41° to 66°
Regional Response to
Sustainable Architecture

Amy Loewan
Illuminating Peace

Lou Lynn
Retro-active

41° to 66° features a variety of leading contemporary Canadian architects whose work draws on iconic Canadian building types like the igloo, the teepee and the sod house, as a means to address regional and cultural identity, landscape, climate and sustainability issues. Contributing architects include
Kobayashi + Zedda, Busby Perkins + Will, Patkau Architects, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects and Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

Project website

Organised and circulated by Cambridge Galleries with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

The heart of Illuminating Peace is a translucent column built of eight large rice paper weaving panels that are printed with computer generated typography and handwritten calligraphy in over 35 languages. The words convey values that the artist considers to be vital in fostering human relationships: compassion, kindness, respect, understanding, patience, tolerance, gentleness and forgiveness. The whole becomes a contemplative sanctuary.

Artist's website

Lou Lynn’s elegant sculptures explore shape, surface texture and scale, while disrupting traditional definitions of fine art, applied art and craftmanship. Encapsulating Lou Lynn’s extensive professional career, Retro-active features early works in aluminum and glass (1990), cast glass sculptures that explore form and implied function, as well as pieces from the Bronze & Glass series (2004-2007) that redefines tools.

Glass Art Association of Canada