McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Children's Vienna Kindergarten
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1 slide photograph.
Exterior view photograph. Children playing with blocks inside Vienna Kindergarten (lot B-338). The one storey Kindergarten of the city of Vienna was conceived as a complex for both rest and play. Under the watchful eye of multilingual Austrian teachers trained in the Montessori method practiced by the kindergarten, children of pre-school and kindergarten age enjoyed the play areas, nursery and a wardrobe. Ten children of diverse backgrounds were chosen to spend two weeks at the camp, while accomodation for 20 additional children was available daily. The pavilion also included a visitors' room, offices and storage space. Cubic and cylindrical shapes with triangular rooftops. Structural grade B.C. Fir with plywood panels (S: 97' x 42' --- A: 2,400 sq. ft. --- H: 18' max)
Pavilion depicted: The Vienna Kindergarten