Buildings
Bertrun E. Galvin Elementary School
| Address: | 166 Antrim Road |
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| Use: | Education |
| Original Use: | Education |
| Constructed: | 1973 |
| Other Work: | Addition in 1982 |
| Architects: | Ward Macdonald Cockburn McLeod McFeetors |
More Information
Planned as 'Valley Gardens Elementary', this is a large school in a huge campus that includes Valley Gardens Junior High, Kildonan East Collegiate, Civic Park and Valley Gardens Community Club.
Design Characteristics
| Suburb: | Valley Gardens |
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- The design avoids ornamentation beyond the beauty of its limestone facing, preferring instead to use the grouping of volumes and the contrast of the openings to make the stylistic statement
- It is mostly a single storey with the exception of the gym pod, built to express the learning philosophy of open spaces and individual progress without need for external distractions
- The later addition is entirely sympathetic to the original design and the school has good integrity to its period