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ARTH3810 2019F Class Projects (Publication)Main MenuThe Tent Room at Rideau HallKyle Kreutner, Page 1 of 6The Webley Shacks: Unconventional Furniture Use in the Context of Ceaseless SurveillanceJose BawaganImperial Theater By Munawar MobinKeagan F - CSTM Sound HistoryIntroductionThe Mayfair TheatreSimran S.An Investigation of Hospital Interiors Effect on Patients144 Loretta Avenue North, Aidan MacNaullAidan MacNaull 144 Loretta Avenue NorthWest Block - Canada's New House of Commonsby Devon RudykRideau Street Chapel: The Effects of Relocation on the Experience of an Interiorby Ty FollisThe Church of St. Andrew's OttawaDavid Bastien-AllardMaking the Past Present: Union Station Restoration – A Political Facelift?by Vivian AstroffDelegation of the Ismali ImamatThe National Arts Centre: Reflecting on its Past and PresentSaint Paul University - A Shift in ValuesReem SiageFilm in Ottawa: The Mayfair theatreby Giovanna Maria SangCGM -An Investigation of Hospital Interiors Effect on PatientsThe Chateau LaurierBy Jessica El-GhazalReusable Space: The Senate of Canada Buildingby Syenne HolderNational Gallery of Canada - Seeing the Colonnade Through a Semiological Lens by Ricky TongRickyTHE OTTAWA STATIONEhidiamen Iyamabo, HomePageAVRC81ff8dad33b7fe77eee9a543209e890531c75438
NAC Elevation
1media/Elevation_thumb.png2019-12-05T13:00:13-08:00AVRC81ff8dad33b7fe77eee9a543209e890531c75438358162Elevation Along the Rideau Canal of the National Arts Centreplain2019-12-05T16:06:08-08:00Jo-Anne Joseph-Francoisf2e256467f55e45c8988d66cec383a6f942c6d75
In a 1952 report, Vincent Massey, the first Canadian Governor General of Canada, evaluated the need to establish a performing arts building in the capital. Ottawa did have such edifice in the Russell Theatre where operas, plays and orchestras to name of few were performed starting in 1897. Located in the Confederation Square, the Russell Theatre welcomed the elite Ottawan population. However, four years after its opening, the building succumbed to a fire. That same year, Russell Theatre was rebuilt, but in 1928, Ottawa decided to demolish the performing arts structure to embellish the city. Hence, Vincent Massey, a promoter of arts, saw an opportunity in reconstructing a performing arts building that would define a Canadian identity which was to Massey on the verge of getting invaded by the Americans. He promoted European connections since Canada was much more aligned to historically and culturally speaking. Massey’s intentions did not bear fruit until June 2nd, 1969 when Ottawa finally replaced the Russell Theatre with the National Arts Centre serving as a gift for Canada’s 100th anniversary. Coincidentally, fifty years later, the NAC unveiled a new façade made of glass on Elgin street. The new addition came as a contrast to the original building. After all, the NAC is a brutalist structure and the addition can be defined as a modern contemporary piece. Although the styles coordinate on the exterior to a certain degree, the extension’s interior offers a different story. This chapter will analyze the relationship between the 1969 building and the new addition. By comparing the interiors, this essay will argue if the new extension enhance the original vision.
