Calgary Municipal Building

The Calgary Municipal Building is the seat of local government of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building has been the centre for civic administration for the City of Calgary since it opened in 1985 to replace the old Calgary City Hall, which is now used as office space for the Mayor and Councillors.

Calgary Municipal Building
The Calgary Municipal Building dwarfs the Calgary City Hall.
General information
TypeCity hall
Architectural stylehigh rise building
LocationCalgary, Alberta
Address800 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5E6
Construction started1982
CompletedOctober 1985
Cost$97,000,000[1]
($205 million in 2018 dollars[2])
ClientCity of Calgary
OwnerCity of Calgary
Height56.26 m (185 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count14.[3]
Design and construction
ArchitectWZMH Architects

The structure currently houses 2,000 city employees[3] and is open to the public Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00.

Background

The City of Calgary held a plebiscite in 1980. Citizens selected a city-owned structure rather than opting for privately owned buildings.[1]

Awards

On December 4, 1981 Mayor Ralph Klein awarded best design to the architect Chrisopher Ballyn.[1]

References
  1. Emporis page for Calgary Municipal Building
  2. Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. January 18, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019. and 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. "City of Calgary page". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2014-03-07.


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