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Architecture of Winnipeg

24 July 2011
1942 – Canadian National Building, Winnipeg

1942 – Canadian National Building, Winnipeg

Telecommunications building constructed by Canadian National Railways. Due to the importance of the services contained within, it was designed to the highest standards. Of fireproof construction, it was made of solid reinforced concrete...

30 July 2011
1947 – River Heights School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1947 – River Heights School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built to a fairly standard design used throughout the 1940s and early 1950s in Winnipeg, River Heights School is an example of the larger variant of the design. A sprawling single storey building,...

29 June 2010
1948 – Ss. Vladimir & Olga Ukrainian Cathedral, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1948 – Ss. Vladimir & Olga Ukrainian Cathedral, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: John N. Semmens The cathedral’s famous stained glass windows, created by artist Leo Mol depict the history of the Ukrainian Catholic church.

29 June 2010
1949 – Inkster School, Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1949 – Inkster School, Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built to a fairly standard design used throughout the 1940s and early 1950s in Winnipeg, Inkster School is a single story building with a taller entrance bay.

14 April 2010
1950 – Brock-Corydon School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1950 – Brock-Corydon School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built to a standardised design used by the city, and not far from a similar design at Rockwood School. The building has a central entrance-way with further entrances to the ends of the...

08 July 2010
1950s – 280 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1950s – 280 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Older building with a more recent facade, probably from the 1960s. The interior is unremarkable save for a double-height ground floor office.

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...

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...