b'The stipulation of public purpose for this land was an important consideration during the public consultations and in the architectural proposals received for the international design competition. THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND BRUTALISM ARCHITECTUREThe Public Safety Building (PSB) that currently stands on the southern portion of the Market Lands was built in 1965. It was designed using a popular modernist architectural movement that occurred from the 1950s to the mid-1970s known as Brutalism. This term does not comeVoid Form Components that Completelyfrom the English word brutal, butIsolate Concrete From Expansive Soilsinstead comes from the French When Used Together as a Systemterm beton brut, which meansraw concrete. Cost-Effective, Assembled, Easy-to-During the Brutalist period, thisHandle Carton Form Sheets to Createstyle of architectural design becameVoid Space Under Concrete Structurespopular with government and institutional buildings. Most of the Canadian provincial capitalsUnique, Knockdown Void Form thatand particularly Ottawa contain aCreates Space Under Structuralnumber of government buildingsFoundations and Saves Shipping Coststhat are Brutalist designs. As noted in Brutalism:Online, examples ofInnovative Systems that Support andthese buildings are typically massiveSurround Pipes Under Slabs, Preventingin character (even when not large),Damage from Expansive Soil Pressuresfortress-like, with a predominance of exposed concrete construction. The emphasis of the architecture is onWaterproof Void Form Containingharsh geometric forms and unadornedFlexible Plastic Components that willrough concrete or brick. Brutalism wasPerform Successfully in Wet Conditionspopular because it created an image of strength, functionality and materiality.The City of Winnipeg commissioned a study in 2016 on the feasibility and cost effectiveness of restoring the PSB after it was vacated by the Winnipeg Police Service. The results of the study presented to the City indicated that preserving or renovating the building in its current state would be very costly and unsuitable for restoration. The study report went on to say that the land could be better used to create a small public space.Other concerns about restoring the PSB included the original police use design of the building, which includes jail cells and limited, narrow windows. These factors also inhibited the opportunities for reuse of the building at a reasonable cost. In addition, there were historic problems with the Tyndall limestone cladding on the building that has been separating from Issue 1SpringEdition 2019 BUILD MANITOBA 43'