Centennial Project Buildings that Made A Difference

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Centennial Project Buildings that Made A Difference
By Eric Model |
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A Journey into Canada-150

Ryerson University architecture professors Colin Ripley and Marco Polo are the co-authors of Architecture and National Identity: The Centennial Projects 50 Years On.

In it they write about the approximately 860 modern day buildings across the country that were constructed as centennial projects.

They spoke with Balir Sanderson of the CBC. Here are some highlights of the buildings profiled:

The first building constructed under the centennial program was the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Building in Charlottetown — now called the Confederation Centre of the Arts.

The National Arts Centre in Ottawa, another centennial building project, is also a prime example of the brutalist style. So too are centennial projects like the Ontario Science Centre, the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's, N.L., and the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg.

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