"Pilkington Bourse d'étude 1967 Travelling Scholarship"

Publication Details

Item Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Architecture Canada
Volume
44
Issue
8
Pages
63-8
Publication Date
1967
NB Imprint
No
Language(s)
English
Description

Saint John-Rothesay native Lewis Morse was a senior student at the University of Manitoba's School of Architecture when he won the prestigious 1967 Pilkington Travelling Scholarship. Morse's thesis project (depicted in the article) was a megastructure whose purpose was "to bring together in one multi-purpose structure on the Saint John waterfront various transportation systems, warehousing, handling and marketing facilities for the region, showrooms, manufacturing space, office space, a small naval establishment, and recreational facilities for seamen and longshoremen." Some housing was provided nearby. Morse soon became celebrated for his design of Centennial Hall, a 1972 megastructure at the University of Winnipeg, which drew worldwide attention as a revolutionary academic building. It is considered one of the finest examples of late modernism in Canadian architecture. 

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