Early in the 21st Century we are looking at the Alberta built heritage from the last half of the Twentieth Century with fresh eyes. A new century allows us to carefully reflect on those buildings that, for most of our recent lives, we have taken for granted. It is reasonable to ask whether some of these modern buildings might be worthy of long-term preservation, along with their venerable urban companions from earlier historical periods. Before there can be a full appreciation of the architectural legacy of the recent past, there must be a greater body of knowledge. Only then can there be a strategy for preservation. This study, commissioned by the City of Edmonton Planning and Development Department, addresses the issue of understanding and appreciating buildings from Edmonton s recent past, focusing on the period between 1930, when University of Alberta professor Cecil Burgess was entering his last decade as the head of Alberta s first university architecture studies program at the U of A, and 1960 when the Modern Movement had become well-established in Edmonton. It represents the beginning of a comprehensive process starting with the preparation of a building Survey that culminated the preparation of an evaluation and Inventory of Edmonton s most significant post-war buildings. In 1993 the Edmonton Planning and Development Department commissioned the original Register of Historic Resources, which was a process of preparing an inventory of buildings and structures constructed before WW2. During the process of compiling the first Edmonton Inventory, an ad hoc list of potentially significant buildings from the modern period was initiated. This initial research has been incorporated into the study and greatly expanded. Now that we are more than 50 years from the post-war building boom there is a growing interest on the part of heritage professionals, urban planners, scholars and advocacy groups in the built heritage of the Modern Movement of architecture. Development pressures are now facing modern buildings. These resources are highly sought-after for refurbishment or are threatened by redevelopment. At the same time there is some skepticism among the general public about the relevance of protection. Although the documentation and preservation of recently-built heritage is a relatively new development in Canada, some Canadian cities have already implemented programs to protect modern resources. There have been many more buildings constructed in Edmonton since the Second World War than were constructed prior to the War. Much of this building stock is still extant today. The size of the resource base is immense. The magnitude of preparing an Inventory and evaluation of Edmonton s modern era building resources required an incremental approach. This project was concluded in December 2006, culminating in the Modern Inventory, a list of post-war buildings that will qualify for municipal designation and financial incentives, hence long-term protection.
David Murray Architect is Edmonton-based company (Alberta, Canada) with a phone number 7804396335. Our data show that the company is located at the address: 9616 82 Ave NW. The company has a web site: www.davidmurrayarchitect.ca.
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