Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
@wpgarch.bsky.social
The Winnipeg Architecture Foundation(WAF) is a registered charitable organisation,advancing the awareness and appreciation of Winnipeg's built environment. www.winnipegarchitecture.ca
UPDATE: Due to the extension of construction in the neighbourhood, WAF's tour of Armstrong's Point has been postponed to 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UPDATE: Due to the extension of construction in the neighbourhood, WAF's tour of Armstrong's Point has been postponed to 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Check out our website, sign up for our newsletter, or follow us on social media to get notified when new events are announced.
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IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: Due to Air Canada travel disruptions, this WAF event is rescheduled for Wednesday, 27 August at 12:00 noon. Please join us then for David R Bellhouse’s talk. We thank everyone for their flexibility and understanding. We look forward to seeing everyone at the lecture. Thank you
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: Due to Air Canada travel disruptions, this WAF event is rescheduled for Wednesday, 27 August at 12:00 noon. Please join us then for David R Bellhouse’s talk. We thank everyone for their flexibility and understanding. We look forward to seeing everyone at the lecture. Thank you
Join Matt Cohen and WAF for a walking tour of the Ghost Signs in Winnipeg's Exchange District!
Ghost Signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as 'fading ads' or 'brick ads' and were prevalent from the 1890s through to the 1960s.
Ghost Signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as 'fading ads' or 'brick ads' and were prevalent from the 1890s through to the 1960s.
July 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Join Matt Cohen and WAF for a walking tour of the Ghost Signs in Winnipeg's Exchange District!
Ghost Signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as 'fading ads' or 'brick ads' and were prevalent from the 1890s through to the 1960s.
Ghost Signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as 'fading ads' or 'brick ads' and were prevalent from the 1890s through to the 1960s.
UPDATE: Unfortunately this tour is now at capacity. We thank everyone for their interest and look forward to seeing you at one of our many other summer tours!
NEW TOUR: Join WAF for a free architectural tour of the recently restored Fortune Block on Wednesday, 9 July 2025! Advance registration is required, please email: tours@winnipegarchitecture.ca
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
July 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
UPDATE: Unfortunately this tour is now at capacity. We thank everyone for their interest and look forward to seeing you at one of our many other summer tours!
NEW TOUR: Join WAF for a free architectural tour of the recently restored Fortune Block on Wednesday, 9 July 2025! Advance registration is required, please email: tours@winnipegarchitecture.ca
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
June 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW TOUR: Join WAF for a free architectural tour of the recently restored Fortune Block on Wednesday, 9 July 2025! Advance registration is required, please email: tours@winnipegarchitecture.ca
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
The building is wheelchair accessible.
📍Wednesday, 9 July 2025 || 6:30 PM || 232 Main Street
NEW TOUR: A free architectural tour of the James Ave Pumphouse on Wednesday, 2 July 2025! Advance registration is required, see details below.
Join WAF and architect Pablo Batista, 5468796 Architecture for a tour of the award-winning James Avenue Pumphouse project.
Join WAF and architect Pablo Batista, 5468796 Architecture for a tour of the award-winning James Avenue Pumphouse project.
June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NEW TOUR: A free architectural tour of the James Ave Pumphouse on Wednesday, 2 July 2025! Advance registration is required, see details below.
Join WAF and architect Pablo Batista, 5468796 Architecture for a tour of the award-winning James Avenue Pumphouse project.
Join WAF and architect Pablo Batista, 5468796 Architecture for a tour of the award-winning James Avenue Pumphouse project.
*REPOST* Join WAF for a free heritage photo walk through downtown with Leif Norman and Susan Algie.
Explore Winnipeg's built environment with historic postcards and compare past to present. The route is accessible, and all ages are welcome!
🕰️Wednesday 25 June, 6:30 PM
📍Union Station, 123 Main St.
Explore Winnipeg's built environment with historic postcards and compare past to present. The route is accessible, and all ages are welcome!
🕰️Wednesday 25 June, 6:30 PM
📍Union Station, 123 Main St.
June 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
*REPOST* Join WAF for a free heritage photo walk through downtown with Leif Norman and Susan Algie.
Explore Winnipeg's built environment with historic postcards and compare past to present. The route is accessible, and all ages are welcome!
🕰️Wednesday 25 June, 6:30 PM
📍Union Station, 123 Main St.
