Embassy of Canada, Mexico City
The Canadian Embassy building in Mexico City was designed by Étienne Gaboury of Winnipeg, previously noted as a church architect, and was inaugurated in 1982. Located at Schiller 529, Col. Bosque de Chapultepec (Polanco), it is a "celebrated" design which features many metaphors meant to evoke various natural landscapes of Canada, as well as integrating a Spanish colonial style courtyard. The total area of the building is 6,500 square metres (70,000 sq ft), including an artium on the first floor, a multipurpose room for hosting events, and an employee cafeteria. The two upper floors contain the diplomatic, cultural, and business offices.[1] Artwork inside the building includes silk banners in autumn colours by Takeo Tanabe and a large wooden totem pole by Tony Hunt.[2]
The embassy delivers a wide variety of services including consular, international business development, and general relations programs by 28 Canada-based diplomats, who are supported by 81 locally-engaged employees.[3]
This building was part of a wave of Canadian embassy construction during the 1970s and 80s meant to win Canada more international exposure and to demonstrate the success of Canadian federalism and internationalism.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Building Edifice" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Dr. Eva-Marie Kröller | Professor Emerita, UBC Department of English Language and Literatures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Audit of the Canadian Embassy, Mexico City (Including Monterrey and Guadalajara)". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Dr. Eva-Marie Kröller | Professor Emerita, UBC Department of English Language and Literatures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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