In Memoriam: Geoffrey Massey
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We are saddened to mark the passing of Geoffrey Massey, age 96, on December 1, 2020.
Massey worked in partnership with architect Arthur Erickson from 1963 to 1972. The duo created projects including the Simon Fraser University campus, the MacMillan Bloedel Building, and the University of Lethbridge’s University Hall, along with an initial plan for Robson Square.
Erickson Family Collection. Arthur Erickson (left) & Geoffrey Massey (right) at Simon Fraser University, 1965
Geoffrey Massey’s father, Raymond, was an academy award-nominated actor. His uncle, Vincent, was Governor General of Canada, and headed a royal commission on the arts that resulted in the influential Massey Report. Geoffrey was a fourth-generation member of the family that founded farm equipment manufacturing company Massey-Harris, later Massey-Ferguson.
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If you want to get the book lover in your life something more original this year than the same ol paperback, the Mental Floss staff has compiled a list of literature-inspired gifts that go beyond the page. Check out what everyone suggested below for some potential shopping inspiration this holiday season.
1. My Miniature Library; $20
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This miniature set of 20 tiny books is perfect for the young bibliophile. Not only does it come with classic titles like
The Owl and the Pussycat and
Beauty and the Beast that readers can assemble themselves, it also has DIY volumes they can fill out personalize and when they ve completed their masterpiece, they can pop it on the included bookshelf. –