Saskatchewan Power Building

At the time of its completion it was the tallest building in Regina, and would remain so until 1967 when the Avord Tower surpassed it at sixteen stories.

At the sod-turning ceremony Pettick met David Cass-Beggs, the head of the Saskatchewan Power Corporation.

After meeting Cass-Beggs on several occasions at art events in the city over the next few months, Pettick received a phone call one evening and was told that he had been selected to design the new office for the Saskatchewan Power Corporation.

In lieu of the right angles and rectilinear forms of the former style, Pettick employed flowing curvature and a less formal order.

The Saskatchewan Power Building is also one of the first examples of a new Canadian prairie style of architecture, which would be further developed over the next two decades by architects such as Douglas Cardinal and Peter Hemingway.