Canadian engineer . ded plaster work of the ceilingsand corniceSj the grace and variety of the wrought iron de-tails, the interesting heraldic devices, the fine joining of thepanelling and furniture, and the varied and harmonious colorscheme of the whole. The last of the English Renaissance group forms thelatest addition to McGills equipment. This is the NewMedical Building which was completed only last spring fromthe designs of Messrs. Brown & Vallance, architects, Mon-treal. This structure is without question the finest buildingof the University and one of the finest in the whole Dominion,th
Canadian engineer . ded plaster work of the ceilingsand corniceSj the grace and variety of the wrought iron de-tails, the interesting heraldic devices, the fine joining of thepanelling and furniture, and the varied and harmonious colorscheme of the whole. The last of the English Renaissance group forms thelatest addition to McGills equipment. This is the NewMedical Building which was completed only last spring fromthe designs of Messrs. Brown & Vallance, architects, Mon-treal. This structure is without question the finest buildingof the University and one of the finest in the whole Dominion,the great pity being that its situation at the corner of Uni-versity Street and Pine Avenue, although excellent on accountof its proximity to the Royal Victoria Hospital, is unfortunatefrom the view point of the observer, as besides being some-what screened, the sharp rise in the ground from the MiltonStreet level to the building makes it very difficult to see morethan a portion of the composition at any one New Medical Building. Rear Elevation from RoyalVictoria Hospital, Showing North Wings. Brown & Vallance, Architects. In iplan this building is of the conventional E type withthe three wings projecting to the north. The body of thebuilding to the south recalls the northern divisions in themain masses, and joins them by recessed stair towers, whichare built out from the lower story, to form the central portion is given over to the library and stack,• the reading room being on the top floor, while the other twofloors above the basement are devoted to the storage of booksand supplies, and for administrative purposes. The east andwest wings, to the south, are occupied by smaller depart-mental laboratories and lecture rooms; while large labora-tories, the museum and an assembly hall fill the northernwings. The interior disposition is exceedingly well expressed inthe arrangement of the outside, the library, for instance, withits three oriel windows ; the stack
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