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  • Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Architectural Archives, Doors Open, Gallery, Hamilton, KPMB, Ontario
    May 4, 2019

  • Spring Mill Distillery

    Spring Mill Distillery

    Architectural Archives, Doors Open, Guelph, Ontario
    April 27, 2019

    Spring Mill Distillery opened after restoring a limestone building built in 1835 that was originally part of Allan’s Mill, the first industrial site in Guelph.

  • Youth Orchestra – Concert 3

    Youth Orchestra – Concert 3

    Kitchener, Ontario
    April 27, 2019

    Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Youth Orchestra. Centre In The Square

  • Live By Request Vol. 2: Music From Stage & Screen

    Live By Request Vol. 2: Music From Stage & Screen

    Kitchener, Ontario
    April 27, 2019

    Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Centre In The Square.

  • Conestoga Doon Campus Library

    Conestoga Doon Campus Library

    Kitchener, Ontario
    April 25, 2019

  • 25 Joseph St, Kitchener (Victoria Public School)

    25 Joseph St, Kitchener (Victoria Public School)

    Architectural Archives, Baroque, Edwardian, Kitchener, Ontario
    April 24, 2019

    The building served as Victoria Public School from 1912 to 1989. After closure, it was renovated and converted into a mixed-use building that includes affordable rental units. The tower was removed in 1960 after it was determined to be unsafe.

  • St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

    St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

    Architectural Archives, Church, Gothic Revival, Kitchener, Ontario
    April 24, 2019

    Early on, many parishioners were from German-speaking and Polish-speaking backgrounds. For many decades, the church held separate services for a German congregation. The current church was completed in 1903 and was built in a Latin-cross layout to seat about 1,000…

  • Scotiabank, 64 King St W, Kitchener

    Scotiabank, 64 King St W, Kitchener

    Architectural Archives, Kitchener, Ontario
    April 24, 2019

  • Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

    Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

    Architectural Archives, Kitchener, Neoclassical, Ontario
    April 24, 2019

    The building, constructed in 1907, was originally part of St. Jerome’s College/High School. In 2004, it was acquired by Laurier. After renovations, the building became the home of the Faculty of Social Work in 2006.

  • 14 Erb St W, Waterloo

    14 Erb St W, Waterloo

    Architectural Archives, Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Ontario, Waterloo
    April 21, 2019

    The building was constructed around 1880 as the headquarters for the Mutual Life Assurance Company.

  • Waterloo Public Library – Main Library

    Waterloo Public Library – Main Library

    Architectural Archives, Ontario, Waterloo
    April 21, 2019

    The Main Library opened in 1966, replacing the Carnegie Library.

  • Knox Presbyterian Church

    Knox Presbyterian Church

    Architectural Archives, Church, Ontario, Waterloo
    April 21, 2019

  • Schulich School of Business, York University

    Schulich School of Business, York University

    Arcadis, Architectural Archives, Hariri Pontarini Architects, North York, Ontario, Toronto
    April 20, 2019

  • Pioneer Village Station

    Pioneer Village Station

    Arcadis, Architectural Archives, North York, Ontario, Toronto
    April 20, 2019

  • The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, York University

    The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, York University

    Architectural Archives, North York, Ontario, Toronto, ZAS
    April 20, 2019

  • Design at Riverside

    Design at Riverside

    Cambridge, Gallery, Ontario
    April 20, 2019

    The gallery has operated in partnership with Cambridge Art Gallery and the University of Waterloo School of Architecture since 2004.

  • Grand River Pedestrian Bridge

    Grand River Pedestrian Bridge

    Cambridge, Ontario
    April 20, 2019

  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

    Architectural Archives, Kitchener, Modern Classical, Ontario
    April 13, 2019

  • Kaufman Lofts

    Kaufman Lofts

    Architectural Archives, Kitchener, Ontario
    April 10, 2019

    The building was constructed in 1908 as the headquarters and manufacturing plant of the Kaufman Footwear Factory (later Kaufman Rubber Company), which produced rubber boots and footwear, contributing significantly to Kitchener’s industrial growth. The Kaufman factory was a major employer…

  • 117 King St W, Kitchener

    117 King St W, Kitchener

    Architectural Archives, Kitchener, Ontario, Victorian
    April 3, 2019

    The building was built in 1895 by William Simpson, who established one of the earliest furniture businesses in the County.

