1959 – John A. Russell Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Named after John A.
Named after John A.
An elegant piece of late 50s modernism by David Thordarson of Green,
Named after Winnipeg’s longest-serving MP Stanley Knowles who served 38 years in Ottawa.
Built as the IBM Building and now containing government offices,
Originally built by the Salvation Army, this building now forms part of the University of Winnipeg campus housing the Department of Theatre and Film.
Still an hotel today,
The nine-storey apartment block shares many similarities of the architect’s design at Grosvenor House of a year later,
Architects concept from 1960 of a new airport terminal for Winnipeg.
Described by the architects: “This is an example of a small parish church on a very limited budget.
This fantastic parabolic arched church was designed by the Vancouver architectural firm of Gardiner Thornton Gathe,