1965 – Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Located across the street from the Civic Centre from the same period,
Located across the street from the Civic Centre from the same period,
The Manitoba Centennial Centre was a project begun in the 1960s aimed at reinvigorating the downtown.
At 124 metres and 34 floors, this is one of the tallest buildings in the city,
Office building constructed to provide more office accommodation for the Law Courts. While not the worst-looking building in Winnipeg,
Black tinted glass renders this triangular office block impassive-looking, a dark stern object on the skyline.
Stark glass box without plinth or parapet, hitting the ground cleanly at streetlevel.
At 117 metres and 31 floors, this tower decimates the surrounding streetscapes, rendering them soulless at street level.
Designed as the corporate headquarters, the building is a large square in plan with large uninterupted expanses of stone facing.
MTS Place consists of two buildings, a shorter block of twelve floors and a taller narrow block of 24 floors.