Chief Dominion Architect of Canada

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The Chief Dominion Architect of Canada was the senior federal government official responsible for designing and overseeing the construction of major public buildings across the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Chief Dominion Architect of Canada canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural position
government office
appliesToJurisdiction federal government of Canada NERFINISHED
appointedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
authorityOver design standards for federal buildings
basedIn Canada NERFINISHED
country Canada
dissolved 20th century
field architecture
government administration
public works
inception late 19th century
influenced federal architectural identity in Canada
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
locationOfWork Ottawa NERFINISHED
notableFor coordination of major public building projects across Canada
influence on Canadian federal architectural style
officeHolder Charles Patrick Meredith NERFINISHED
David Ewart NERFINISHED
Dominion Chief Architect (title variant) NERFINISHED
Edgar Lewis Horwood NERFINISHED
Edwin Alexander Gardner NERFINISHED
James Alfred Langford NERFINISHED
Joseph Charles Gustave Brault NERFINISHED
Richard Cotsman Wright NERFINISHED
Thomas Fuller NERFINISHED
Thomas Seaton Scott NERFINISHED
partOf Department of Public Works of Canada NERFINISHED
responsibleFor design of federal public buildings in Canada
oversight of construction of federal public buildings in Canada
standardization of federal building designs in Canada
scope nationwide
subordinateTo Minister of Public Works of Canada NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
usedFor planning of armouries
planning of courthouses
planning of customs houses
planning of federal office buildings
planning of post offices
workLocation Parliament Hill NERFINISHED

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David Ewart positionHeld Chief Dominion Architect of Canada