The late Harry Mayerovitch's lengthy experience as an architect, urban planner and teacher of architecture at McGill and Laval universities in Canada was enriched by his lengthy involvement in other arts. Painting, political caricature, sculpture, poetry, poster design, music and photography broadened his interpretation of the art of building, whose purpose he saw as much more than simply providing shelter. In the designs of Harry Mayerovitch, architecture is an expressive medium for understanding and fashioning our lives. This book, intended both for professional architects and the general public, lays out the author's views in a nontechnical way in both words and light-hearted, often whimsical illustrations