Green Blankstein Russell (GBR) Architecture in Winnipeg
Throughout its over seventy year existence, the Winnipeg architecture firm of Green Blankstein Russell and Associates (GBR) made a massive mark on the city it called home. GBR integrated an extensive cast of characters, moments, ideas, and places. Founded by University of Manitoba graduates Lawrence Green and Cecil Blankstein, and later joined by Leslie Russell and Ralph Ham, GBR would grow to become, by the 1960s, the largest architectural office between Ontario and British Columbia. Here is a sample of GBR designed buildings. You may find many more in the “Places” section of this website.
Tour Stops
Windsor Park Collegiate
1015 Cottonwood Road
Peguis First Nation
1075 Portage Avenue
Fairbanks-Morse Building
114 Garry Street
Christ the King School
12 Lennox Avenue
Polo Park Shopping Centre
1485 Portage Avenue
Archdiocese of Winnipeg
1495 Pembina Highway
Governor Semple School
150 Hartford Avenue
Residence Despins
151 Despins Street
St. George's Anglican Church
168 Wilton Street
Central Church of Christ
170 St. Mary's Road
Westworth United Church
1750 Grosvenor Avenue
Duff Roblin Building, University of Manitoba
190 Dysart Road
The Manitoba Museum
190 Rupert Avenue
Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba
25 Chancellors Circle
Neeta Gupta Fine Artisan Jewellery
250 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg Art Gallery Studio
280 Memorial Boulevard
St. Andrew's College, University of Manitoba
29 Dysart Road
APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network)
333 Portage Avenue
Café 22
336 Broadway
St. Alphonsus School
343 Munroe Avenue
Kent Road School
361 Kent Road
Westwood Collegiate
380 Rouge Road
Assiniboia Downs Race Track
3975 Portage Avenue
Norquay Building
401 York Avenue
National Research Council Building
435 Ellice Avenue
Freshwater Institute, University of Manitoba
501 University Crescent
Ashdown Hall, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Graham Hall, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Riddell Hall, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Centennial Concert Hall
555 Main Street
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
561 Wellington Crescent
École Sacré Coeur
597 McDermot Avenue
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
650 Flora Avenue
Willow Park Housing Co-Op
71 Dorset Street
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
737 Bannerman Avenue
Engineering Information and Technology Centre, University of Manitoba
75 Chancellors Circle
Christ the King Church
847 St. Mary's Road
Prendergast Centre Association Incorporated
906 Cottonwood Road