Robson Central, 1957/1996

• Constructed 1957/1996
• Located Vancouver, BC
• Architects
  Semmens & Simpson Architects (1957)
  James Cheng Architects (1996)
• Sculpture Lionel Thomas
• Use Civic/Commercial
• Recognition
  Massey Silver Medal for Architecture (1958)

Robson Central has had a very public life. With the influences of International Modernism, the building was originally designed by Semmens & Simpson to house the new Vancouver Central Library (1957). In the mid-1990s, after the library moved to its new location, the building was renovated by architect James Cheng. In the time since, it has housed television and radio studios, Virgin Megastore, Planet Hollywood, HMV, and numerous other retail outlets.