1910 – Premiated entry for Knox College, Toronto, Canada

Third placed entry in architectural competition. The winning entry by Chapman & McGiffin opened in 1915.

“As the programme suggested that the general architectural feeling of the University College building should be followed, an effort has been made to reproduce the spirit of this edifice. The numerous high-peaked towers breaking the sky-line in many places, and the general roof character was also adopted as being characteristic of this most interesting group. In studying the problem it was concluded that one of the principal features in determining the character of the plan was the location of the chapel. As the terms of the competition make known that it is the intention of the promoters to enlarge the academic building at some future time, the chapel has been placed to the left of this structure so as to allow for a free expansion of an academic building to the west. The plan is also arranged so as not to interfere with the circulation to the future wing through tile academic building attractive, all classes having been carried out allows for a quadrangle as large and as open as possible. In order to make the life in the epidemic building attractive, all classes have been placed on the lawn side abutting the corridor giving directly out on the interior quadrangles, thus making a bright attractive corridor and allowing the students to have a pleasant outlook. The dining room has been placed on the ground floor level in the connecting link which is distinctly referred to in the programme, as is also the interior courts so formed. In studying this part of the problem an effort was made to place the dining room on the St. George Street elevation, but it was found, owing to the restrictive dimensions given the programme, that it was impossible to do this and get a satisfactory arrangement or a large enough dining room with the proper service.’
Construction, February 1911

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