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Public Service Alliance of Canada Building

Coordinates: 45°24′58″N 75°41′27″W / 45.4162°N 75.6908°W / 45.4162; -75.6908
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Public Service Alliance of Canada Building
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General information
Architectural styleModernist
Address233 Gilmour Street[1]
Town or cityOttawa, Ontario
CountryCanada
Opened21 December 1968[2]
ClientPublic Service Alliance of Canada
OwnerPublic Service Alliance of Canada
Technical details
Floor count12
Floor area11,150 m2 (120,000 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paul Schoeler
Architecture firmSchoeler & Heaton Architects
Main contractorThomas Fuller Construction[2]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada Building is a modernist elliptical office building in Ottawa, Ontario, constructed in 1968 as the national headquarters for the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Designed by Paul Schoeler of Schoeler & Heaton Architects, the 12-storey building is located at the intersection of Gilmour and Metcalfe.[3] The building was a recipient of an Ontario Association of Architects Award.[1] In 2000, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada chose the building as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PSAC Office Building". Ottawa: Schoeler & Heaton Architects. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The PSAC Building: Boldness of Form, Simplicity and Elegance". Ottawa: Union of Canadian Transportation Employees. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Architect took risks to modernize Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  4. ^ Cook, Maria (11 May 2000). "Cultural consequence". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

45°24′58″N 75°41′27″W / 45.4162°N 75.6908°W / 45.4162; -75.6908