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Museum one of city's most ambitious construction projects

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 02/11/2009 11:29 AM | Comments: 0 (including replies)

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On April 1, work will begin on one of the most-talked about and ambitious construction projects in Winnipeg’s history — the $265-million Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

A project of that size and stature — it’s Canada’s fifth national museum, the first national museum to be created in more than 40 years and the first to be located outside the National Capital Region — is made up of more than just bricks and mortar.

Here is a list of some of the things that will go into the building of what an museum official describes as " Canada’s most exciting construction project," as well as a few details about the building and the property:

Start of construction: April 1, 2009

Projected completion: February 2012

Location: North end of The Forks , near the foot of Provencher Street Bridge and Esplanade Riel footbridge.

Size of the building: 24,634 square metres (265,166 square feet).

Number of floors above grade: 12

Height of the Cloud (main structure): 50.4 metres (165 feet).

Height of the Tower of Hope: 100 metres (328 feet).

Volume of concrete to be used: 17,863 cubic metres

Number of pre-cast foundation piles to be used: 293

Area of glazed (glass) facade: 5,400 sq. metres

Amount of exterior tyndall stone: 9,260 sq. metres (99,675 sq. ft.)

Amount of Prairie grass: 20,000 sq. metres (215,000 sq. ft.)

Amount of structural steel to be used: 4,400 tonnes

Amount of drywall: 18,000 sq. metres (194,000 sq. ft.)

Number of doors: 370

Length of ramps: 770 metres (2,533 ft.)

— Source: PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (the main contractor for the project)

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