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Metal Structure

Creating the support system for a building using metal, often steel. Metal has a high strength with minimal material therefore allowing for larger open spaces and windows as well as the potential to build taller compared to wooden and concrete structures. Metal is also less combustable then wood and is more often used in modern structures.

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Element Contained In Structures

Churchill Wire Centre

The Churchill Wire Centre is located in the heart of downtown and was built to house equipment for Edmonton Telephones.

Edmonton Public School Board Building

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The Chicago style McLeod Building was built in 1915 and became Edmonton's first skyscraper.

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The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium was built to celebrate Alberta's 50th anniversary as a province.

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This award-winning pool was built as a Centennial project, and is located in Coronation Park.

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This modern hospital, designed by prominent Edmonton architect George Heath Macdonald, was opened in January 1948 by the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul.

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The Edwardian style Strathcona Public Building is an important landmark along Whyte Avenue, one of Edmonton's most popular streets.

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Irregular Footprint

Nailed Frame Structure

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Architectural

Richard Palin Blakey

Construction of Trudel Residence (1928)

Depicted In

Trudel Residence, 2006, back elevation

Trudel Residence, 2006, front elevation