A Sense of Place

A Sense of Place was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 1966.

A Sense of Place
Written by	James Acland[1]
Presented by	James Acland
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producer	Vincent Tovell[1]
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	4 October (1966-10-04) – 25 October 1966 (1966-10-25)

Premise

The series, hosted by University of Toronto professor James Acland,^[2] examined modern Canadian architecture for selected Canadian projects that were built in the mid-1960s.^[3] Episodes included commentary by the architects involved in their respective projects.^[4][1]

Acland previously discussed architectural subjects in CBC documentaries such as Man in a Landscape during the 1960s.^[5]

Episodes

• 4 October 1966: Introduction and preview of the following episodes^[1]
• 11 October 1966: Simon Fraser University, designed by a Vancouver firm headed by Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey^[6]
• 18 October 1966: Scarborough College (University of Toronto), by John Andrews^[1]
• 25 October 1966: Habitat 67, by Moshe Safdie^[7]

Scheduling

The series aired at 10:30 p.m. on Thursdays from 4 to 25 October 1966.^[2]