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29: 42: 236: 246: 256: 251: 241: 49: 467: 297:. The original design of the building had an additional, taller, third office block at the rear; however, this plan was scaled back to two blocks, due to concerns that demand for new office space in downtown Edmonton at the time was not high enough to justify the larger building. The pavilion was engineered to accommodate the third tower in the future, should it be desired. 274:, Alberta, Canada. Currently, it houses the main federal government offices for Edmonton and much of Western Canada. Located in downtown Edmonton, it was built by the Government of Canada and features a distinctive pink colour and stepped shape, a design intended to resemble the shape of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag. It neighbors the 308:
to study whether continued Crown ownership of Canada Place and other federal properties was cost-effective. The firms concluded it was more prudent for the Crown to sell and leaseback the building to a private developer, along with eight other Crown-owned properties across Canada. All nine buildings
471: 424: 533: 523: 438: 289:, which had been the main federal offices since 1958. Construction lasted from November, 1985 until the summer of 1988, and was worked on by 121: 518: 395: 344: 369: 41: 479: 528: 538: 324:. There is a food court open to the public in the lower level of the building, as well as underground parking. 293:. The building consists of two stepped office blocks, ranging from 15 to 13 storeys in height, connected by an 259: 114: 286: 313: 275: 309:
were sold in 2007 to Larco Investments Ltd., a Vancouver, BC-based company, and leased for 25 years.
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Canada, Government of Canada,Public Services and Procurement (2006-09-15).
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The building was opened in 1988 as a replacement for the
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Large rose-colored office building with two stepped sections
Canada Place (Edmonton) is located in Edmonton
Postmodern
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Coordinates
53°32′33″N 113°29′13″W / 53.54250°N 113.48694°W / 53.54250; -113.48694
Government of Canada
CAD $
WZMH Group Architects
Edmonton Transit System
Light rail interchange
Capital Line
Metro Line
Valley Line
Churchill station
Edmonton
Edmonton Convention Centre
North Saskatchewan River valley
Federal Public Building
WZMH Group Architects
atrium
BMO Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets
Edmonton Convention Centre
Citadel Theatre
Edmonton Pedway

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