Libling Michener and Associates become the first Winnipeg-based architecture firm to earn Massey Medals of Excellence for the designs of Executive House, Chapel St. Louis Le Roi and Winnipeg Hydro Substation No.21. Executive House becomes one of the first Winnipeg structures built overtop ground-level parking and is lauded as an excellent example of elegant design on a small site.

An eight-storey complex in River Heights called Grosvenor House marks the tallest building in Canada designed with pre-cast concrete and receives a Canadian Housing Design Award.

The cutting-edge design of St. Paul’s High School — organized around an interior courtyard and access to natural light — earns a Massey Gold Medal.

St. John Brebeuf Church is celebrated by Canadian Architect for its modernist design that evokes a sense of oneness in a contemplative setting.

After designing the Manitoba Teachers’ Society’s first building, the firm gains a loyal client and is brought on to design their next, much larger home on Portage Avenue. McMaster House earns a MAA Award of Excellence, becomes a revered example of brutalist architecture in Winnipeg and remains home to the Society to this day.

Several student/faculty buildings help define today’s Red River College Polytechnic at its Notre Dame Campus, including the “Tower,” exterior plaza and underground networks. The same year, Sturgeon Heights Regional Secondary School opens as a major vocational and academic high school in Winnipeg.

Victoria General Hospital, the firm’s first major healthcare hub opens to the public with a bright, uplifting interior. This project sparks an ongoing 50-year partnership to modernize healthcare amenities and expand facilities over time.

Construction begins on Lakeview Square – a key development in downtown Winnipeg that includes the Holiday Inn, two residential towers, commercial buildings and reserved green space.

Following the retirement of Gerald Libling, the firm changes its name to The LM Architectural Group.

The Winnipeg Convention Centre opens, designed by the LM Architectural Group in consortium with Number TEN Architectural Group. It marks the first events hub to be so closely integrated into a city’s downtown core in Canada.

Rupertsland Square (444 St. Mary Ave.) expands the footprint of downtown Winnipeg with a 17-storey office tower, two storey podium and six storey parkade. Designed in collaboration with Number TEN Architectural Group and originally the home of Inter City Gas, it remains a fixture in the city’s core today.

The CFB Air Command Building opens along Ness Avenue as a state of the art headquarters facility with a strong focus on security and energy conservation.

The firm completes wide-ranging design services for Bank of Montreal branch locations across the prairies over several years, including carrying out interior renovations at the iconic Portage and Main location in Winnipeg.

Major projects such as the Dauphin General Hospital Redevelopment and Pine Falls Hospital deepen the firm’s knowledge and experience in healthcare design.

The firm designs the Morden Research Centre in collaboration with Smith Carter. Consisting of greenhouses, labs, offices and interior courtyards, the modern facility creates new opportunities in agriculture and horticulture research in the prairies.

Ashdown Warehouse becomes one of Winnipeg’s first commercial to residential building conversions and the first in the Exchange District. The groundbreaking renovation is recognized with a Heritage Preservation Award.

Elephant and Castle opens its doors on the ground floor of downtown Winnipeg’s Holiday Inn. The project kicks off a 15-year partnership, leading to the completion of more than two dozen Elephant and Castle locations from San Francisco to Boston.

Boundary Trails Health Centre is a catalyst project that cements the firm’s reputation as a major player in Western Canadian healthcare design. Brandon Regional Health Centre, Humboldt Health Centre and Riverside Health Facilities follow soon after.

Parkland Recreation Complex opens in Dauphin. This multi- phased project includes curling rinks, hockey arenas and Manitoba’s first indoor wave pool, creating a springboard for the firm’s recreational portfolio to take off.

ESP began renovating existing stores for Long and McQuade, which transformed into a decade-long partnership designing new stores across Canada, including a major distribution hub in Vancouver.

A contract with Safeway Canada evolves into designing new stores, distribution hubs and retrofitting Safeway locations across the country. This relationship is still thriving today, following the acquisition of Safeway by Sobeys in 2013.