About this site
This website was created by Tim Morawetz to provide a forum for sharing information about Art Deco in Toronto, particularly Art Deco architecture.
Tim is the author of the award-winning book, Art Deco Architecture in Toronto: A guide to the buildings from the Roaring Twenties and the Depression. He has attended and lectured at several World Congresses on Art Deco®; delivered a paper on Canadian Art Deco decoration at the 2012 annual conference of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada; led bus tours and created and conducted a walking tour of downtown Toronto's Deco buildings for 15 years; written articles and done media interviews involving a number of Art Deco buildings in Toronto; participated in preservation campaigns for important examples of Art Deco architecture in Toronto and elsewhere around the world; and travelled across Canada and internationally to find and photograph Art Deco buildings.
Tim is presently writing a second book, this time about Art Deco Architecture across Canada.
In his professional life, Tim is a business writer with nearly 25 years experience in the marketing-communications industry. In 2002, he founded his own communications firm, Glue Inc. (www.glue-to.com), where he works with corporations, not-for-profit organizations and small businesses.
If you have questions or comments, please contact us at info@ArtDecoToronto.ca.
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