Richardson Building
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The Richardson Building is an office tower at the intersection of Portage and Main
in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
. It was completed in 1969 by the Richardson family of Winnipeg and serves as the headquarters of James Richardson & Sons, Limited. The thirty-two story building stands one hundred twenty-four metres tall (407 ft), making it the second tallest building in Winnipeg. It has 637918 square feet (59,264.5 m²) of total floor space, and is clad in pre-cast Manitoba granite and solar bronze double-glazed glass.
The building forms the anchor of the Lombard Place development, and is connected to Winnipeg Square
shopping mall via the Portage and Main Concourse.
Portage and Main
Portage and Main is an intersection in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg at the place where Portage Avenue and Main Street intersect. Together these two streets create the most iconic and famous street corner in Canada.Portage and Main is the hub of some...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was completed in 1969 by the Richardson family of Winnipeg and serves as the headquarters of James Richardson & Sons, Limited. The thirty-two story building stands one hundred twenty-four metres tall (407 ft), making it the second tallest building in Winnipeg. It has 637918 square feet (59,264.5 m²) of total floor space, and is clad in pre-cast Manitoba granite and solar bronze double-glazed glass.
The building forms the anchor of the Lombard Place development, and is connected to Winnipeg Square
Winnipeg Square
Winnipeg Square is a mall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was built in 1979 by Trizec Corporation in downtown Winnipeg. In 2009, the mall at Portage and Main is home to 45 stores and restaurants...
shopping mall via the Portage and Main Concourse.
External links
- Richardson Building at Emporis buildings