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Architecture of Manitoba

14 August 2011
1953 – Northern Sales Building, 135 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg

1953 – Northern Sales Building, 135 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg

Architect: Waisman Ross Considered one of the finest examples of modernist architecture in the city, this brick-and-glass structure incorporates some of the same design elements used in the Barcelona Pavilion. The modernist design...

01 July 2010
1954 – Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes, Cook’s Creek, Manitoba

1954 – Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes, Cook’s Creek, Manitoba

Architects: Fr. Philip Ruh Begun in 1954 by Father Philip Ruh, the Grotto is both a religious centre in its own right, and a tourist attraction during the summer months. Ruh saw it...

07 May 2010
1955 – Great West Life Assurance, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1955 – Great West Life Assurance, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Moody & Moore and Marani & Morris Designed as a corporate headquarters for Great West Life Assurance after they outgrew their Lombard Street premises, the large office building was designed by a...

08 July 2010
1957 – 385 St Mary, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1957 – 385 St Mary, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Waisman Ross Interesting two storey office building in a Miesian idiom. The end wall of the building which encloses the set back entrance is built in perforated blocks creating texture and allowing...

22 April 2010
1958 – Canada Post, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1958 – Canada Post, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Green, Blankstein, Russell Associates Horrendous building with little or no human scale or charm. What is most upsetting about this building which occupies an entire block is that the previous Post Office...

29 June 2010
1958 – Former B’nay Abraham Synagogue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1958 – Former B’nay Abraham Synagogue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Kanarski Bnay Abraham Synagogue started in 1916 as a free loan and sick benefit society with a medical plan and death benefits for its members. In 1958, the present building at 235...

14 April 2010
1958 – St George’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1958 – St George’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Green, Blankstein, Russell Associates Built between 1956-58 to to replace an earlier church of 1927, this modern building is constructed of the local Tyndall stone and brick. To the left of the...

30 July 2012
1959 – Executive House, Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg

1959 – Executive House, Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg

Architect: Libling Michener & Associates Designed as n upmarket apartment block, Executive House was highly thought of at the time of completion and won a Massey Silver Medal for Architecture. The Massey Medals...

22 April 2010
1959 – Hydro Sub-Station No. 21, Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1959 – Hydro Sub-Station No. 21, Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Libling Michener & Associates Striking utility building from a time when public utilities still put an effort into their buildings. Winnipeg’s industrial parks have many such buildings with the concrete structure expressed...