Taylor C. Noakes

Taylor C. Noakes is an independent journalist and public historian from Montreal

How nature is helping a rural French arts centre to reduce its carbon footprint

The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration

Artist behind San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain sends cease-and-desist letter to halt its destruction

The 96-year-old Armand Vaillancourt continues fighting to rescue his public art project from the wrecking ball

San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain may soon meet its end, despite public outcry

At a recent community meeting discussing the future of Embarcadero Plaza, officials’ comments appeared to seal the fate of its historic Brutalist sculpture

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As North America’s oldest company faces bankruptcy, the sale of its collection raises fears among Indigenous communities

Little is known about the vast collection of art and artefacts the Hudson’s Bay Company amassed from its founding in 1670, but experts believe it includes many important pieces of Canada’s First Nations and colonial heritage

Developers threaten San Francisco’s loved and loathed concrete colossus

Skateboarders and Brutalism enthusiasts are among those joining forces to save the Vaillancourt Fountain from urban-renewal obliteration

How a tribute to 'victims of communism' became Canada's most controversial monument

A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain