Buhler Centre & Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Public City’s Role
Architecture
Team
David Penner Architect, DIN Projects, Wolfrom Engineering, Tower Engineering, Integrated Designs, MEC Consulting
Client
University of Winnipeg, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
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The Buhler Centre creates shared territory between street life and academic pursuit. Positioned at the edge of the University of Winnipeg campus, this collaboration with Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art turns circulation into exhibition space. Wide corridors double as galleries, making art part of daily movement through the building. Through strategic budgeting and material choices, the design proves how civic architecture can achieve institutional presence without institutional expense. The project establishes new common ground between university, art institute, and city—where education becomes public act.
