11-07-2014, 02:33 PM
Just a few things that were built between 1912 and 1984 that could merit some thought:
- The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
- some of the local schools (some of the high schools in particular have striking 1960s elements to them)
- the original Waterloo Public Library (pre-1987 addition)
- the original Kitchener Public Library (pre-addition)
I would also rank Galt Collegiate and KCI among the more striking buildings in the area, though their main sections were built before 1912.
Does the perceived lack of architectural adventurousness speak the Regions origins of where function was more important than form? One explanation for the box-like architecture of the early UW buildings is that since the Board of Governors was originally primarily local industrialists, they gravitated towards factory-like architecture that was efficient in its use of space and materials.
- The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
- some of the local schools (some of the high schools in particular have striking 1960s elements to them)
- the original Waterloo Public Library (pre-1987 addition)
- the original Kitchener Public Library (pre-addition)
I would also rank Galt Collegiate and KCI among the more striking buildings in the area, though their main sections were built before 1912.
Does the perceived lack of architectural adventurousness speak the Regions origins of where function was more important than form? One explanation for the box-like architecture of the early UW buildings is that since the Board of Governors was originally primarily local industrialists, they gravitated towards factory-like architecture that was efficient in its use of space and materials.