Image of S. Wright, president, Smith Bros. and Wilson Construction, and Robert Reid Moffat, architect, Shore and Moffat, standing together during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Reid Moffat (1906-1960), partner in the leading postwar firm of Shore & Moffat, established in Toronto in 1945. Born in Edrans, Manitoba, he obtained a degree in Science from the University of Saskatchewan in 1926, and worked for one year as a junior draftsman for David Webster, a leading architect in that city. He moved to Boston and studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology from 1927 to 1931, then returned to Canada where he worked for Darling & Pearson, for Mathers & Haldenby, and for S.B. Coon & Son, all of Toronto. He served as Assistant Superintendent of Buildings at the Univ. of Toronto from 1932 to 1936, then opened an office under his own name. He embraced the new modernist style being promoted in Europe and the United States, and entered the T. Eaton Co. Architectural Competition for House Designs in 1936, receiving an Honourable Mention for his progressive concept. His striking design was a radical departure from the neo-Georgian conservatism evident in some of the other entries. After serving overseas with Canadian Forces during WWII, he formed a new partnership in 1945 with Leonard Shore and during the next fifteen years they were credited with a number of significant modernist landmarks in Toronto (see list of works under Shore & Moffat). The firm also designed the Memorial Student Union Building on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan. Their firm was awarded a Massey Medal for the York Township Municipal Offices (1952), and another Silver Massey Medal for the Imperial Oil Research Centre in Sarnia, Ont. (1961). Moffat died suddenly on 17 December 1960 at Port Credit, Ont.

Image of dignitaries shown after the unveiling of the Honour Roll, listing the names of University of Saskatchewan students and alumni who died in World War II, along with the war memorial fireplace below, during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). University and military dignitaries standing near memorial.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces unveil the Honour Roll, listing the names of University of Saskatchewan students and alumni who died in World War II, along with the war memorial fireplace below during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). From l to r: Sub. Lt. E.C. Boychuk, UNTD; 2nd Lt. C. Zelenko, COTC; and F.J. Cadet M.A. Frampton, RCAF Squadron. Two wreaths visible in foreground; Red Ensign on wall in background.

Image of Lt. Col. J.L. Thompson, COTC and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, addressing the audience during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). University and military dignitaries seated; microphones in front of speaker. Audience with backs to camera; four Red Ensign flags hang in background.

Image of Lt. Col. J.L. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, addressing the audience during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). University and military dignitaries seated; microphones in front of speaker. Audience with backs to camera. Four Red Ensign flags hang in background.

Image of A.C. McEown, Assistant to University President W.P. Thompson, addressing the audience during the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). University and military dignitaries seated; microphones in front of speaker. Audience with backs to camera; four Red Ensign flags hang in background.

Image of attendees of the official opening of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). Four men sitting in foreground with backs to camera; audience behind men.