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Old Posted Jan 15, 2020, 9:58 PM
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Crane will be coming down this weekend.
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This is going to be a very unique corner!

By the way, 290 Colony behind it is getting fairly tall it seems.
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By the way, 290 Colony behind it is getting fairly tall it seems.
It’s been topped out for months
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WORKING THROUGH THE WINTER
Jan 9, 2020


“The finish line is in sight,” reports Rick Chopp, Inuit Art Centre Construction Project Manager. Rick is in charge of ensuring the stunning Inuit Art Centre design by architect Michael Maltzan will be open for the community on schedule and on budget. He is succeeding at both. “We have seven months to completion of the building. That’s when the Inuit Art Centre will be ready for the WAG team to work their magic installing the new galleries.”

Turning up the heat
“The building is now closed in and protected from the elements. The composition of the outside walls of the Inuit Art Centre have been completed, with the stone to be installed in the spring, the roof is finished and the insulation is almost done. Inside the building, the steel structural support of the three-story visible vault is now complete.”

Those in the construction world in Winnipeg with our long, cold winters, know the biggest news in the progress on the road to completion is that the temporary interior heat is on. As the weather has been milder than usual, the working conditions have been good, and the need for temporary heat has lessened. “We have been weather-tight since December, so even the arrival of this colder weather will not affect our schedule.”

The tradespeople are now working at full capacity inside the building, and the interior work and finishes that will create the welcoming spaces for you and for the Inuit collection has begun. This also means the electricians have been able to start and complete a significant portion of the lighting for the vault and the galleries. Their work will light up the works to reveal the power of their stories.

“Another big stage completed is that the fourth floor of the WAG is completely demolished,” Rick describes the space that used to house the restaurant, and is now the future suite of studios. Art classes, carving spaces, and artists residencies will all take place on the remodelled fourth floor.

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The walls of glass that will allow you to see into the gallery when you pass by, and let gallery visitors connect to the outside, will be finished by the end of January. You’ll get a sneak peek at the WAG’s new transparency in early spring when the hoarding comes down in front of the building where the new Gallery Shop is.

“Inside, the circular staircase in the three-story visible vault is almost complete,” Rick says. This staircase, visible from outside the vault, allows curators to do their work inside the vault to prepare for exhibitions. The staircases connecting the gallery floors are also installed, allowing you to circle the visible vault and the galleries experiencing the power and beauty of the art.

You’ll see the tower crane coming down next week, an outward display of our inner transformation. Although much of what you’ll see from the outside during these cold winter months remains unchanged, the dramatic interior work is transformational. We cannot wait to share it with you!
https://www.inuit.wag.ca/working-thr...aio8pCtGpmWt7E
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Restaurant?

Will there be a restaurant in the WAG going forward?
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Old Posted Jan 17, 2020, 4:18 AM
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Will there be a restaurant in the WAG going forward?
The restaurant has been closed for over a year. As of October they still hadn't figured out a plan for the rooftop.
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theyre putting artist residences upstairs thats an interesting twist
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theyre putting artist residences upstairs thats an interesting twist
I don't think it means actual residences, just that "artists in residence" with the WAG (which is probably like an internship) will have some studio space available to them up there.
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Yesterday as I passed by, there was another crane there, and it looked as though they were dismantling the tower crane.
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Yesterday as I passed by, there was another crane there, and it looked as though they were dismantling the tower crane.
Yes tower crane is gone.
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The expansion turned out a lot better than expected, a fine addition to the WAG!
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The expansion turned out a lot better than expected, a fine addition to the WAG!
What were your expectations? So far it’s been executed exactly like the rendering.
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What were your expectations? So far it’s been executed exactly like the rendering.
The degree to which it would fit with the existing building, aesthetically, was hard to gauge from a drawing. The result so far is a lot better than I’d imagined.
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The degree to which it would fit with the existing building, aesthetically, was hard to gauge from a drawing. The result so far is a lot better than I’d imagined.
Maybe you haven’t followed it very closely but there has been physical models and life like renderings posted here showing the context of the site, there really has been zero surprises with this build.
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The degree to which it would fit with the existing building, aesthetically, was hard to gauge from a drawing. The result so far is a lot better than I’d imagined.
Thanks for the clarification to my post!

The addition seems to be a lot more seamless than originally envisioned.
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Maybe you haven’t followed it very closely but there has been physical models and life like renderings posted here showing the context of the site, there really has been zero surprises with this build.
0 surprises = 1 surprise, when it comes to renderings.
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Yes I am pleased to see that the IAC does indeed match the beige, balsa-wood parkade across the street.
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