Architecture Goes to School Fieldtrip

ARCHITECTURE TOUR OF DOWNTOWN REGINA



Itinerary for the Day…

10:10 – Leave Deshaye

10:30 – Arrive Down town *Bus will drop us off near Hotel Sask.

10:40 -11:25 – Walking Tour

11:30 – Lunch Break at Plaza (Victoria Park) or if it rains, in Children’s Library Area at Public Library *Arrangements made with supervisor

12:10 – Washroom break at Public Library

12:50 – Bus pick up *In front of Hotel Sask (close to Hotel Sask)

1:05 – Warehouse District Bus Tour (Approx. 30 minutes)

1:40 – Tour Project Site on Dewdney and take photos (30 minutes)

2:10 – Tour the Kreate Architecture Office 2300 Dewdney

(Washroom available in building)

2:45 – Leave Kreate Architecture Office on Dewdney and return to Deshaye

3:10-3:15 – Arrive back at Deshaye



ARCHITECTURE GOES TO SCHOOL - Walking Tour of Downtown Regina

Buildings of Note… Be sure to take photos and complete your Questionnaire Sheet for your Sketchbook as part of a REFLECTION of this tour…

1) Financial Building (Hamilton and 13th) – Architect: Roger Mitchell; Modern

2) First Canadian Place (Hamilton and 13th) – Architect: Roger Mitchell; Modern

3) Hotel Saskatchewan (Victoria Ave) – Neoclassical and Romanesque

4) Sask Power Building (Victoria Ave) – Architect: Joe Pedic; Modern

5) Federal Building – (Victoria Ave) – Architects: Clemenshaw/Portnall; Neoclassical and Romanesque

6) Victoria Park Building – (Victoria Ave) – Architects: Storey/Vanegmund; Craftsman

7) Scarth Street Mall (Revitalization Project)– Commercial Building of 1920’s; Craftsman

8) Twin Towers (12th Ave) – Architects: Sigmore, Owens, Merrell; Walternetch of Chicago; Modern

9) Northern Crown Building – Scarth Street – Greek Revival

10) Globe Theatre Building – Institutional Classical

11) Princess Theatre – Art Nouveau (was a Vaudeville Theatre… theatre seats are still hidden under the floors of present business)

12) 12th Ave Plaza/Mall – New Plaza!! – Ultra Modern

13) Regina Public Library (12th Ave) – Architects: Izum, Arnott, Sugiama of Regina; Modern

14) Knox Metropolitan Church – Victoria Ave – Gothic

15) Sports Hall of Fame Building – Romanesque and Greek Revival

16) Balfour and Frontenac Apartments (Lorne St.) – Italianate

17) Martin Place Courtyard/Law Office (by Hotel Sask) – Architect: Roger Mitchell; Modern

18) Cornwall Coop/Senior Housing Project – (Cornwall St) – Architect: Roger Mitchell; Modern

19) WAREHOUSE DISTRICT BUS TOUR… LISTEN TO COMMENTS FROM OUR MENTOR ARCHITECT…

20) PROJECT SITE TOUR – WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD? My Observations…


21) What are the different jobs in an Architect’s office? Name 4 jobs at the Kreate Architecture Office.



22) SITE VIEW… What do you notice about the site from the office? Any other observations?

ARCHITECTURE GOES TO SCHOOL SKETCHBOOK REFLECTION QUESTIONS…


Choose 8 of the buildings we visited on the tour, and answer the questions below in your sketchbook. A visual of how it should look in your sketchbook will be explained in class.

1. Name of building:

2. What is or was it used for?

3. Who uses it now?

4. What I like most about the building – try to describe it… remember you can use a photo with a description to help explain your opinion.

5. What would I change about the building.

6. This building reminds me of…

7. What I think the building is made of…

8. Rate this building out of 5… How many stars??

9. Take a photo of the building…