An historic building in the Town of Banff is still sparking debate decades after it was torn down, as a new projects aims to rebuild Frank Lloyd Wright's Banff pavilion.
The building is one of only two Lloyd Wright designs built in Canada but it was destroyed after suffering extensive flood and frost damage over the course of two and a half decades. The pavilion sat directly on a Banff floodplain but now, three people are hoping to see it reconstructed.
"I think it was one of the best things Wright had done," said Doug Gilmour, one of the two Canadian architects at the heart of the bid to rebuild the pavilion.
The project is also led by a Florida filmmaker and together, the trio are hoping to raise millions of dollars in private donations to rebuild the pavilion in Banff.
But raising the money is only part of the challenge — they would still need to get the town's approval.
Officials say while they are intrigued by the history, they have a lot of questions about cost and responsibility, and are also still waiting for a formal request to be submitted by the trio.
"Is this the right thing to do, to try and rebuild a building that's long been demolished?" asked Randall McKay, Banff's planning and development manager. "Would you ever be able to re-create it in its original form?"
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