Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Receives 2019 Prix Du XXe Siècle For Architecture
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the National Trust for Canada have announced that the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg is the recipient of the 2019 Prix du XXe siècle, an annual award that recognizes Canada?s landmark buildings of the 20th century.
Exterior (photo: Leif Norman)
The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (RMTC) opened in 1970 and was designed by Number TEN Architectural Group of Winnpeg. The theatre company was the first regional theatre in Canada, founded in 1958, and inspired the development of regional theatres across the country.
The principal architect for the 785-seat theatre was Allan H. Waisman FRAIC and the design architect was Robert Kirby, who worked closely with the artistic director of the theatre company, Eddie Gilbert. The RMTC is recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada, both for the company?s influence on the development of Canadian theatre and as an expression of small-scale Brutalist architecture in Canada. Interior lobby (photo: Henry Kalen)
The building was nominated by Susan Algie, Director of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, who called the RMTC ?a vibrant and beloved cultural institution? that was ?conceived as part of a major urban renewal for Winnipeg?.[and] played a significant role in the city?s cultural renaissance.?
The collaboration between the ground-breaking theatre company and the architects was important, Algie notes. ?The design of the building responded to the independent spirit of the...
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