Henry F. Hall Building

Henry F. Hall Building
General information
Address 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West
Town or city Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Named for Henry Foss Hall
Inaugurated 14 October 1966[1]
Cost C$27.5 million[2]
Owner Concordia University
Technical details
Material Modular pre-stressed concrete[1]
Floor count 12[1]
Floor area 782,000 square feet (72,700 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firm Ross, Fish, Duschene and Barrett[1][3]

The Henry F. Hall Building is a building on the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, in between Mackay Street and Bishop Street in the Quartier Concordia neighbourhood.

History

The Henry F. Hall Building in 1970.

The building is named for Henry Foss Hall, president of Sir George Williams University from 1956 to 1962.[1]

It was designed by architecture firm Ross, Fish, Duschene and Barrett, which hired James A. M. K. O'Beirne, to draw up the plans. It was inaugurated on 14 October 1966.[1]

In 1994-95, the building's exterior , having been damaged by pollution and the elements over the decades, was cleaned and re-painted.[4]

It was the scene for the Sir George Williams Computer Riot in 1969 and the Concordia University Netanyahu Riot in 2002.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Colclough, Wes. "The Henry Foss Hall Building, Montreal: From Riots to Gardens in Forty Years" (PDF). Palimpsest III: The Dialectics of Montreal’s Public Spaces. Department of Art History, Concordia University. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "Hall Building". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. Henry F. Hall Building at IMTL.org
  4. "Henry F. Hall Building". Campus Maps > Buildings. Concordia University. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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