Built in the 1950s according to a design by John Bland, the John G. Diefenbaker building served initially as the Ottawa City Hall. It was extended to a design by Moshe Safie in 1992 and 1993.
![John G. Diefenbaker building](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/ab6d9b53-dde2-4c31-be09-0c54fa3a861e_rw_1920.jpg?h=33d26cbf8b16d7a3c5d98aa2af06f760)
John G. Diefenbaker building
![John G. Diefenbaker building - staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/b2b49e9b-4e7f-4505-96cd-b15907a714c9_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac8ea9ca97a712cbb930976d1499ab32)
John G. Diefenbaker building - staircase
![John G. Diefenbaker building - Moshe Safie extension](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/4314584b-8b5f-4303-b64f-3eff093e846d_rw_1920.jpg?h=a90ac53a5773ea4ae241085d40f349d6)
John G. Diefenbaker building - Moshe Safie extension
On the inside, the artwork “I want the Moon” (Micheline Beauchemin, 1994) consisting of 12 overlapping nylon sails dyed in shades of yellow, orange, red and blue.
![“I want the Moon”, Micheline Beauchemin, 1994](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/f2d381c7-564b-427f-afa8-83e0ac7b0f2c_rw_1920.jpg?h=e0319f6f6ea22779563bfab7cbfc4d4d)
“I want the Moon”, Micheline Beauchemin, 1994
![John G. Diefenbaker building at night](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/3f2a28ad-7c6b-42dc-8bb5-7816d96686a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=8cf10a5ef5fd6680b90f6e85fd2e3d9e)
John G. Diefenbaker building at night
![John G. Diefenbaker building at night](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/7d00139c-654d-4b33-9c39-b3ac17f4b7aa_rw_1920.jpg?h=a2f11ffbb3b98e774aa50853cf0fa3b6)
John G. Diefenbaker building at night
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