Architect.
Born at Winnipeg on 22 January 1926, he attended Greenway School, General Wolfe School, and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate. While attending the University of Manitoba, he interrupted his studies in 1945 to enlist in the Canadian Army. Following his military discharge, he returned to the University and, in 1949, received an Architecture degree, reportedly the first graduate in this program of Icelandic descent. He joined the architectural firm of Green, Blankstein, and Russell, serving with it until his retirement in 1990. He designed several of the buildings at the University of Manitoba’s main campus in Fort Garry. He died at Winnipeg on 13 December 2003.
His architectural works in Winnipeg included:
Building |
Location |
Year |
Status |
Elizabeth Dafoe Library |
University of Manitoba |
1952 |
|
St. George’s Anglican Church |
168 Wilton Street |
1957 |
|
Assiniboia Downs |
3975 Portage Avenue |
1958 |
|
Polo Park Shopping Centre |
1485 Portage Avenue |
1958 |
|
Norquay Building |
401 York Avenue |
1959 |
|
Allen Building |
University of Manitoba |
1961 |
|
Armes Lecture Building |
University of Manitoba |
1961 |
|
Cyclotron Research Facility |
University of Manitoba |
1961 |
|
Parker Building |
University of Manitoba |
1961 |
|
Winnipeg City Hall |
510 Main Street |
1962-1965 |
|
St. Andrew’s College |
University of Manitoba |
1963 |
|
Winnipeg International Airport Terminal |
2000 Wellington Avenue |
1964 |
|
Duff Roblin Building |
University of Manitoba |
1970 |
|
Freshwater Institute Building |
University of Manitoba |
1972 |
|
Sources:
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 December 2003, page 21.
Winnipeg Building Index
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 June 2015
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