MIDCENTURY DWELLER PRESENTS MAYLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL + Interview w Architect Gordon Atkins

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This episode features our own Gordon Atkins and his brutalist building the Mayland Heights Elementary School (1968) Gordon Atkins, who designed the school, is a significant Calgary architect. He was the first Albertan to be awarded the Massey Medal and the first Alberta architect elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His award-winning commissions include the Eighth Avenue Mall (1968-69) and the Stoney Tribal Administration Building at Morley (1976-80).
Special thanks go to Gordon Atkins, Laura Atkins and Brooke Dillon
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[@mitzistone4721]

Fascinating about the detention centre, what a wonderful outcome.

[@itshdonovan]

I loved this! And those pictures with the children playing in the building, appropriating the space moved me. What a sensible, humanistic and smart architect he is. You don't see many like him nowadays, and that sadly is confirmed as you look around. Thank you.

[@midcenturydweller3818]

we will visit him when you come here

[@I_amTurok]

Went there from kindergarten to grade 6 during 95 - 2000ish, i remember the massive library, i cement, the gym, the playgrpund used to be a big wooden one. All the curved walls inspired me to learn skateboarding and i learnt my first tricks at this school, dodging teachers kicking us off the property. Good times. Those colored slooped walls I remember as a class freezing water into cubes and making at iglo.

[@elbling9322]

My son goes to this school and boy has it changed. Very different from what I saw in the video. So sad as to what happened to the library. It looked soo cool back then.

[@midcenturydweller3818]

yes it was great luck and stars aligning that I was fortunate enough to get an interview with gordon plus include rare photos of his work here, I know as a child and as an adult I would be in awe of all those colours graphics and architectural details, it would have been so inspiring ! So sad that the value of all that design has been unappreciated. so very very sad

[@moldymooshrooms7619]

Omg I used to go to mayland 😌

[@IbrahimKhizar11]

Gee, I used to go to this school, I really liked the building, it feels weird seeing what the school looked like back then

[@Name-or9yr]

Hi! How are you?

[@IbrahimKhizar11]

@@Name-or9yr Um good, who is this?

[@Name-or9yr]

@@IbrahimKhizar11 sorry im not sure if you remember me but im Amara, i looked up the school and saw ur comment and i thought id ask!

[@IbrahimKhizar11]

@@Name-or9yr Oh my god I remember you!

[@Name-or9yr]

@@IbrahimKhizar11 im so glad!! I recognized your name and just thought I'd ask how ur doing im glad your doing alright tho :)

[@ShilohLucky23]

I used to go here it’s a great school I miss it but some teachers could of been nicer

[@starrylight8819]

That's really sad that it's changed so much from the original..my kids went there and my grandaughter too

[@midcenturydweller3818]

yes it turly is and also to feel the disappointment of Gordon, but I guess this is a common story for most spaces, thank you for viewing and your comment

[@midcenturydweller3818]

yes, I am glad I had an opportunity to interview him and get the truth behind his intentions when designing it ! Grateful

[@_..KATT.._]

It's. Great school I go to it 5/6 Miss Perry gunny thing my class is connected to the library but the putted a wall there so if y'all dunno what happened why the library is smaller now!

[@midcenturydweller3818]

yes I saw it person and was so floored at how small it was , it felt claustrophobic