1958 Winnipeg City Hall Competition

On November 18, 1957, the City Council authorized a national competition for “the design of the new City Hall that will be erected on the site provided by the Government on the northeast corner of Broadway at Osborne Street”. On August 4 1958, when registration closed, 263 architects from Nova Scotia to British Columbia had registered in the Competition. Of this number 91 submitted entries in the Preliminary Stage which closed on December 8.

The Jury consisted of five distinguished architects: Pietro Belluschi, FAIA,; Ralph Rapson, AIA; Alfred Roth, Architekt; Peter M. Thornton; and Eric W. Thrift.

The selected finalists were George S. Abram of Willowdale, Ontario; J. M. Dayton and R. Jessiman of Vancouver; Green, Blankstein, Russel and Associates of Winnipeg; Michael M. Kopsa of Toronto; Gerald Robinson of Toronto; Smith, Carter, Searle Associates of Winnipeg. The Final Stage of the Competition commenced August 10 and closed November 30. The Jury reassembled on December 13 and after two days of deliberation, entry number 31 (Green, Blankstein, Russell and Associates) was chosen by a unanimous vote on the first ballot.