  • 191-197 King St W, Kitchener

    191-197 King St W, Kitchener

    Architectural Archives, Art Deco, Kitchener, Ontario
    April 3, 2019

    The building was built in 1931 as the headquarters for the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission, which managed water, hydroelectric power, and gas services for the city.

  • Waterloo Public Library – Main Library

    Waterloo Public Library – Main Library

    Ontario, Waterloo
    March 31, 2019

  • Idea Exchange – Old Post Office

    Idea Exchange – Old Post Office

    Architectural Archives, Cambridge, Gothic, National Historic Site, Ontario, Post Office, Romanesque, Second Empire, Thomas Fuller
    March 30, 2019

  • The Tannery

    The Tannery

    Kitchener, Ontario, WalterFedy
    March 30, 2019

    The building originally belonged to The Lang Tanning Company, started by Reinhold Lang, a settler from Germany who founded the company in 1849. The tannery became very large and important — at its peak it was the largest producer of…

  • Rocky

    Rocky

    Architectural Archives, Cambridge, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Musical, Ontario, Theatre
    March 30, 2019

    Drayton Entertainment. Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge.

  • The Gaslight District

    The Gaslight District

    Cambridge, MSS Architects, Ontario
    March 30, 2019

  • Bridgeport Bridge

    Bridgeport Bridge

    Kitchener, Ontario
    March 27, 2019

    Built in 1847, the Bridgeport Bridge crossing the Grand River was originally a wooden structure. In 1897, it was replaced with a steel truss bridge, and in 1934 it was replaced again with a five-span reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridge.

  • Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, University of Waterloo

    Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, University of Waterloo

    Architectural Archives, KPMB, Ontario, Waterloo
    March 27, 2019

  • Balzac’s Coffee Roasters, The Tannery

    Balzac’s Coffee Roasters, The Tannery

    Eat, Kitchener, Ontario
    March 20, 2019

  • 19 Regina St, Waterloo

    19 Regina St, Waterloo

    Architectural Archives, MSS Architects, Ontario, Waterloo
    March 12, 2019

  • The Four Seasons

    The Four Seasons

    Kitchener, Ontario
    March 9, 2019

    Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Centre in the Square, Kitchener.

  • Canada Post Office, Cambridge

    Canada Post Office, Cambridge

    Architectural Archives, Cambridge, Ontario, Post Office
    March 7, 2019

  • Galt Public Library

    Galt Public Library

    Architectural Archives, Beaux-Arts, Cambridge, Carnegie Library, Ontario
    March 7, 2019

    The building, constructed in 1903 with a $23,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation, served as the town’s public library until 1969.

  • Idea Exchange – Old Post Office

    Idea Exchange – Old Post Office

    aba Architects, Architectural Archives, Cambridge, Ontario, Post Office, Thomas Fuller
    March 7, 2019

  • Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters

    Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters

    Eat, Kitchener, Ontario
    March 6, 2019

  • King St W, Kitchener

    King St W, Kitchener

    Kitchener, Ontario
    February 27, 2019

  • Pops & Paints

    Pops & Paints

    Kitchener, Ontario
    February 23, 2019

    Kitchener-Waterloo SymphonyLucas Waldin, conductorJessica Gorlicky (JESSGO), speed painterCentre in the Square

  • Nova Era

    Nova Era

    Kitchener, Ontario
    February 20, 2019

  • Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts

    Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts

    Kitchener, Ontario
    February 20, 2019

  • Youth Orchestra Concert 2

    Youth Orchestra Concert 2

    Kitchener, Ontario
    February 16, 2019

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