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Modern Press Building 
Modern Press BuildingGeneral information Architectural style streamline moderne Location 446 2nd Avenue North Town or city Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Country Canada Completed 1927, 1947, 1993 Technical details Floor count 4 Design and construction Client Modern Press Architect David Webster The Modern Press Building (originally built in 1927 and thoroughly renovated in 1947, 1993, and 2011) is a historic building in the City Park District, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Tbe original building was designed by David Webster.[1]
The building was originally build as a two story building to house the Modern Press printing-press equipment and offices.[2] Modern Press was originally purchased by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, with its most notable publication being the The Western Producer. The Western Producer continued to use the building until moving into new facilities in 1979.
The 1993 the building was renovated by Atomic Energy of Canada to house the offices for the CANDU 3 reactor design program; resulting in the architectural firm of Heney Klypak Architect Ltd. winning the 1994 Heritage Design Award.[3] AECL closed down the CANDU 3 program in 1996,[4] eventually resulting in SaskTel moved into the building.
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In 2010 work started on a four story addition to the building to house the offices of Mid-West Group.[5]
References
- ^ Hill, Robert G.. "Webster, David". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1273. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Cutter and presses at Modern Press and Midwest Litho". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/items/index.php/cutter-and-presses-at-modern-press-and-midwest-litho;rad. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Search of Saskatoon Public Library Photographic Database". Saskatoon Public Library. http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=SUBJECT&QI0==%22AECL%22&XC=/ics-wpd/exec/IcsWPPro.dll&BU=&TN=LHR_RAD&SN=AUTO12585&SE=1078&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=2&XP=&RF=www_Default+Canned&EF=&DF=&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=4&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=0&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&SS=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Modern Press Building". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/items/index.php/modern-press-building-3;rad. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Building a Legacy". Star Phoenix. April 22, 2010. http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/business/story.html?id=1654fb4c-e26f-4728-90a5-0f9af45d5337&p=1. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
Coordinates: 52°8′4″N 106°39′37″W / 52.13444°N 106.66028°W
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Saskatoon
- Buildings and structures completed in 1927
- Streamline Moderne architecture in Canada
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