Victor Marius Prus (

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(Poland), 24 April 1917 –

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, 21 January 2017) was a Polish-born Canadian architect. He designed several major buildings in

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which won many prizes, such as the

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in Quebec City; his designs were chosen from those of several entries in a national competition in 1964. With his wife Maria Fisz Prus and many collaborators, he designed buildings remarkable for their characteristic and appropriate "ambiance", which, according to Prus, was the "ultimate objective" of architecture. His principal completed commissions include: * The first

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Mall, Montreal (1960) * Savoy Apartments, Montreal (1962) * Mont-Royal metro station, Montreal (1966) *

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, Montreal (1966), with

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* St. Augustine's Church, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (1966-1967) * Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial at the

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(1969) * The Grand Théâtre de Québec (1964–70) *

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(1971) * The

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(CFHT) at

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, Hawaii (1977) * The rebuilt

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Mall, Longueuil (1981) *

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* The Palais des Congrès (Convention Centre) in Montreal (1979–83)Biographie sur le site de l'Encyclopédie canadienne
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*Finding aid for th
Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992

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