Trade union headquarters in Ottawa
Public Service Alliance of Canada Building | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Modernist |
Address | 233 Gilmour Street |
Town or city | Ottawa, Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Opened | 21 December 1968 |
Client | Public Service Alliance of Canada |
Owner | Public Service Alliance of Canada |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 12 |
Floor area | 11,150 m (120,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Paul Schoeler |
Architecture firm | Schoeler & Heaton Architects |
Main contractor | Thomas Fuller Construction |
The Public Service Alliance of Canada Building is a modernist elliptical office building in Ottawa, Ontario, constructed in 1968 as the national headquarters for the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Designed by Paul Schoeler of Schoeler & Heaton Architects, the 12-storey building is located at the intersection of Gilmour and Metcalfe. The building was a recipient of an Ontario Association of Architects Award. In 2000, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada chose the building as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.
References
- ^ "PSAC Office Building". Ottawa: Schoeler & Heaton Architects. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "The PSAC Building: Boldness of Form, Simplicity and Elegance". Ottawa: Union of Canadian Transportation Employees. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- "Architect took risks to modernize Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- Cook, Maria (11 May 2000). "Cultural consequence". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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