Building 94 - Canada Agriculture and Food Museum - Central Experimental Farm - Integrated Project Dossier (2019)

Building 94, located on the Experimental Farm, was originally constructed for the creation and testing of technologically advanced machinery and agricultural materials. The building sheds light on an important time in Canadian history when there was a shift from manual labor to mechanized labor. As an early research centre, this building emphasizes the importance of Canadian agriculture as well as the advancement of knowledge in such a field. The building itself holds architectural, environmental and historic values. Designed in 1935 by the Federal Department of Public Works the Agricultural Engineering Building was completed in 1936. In just one year, an entire collection of specimens was ready to be showcased and the museum opened. In 1997 the building achieved its designation as a Federal Heritage Building, and shortly after became public space and offices on behalf of the Natural Museum of Science and Technology in 2002. After a retrofit and adaptive reuse in 2012 the main space became a learning centre for the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. This is the Integrated Project Dossier compiled by a group of undergraduate students of the Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Program (Engineers and architects) at Carleton University for the CIVE3207 (ARCN4100) Historic Site Recording and Assessment course in 2019.