McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg Art Gallery // 40
File
20 drawings : 12 marker on trace, 6 ink on vellum, 2 prints ; 107 x 88 cm, 45 x 23 cm
cm of textual records
File consists of 20 drawings (2 existing site plans, 6 final competition drawings, 12 conceptual sketches). Also includes photocopy of photo of model and 2 project files (program, correspondence, sketches).
The competition program stipulated areas for a permanent and temporary gallery of 11,000 square feet each, as well as educational and facilities storage to be included in the 100,000 square foot gallery. "The building is organized around a great central space with galleries on the south side opposite the entrance and the other functions distributed around the central lobby..."--Architects Competition Statement.
The competition was won by Gustavo da Rosa of Winnipeg.