Explore Winnipeg's built environment with historic postcards and compare past to present. The route is accessible, and all ages are welcome!
🕰️Wednesday 25 June, 6:30 PM
📍Union Station, 123 Main St.
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First time in the chapel of St. Paul's College, really like how the mosaic on the exterior of the body of the chapel reappears inside where the ambulatory and entrance vestibules are.
June 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
First time in the chapel of St. Paul's College, really like how the mosaic on the exterior of the body of the chapel reappears inside where the ambulatory and entrance vestibules are.
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Some great interesting tours here folks.
June 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Some great interesting tours here folks.
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Lovely architecture tour of UofM tonight with @wpgarch.bsky.social... Had to hustle to avoid the rain
June 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Lovely architecture tour of UofM tonight with @wpgarch.bsky.social... Had to hustle to avoid the rain
Join @brentbellamy.bsky.social for an architectural bike tour + celebrate #BikeWeek2025!
Event Details: shorturl.at/TwDxp
10 June 2025 | 6:30 pm
Old Market Square, Exchange District
Offered as part of @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social
Event Details: shorturl.at/TwDxp
10 June 2025 | 6:30 pm
Old Market Square, Exchange District
Offered as part of @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Join @brentbellamy.bsky.social for an architectural bike tour + celebrate #BikeWeek2025!
Event Details: shorturl.at/TwDxp
10 June 2025 | 6:30 pm
Old Market Square, Exchange District
Offered as part of @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social
Event Details: shorturl.at/TwDxp
10 June 2025 | 6:30 pm
Old Market Square, Exchange District
Offered as part of @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social
Thank you to Tourism Winnipeg for showcasing Winnipeg Places+Spaces- our new architectural guidebook for the city
May 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thank you to Tourism Winnipeg for showcasing Winnipeg Places+Spaces- our new architectural guidebook for the city
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Really enjoyed seeing The Hall documentary @wpgarch.bsky.social’s Architecture+Design film fest today, feat. the story of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark — a bldg I had the pleasure of visiting last summer. A thoughtful meditation on architecture’s purpose, heritage & climate change.
April 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Really enjoyed seeing The Hall documentary @wpgarch.bsky.social’s Architecture+Design film fest today, feat. the story of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark — a bldg I had the pleasure of visiting last summer. A thoughtful meditation on architecture’s purpose, heritage & climate change.
Architecture+Design Film Festival Winnipeg.9-13 April. adff.ca. Tickets and passes now on sale from Dave Barber Cinematheque. ticketing.useast.veezi.com/sessions/?si...
March 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Architecture+Design Film Festival Winnipeg.9-13 April. adff.ca. Tickets and passes now on sale from Dave Barber Cinematheque. ticketing.useast.veezi.com/sessions/?si...
Win 2 passes to the Architecture + Design Film Festival. Spot ads on Winnipeg Transit (inside and out). Snap a photo and tag us! #ADFFWinnipeg
Enter multiple times by posting on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. Good luck!
Contest ends 6 April 2025, 23:59 CDT.
Not affiliated with Bluesky or Meta.
Enter multiple times by posting on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. Good luck!
Contest ends 6 April 2025, 23:59 CDT.
Not affiliated with Bluesky or Meta.
March 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Win 2 passes to the Architecture + Design Film Festival. Spot ads on Winnipeg Transit (inside and out). Snap a photo and tag us! #ADFFWinnipeg
Enter multiple times by posting on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. Good luck!
Contest ends 6 April 2025, 23:59 CDT.
Not affiliated with Bluesky or Meta.
Enter multiple times by posting on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. Good luck!
Contest ends 6 April 2025, 23:59 CDT.
Not affiliated with Bluesky or Meta.
Architecture+Design Film Festival Winnipeg. Tickets and passes are on sale. Reserved comfy seats, fresh popcorn, world premieres ticketing.useast.veezi.com/sessions/?si...
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Architecture+Design Film Festival Winnipeg. Tickets and passes are on sale. Reserved comfy seats, fresh popcorn, world premieres ticketing.useast.veezi.com/sessions/?si...
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My latest #VacationInCanada blog, in which I encourage Americans to vacation up here. And celebrate our diversity, which has always been part of who we are. And give #Winnipeg another plug.
