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Architecture of Canada

14 December 2009
1976 – Biodome, Montreal, Quebec

1976 – Biodome, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Roger Tallibert The Montreal Biodome is the largest attraction in Quebec. It houses a tropical forest, a Laurentian forest, the St. Lawrence ecosystem, and the polar world under one vast transparent roof....

10 December 2009
1976 – CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

1976 – CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: WZMH Architects Defining the Toronto skyline, the CN Tower is Canada’s most recognizable and celebrated icon. At a height of 553.33m, it was, for many years, the World’s Tallest Building, an important...

22 April 2010
1976 – Credit Union Plaza, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1976 – Credit Union Plaza, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Smith Carter Black tinted glass renders this triangular office block impassive-looking, a dark stern object on the skyline. Using only half the available site allowed the architects to create a small public...

14 December 2009
1976 – Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

1976 – Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Roger Tallibert Designed for the 1976 Olympic Games, the Olympic Stadium was not completed on time due to a strike by construction workers. The 556 foot leaning tower designed to retract the...

14 December 2009
1976 – Olympic Village, Montreal, Quebec

1976 – Olympic Village, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Roger Tallibert The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure,built as the athletes’ residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was built by Rene Lepine, president of the Montreal-based real estate company, Groupe...

08 July 2010
1977 – Imperial Broadway Tower, 363 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1977 – Imperial Broadway Tower, 363 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: LM Architectural Group / Smith Carter Stark glass box without plinth or parapet, hitting the ground cleanly at streetlevel. Originally designed by LM Architectural Group. Remodelled in 2012 by Smith Carter, with...

08 July 2010
1977 – Manulife House, 386 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1977 – Manulife House, 386 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: LM Architectural Group A facade of angled and stepped planes, thats more successful along the secondary elevation.

15 April 2010
1978 – RCMP Headquarters, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1978 – RCMP Headquarters, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Moody & Moore Dramatic and imposing modern building which functions as the regional headquarters of the RCMP. The clean lines of the building are unfortunately ruined by the intrusive plant on the...

29 June 2010
1979 – Commodity Exchange Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1979 – Commodity Exchange Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Smith Carter At 117 metres and 31 floors, this tower decimates the surrounding streetscapes, rendering them soulless at street level. Even the attempt at a shopping mall underneath the building and the...