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Architecture of Canada

29 June 2010
1963 – Perths, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1963 – Perths, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Waisman Ross Like the nearby Safeway, this outlet for Perths is modernist in design with its curving roof. Unfortunately it has suffered to a degree with much of its original glazing closed...

29 June 2010
1963 – St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1963 – St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Number Ten Architectural Group / Radoslav Zuk St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church served by Redemptorists of the eastern rite, is located on 250 Jefferson Avenue in Winnipeg, and is one of fifteen...

06 May 2010
1964 – City Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1964 – City Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Green, Blankstein, Russell Associates After the previous City Hall developed structural problems neccessitating the removal of parts of the building, it was decided to construct a new City Hall modeled on the...

29 June 2010
1964 – Former Safeway, Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg

1964 – Former Safeway, Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg

One of quite a few stores to a similar design in Winnipeg, this Safeway store finally closed in December 2008. This standard design had some variations, usually in materials on the flanking walls...

22 April 2010
1964 – Multistorey Carpark, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1964 – Multistorey Carpark, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Libling Michener & Associates Optimistic modernism for a multistorey carpark nestled in behind older buildings. This is a boldly extravagent statement for a relatively mundane structure type.

28 June 2010
1964 – Safeway, Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1964 – Safeway, Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

One of quite a few stores to a similar design still in use in Winnipeg, this Safeway store also has fine roadside signage from the same period. At many other locations in the...

14 December 2009
1964 – Tour de la Bourse, Montreal, Quebec

1964 – Tour de la Bourse, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Luigi Moretti & Pier Luigi Nervi La Tour de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Tower) is Montreal’s third-tallest building, an International Style skyscraper by Luigi Moretti and Pier Luigi Nervi. Built in 1964,...

06 May 2010
1965 – Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1965 – Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Associated Architects for the Manitoba Centennial Centre Located across the street from the Civic Centre from the same period, the Centennial Concert Hall is part of a complex that contains the Manitoba...

10 December 2009
1965 – City Hall, Toronto, Ontario

1965 – City Hall, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Viljo Revell This is the fourth city hall in Toronto’s history. The first was destroyed by fire. The second was temporary. The third, the city outgrew, and it still exists. This fourth...