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The Minto Armoury is a prominent and historic structure in the West End of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The armoury is currently the home base of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 38 Signal Regiment, and several other reserve units. The building remains an active military structure.
Winnipeg's history of towers began with the Union Bank Tower (1904), the National Bank Building (1911), and the Hotel Fort Garry in 1913. Buildings in the city remained relatively short in the city until the late 1960s when the city experienced its first skyscraper boom, with the construction of the Richardson Building, Holiday Towers, and Grain Exchange Tower, all being constructed during ...
5468796 Architecture is a Winnipeg-based architecture firm founded in 2007. [ 1 ] Beginning as a professional partnership between architects Sasa Radulovic , Johanna Hurme , and Colin Neufeld, the practice promotes a collaborative approach amongst its 20+ members, leading a new wave of contemporary architecture in Winnipeg.
The first tower, located at 242 Hargrave Street, opened in June 2018 as a 17-storey Class A office and retail building, becoming the first privately-developed office building in Winnipeg since 1990. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was joined in July 2019 by the second tower, located at 225 Carlton Street, which is a 25-storey residential rental building with ...
Manitoba Legislative Building. The current building is the third facility used by Manitoba's legislative assembly. [3] The first was a log structure located at the residence of A.G.B. Bannatyne at Main Street and McDermot Avenue until its destruction by fire in 1873. [5]
The skatepark includes a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2) skate plaza, and an 8,500-square-foot (790 m 2) 'bowl complex'. [84] The design features 'skateable' artwork, and is built to tolerate the regular use and enjoyment of skateboarders and cyclists. The park was also designed to integrate into the urban architecture of the city.
Standing at 141.7 metres and 42 storeys, it is the tallest building in Winnipeg as well as in Manitoba. [4] [5] Located near the intersection of Portage and Main in downtown Winnipeg, the building is connected to the Winnipeg Walkway System, as well as other buildings owned by Artis REIT, including 330 Main and the Winnipeg Square parkade. [6]
The street passes by several of Winnipeg's oldest buildings, including the Manitoba Legislative Building, Fort Garry Hotel, Provincial Law Courts Building, and many other heritage buildings. [3] Because of its position in the southern part of downtown, the area also functions as a demarcation between commercial development to the north and a ...