AEPONOAN TS OTHER MEMBERSHIPS APPARTENANCE A D'AUTRES ASSOCIATIONS 0 5 10 15 ~ ~ AESPONOENTS/AfPONOANTS Who Are We? Qui sommes-nous? 10 15 20 l5 30 RESPONDE NTS AEPONOAN TS Not surprisingly, 48% of respondenls' field of interest is architectural histof'l or conservation. And most are members of other organizations: 39% belong to APT or /COMOS. Responderts were almost evenly divided between public and private sector employment. • II n'est pas surprenart de constater que pour 48% des repondanls, l'histoire de /'architecture ella conservation sort leur principal champ d'irteret Aussi, que Ia plupatt sort membres d'autres associations: 39% sort membres de /'APT ou de 1'/COMOS. Les repondants se repartissert presqu'egalemert entre le secteur pulbic etle prive. IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES IMPORTANCE DES SERVICES 20 40 60 RE SPONOENTS! REPON DANTS Que prejerons-nous? What Do We Like? BULLETIN PREFERENCES PREFERENCES CONCERNANT LE BULLETIN CURRENT RES EAACHr RECHERCHE SEN COURS · .. NEW PUBLICA liONS NOUVELLES PUBLIC ATION S BOOK RE VIEW S REVUE DE LIVRE $ THEME ISSUES NUMEROS THE MATIOUES :~~g~~zg; FIELD N EW S NOUVELLES DES MEM BRES 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 RESPONDEN TS /A EPONOANT S CONFERENCE PREFERENCES PREFERENCES CONCERNANT LES CONFERENCES J Une majorite ecrasante de repondan/s (89%) considerent /e bulletin comme le plus impottant service offert par Ia SEAC, les recherches en cours etart le sujel d'interet prefere. 78% ont assiste a une conference (46% ont assiste entre 1·3 conferences) avec un interet marque pour les sessions academiques. • The overwhelming majority (89%) of responden/s consider the Bulletin to be the most impottant service of the SSAC, and ·current research" to be the Bulletin's most impottant aspect. 78% have attended an SSAC conference {46% attending 1·3 conferences), with academic sessions of most interest to respondenls. " 5{) RESPONDENTS/REPONOANTS What Do We Want? Que desirons-nous? There was a modest response to the question on services we would like to see, with no clear preferences. 72% may be willing to pay more for additional services, and 76% find May conveniert for the conference (most of the rest prefer the fall). • La reponse a Ia question traitart des services desires fut modeste, aucune prererence claire n'en est res sortie. Des repondan/s, 72% seraiert prets a payer pour des services additionnels e1 76% considerert le mois de mai comme adequat pour Ia tenue de Ia conference annuelle (Ia plupatt des autres preferent l'automne). The winner of the draw • La gagnante du tirage : Sandra Coley Byron, Mount Royal, Quebec. She wins/elle gagne The Queen Anne Revival Style, by/par Leslie Maitland. Comme nous ne disposions ci'aucun service de traduction, le sondage Oflf:inal fut publie en anglais seulement. Nous nous en excusons aupres des membres francophones. 17:3 SSAC BULl.ETlN SEAC 63
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