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
Vacation in Canada, eh? 5: Getting to Know Us - Art and Architectural History
Americans who want to show support for Canada should consider spending their next vacation here. Winnipeg is a great place to start getting to know us. By
carleton.ca
March 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My latest #VacationInCanada blog, in which I encourage Americans to vacation up here. And celebrate our diversity, which has always been part of who we are. And give #Winnipeg another plug.
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
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Lots of 🇨🇦 peeps are canceling vacations in the USA, and rightly so! Here's the latest in my #VacationInCanada blog series - and likely the first of several on our most underrated city, #Winnipeg.
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
Vacation in Canada, eh? 4: The Exchange District, Winnipeg, Manitoba - Art and Architectural History
The Exchange District, Winnipeg By Peter Coffman Thinking of going to Chicago to see the famous historic skyscrapers? Fuhgeddaboudit – go to Winnipeg
carleton.ca
March 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Lots of 🇨🇦 peeps are canceling vacations in the USA, and rightly so! Here's the latest in my #VacationInCanada blog series - and likely the first of several on our most underrated city, #Winnipeg.
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
@jthorsteinson.bsky.social
@wpgarch.bsky.social
carleton.ca/aah/2025/vac...
An award-winning home designed by architect Gerald A Libling in Windsor Park, as featured in The Winnipeg Tribune, 1957. 👷
Credit: The Winnipeg Tribune
Learn more in WAF's March feature book 'Windsor Park: An Architectural Tour'.
#WpgArch #Winnipeg #Suburban #MidCenturyHome #CanadianArchitecture
Credit: The Winnipeg Tribune
Learn more in WAF's March feature book 'Windsor Park: An Architectural Tour'.
#WpgArch #Winnipeg #Suburban #MidCenturyHome #CanadianArchitecture
March 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
An award-winning home designed by architect Gerald A Libling in Windsor Park, as featured in The Winnipeg Tribune, 1957. 👷
Credit: The Winnipeg Tribune
Learn more in WAF's March feature book 'Windsor Park: An Architectural Tour'.
#WpgArch #Winnipeg #Suburban #MidCenturyHome #CanadianArchitecture
Credit: The Winnipeg Tribune
Learn more in WAF's March feature book 'Windsor Park: An Architectural Tour'.
#WpgArch #Winnipeg #Suburban #MidCenturyHome #CanadianArchitecture
Windsor Park remains a favourite neighbourhood, thoughtfully designed and enjoyed by generations of families. 🏘️
Explore the #history and #architecture of this innovative suburb.
Feature book pricing only available through WAF's website.
#WinnipegArchitecture #CanadianArchitecture #MidCenturyHome
Explore the #history and #architecture of this innovative suburb.
Feature book pricing only available through WAF's website.
#WinnipegArchitecture #CanadianArchitecture #MidCenturyHome
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Windsor Park remains a favourite neighbourhood, thoughtfully designed and enjoyed by generations of families. 🏘️
Explore the #history and #architecture of this innovative suburb.
Feature book pricing only available through WAF's website.
#WinnipegArchitecture #CanadianArchitecture #MidCenturyHome
Explore the #history and #architecture of this innovative suburb.
Feature book pricing only available through WAF's website.
#WinnipegArchitecture #CanadianArchitecture #MidCenturyHome
ArchiShorts – Entries NOW OPEN
A+DFF is delighted to showcase #local talent; artists, architects, students, educators, and all creatives are encouraged to apply.
#Architecture is everywhere. Get creative, showing how any place tells a story.
Info and registration details: adff.ca/archishorts/
A+DFF is delighted to showcase #local talent; artists, architects, students, educators, and all creatives are encouraged to apply.
#Architecture is everywhere. Get creative, showing how any place tells a story.
Info and registration details: adff.ca/archishorts/
February 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ArchiShorts – Entries NOW OPEN
A+DFF is delighted to showcase #local talent; artists, architects, students, educators, and all creatives are encouraged to apply.
#Architecture is everywhere. Get creative, showing how any place tells a story.
Info and registration details: adff.ca/archishorts/
A+DFF is delighted to showcase #local talent; artists, architects, students, educators, and all creatives are encouraged to apply.
#Architecture is everywhere. Get creative, showing how any place tells a story.
Info and registration details: adff.ca/archishorts/
