Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

As Canada's first centennial building, the Fathers of Confederation Building (now the Confederation Center of the Arts) has set an important precedent both in terms of cultural programming and the adoption of a brutalist idiom for the later projects of the Centennial of Canada. The contest was launched as an open contest to any architect member of the Nova Scotia Association of Architects (NSAA) alone or in a consortium. The 6.3-hectare site was to include a library, theater and art gallery surrounding the Memorial Hall. The fourth side was to be dedicated to the preservation of the Province House, site of the first conference of the confederation in September 1864. Among the 47 proposals received, the first prize was awarded to the Montreal firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise & Schonauer. The contest also had a second prize, two third prizes and six mentions.

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