John Andrew Pearson
Unearthing Centre Block’s true master of plaster
In the wake of a fire, John Pearson dreamed up a new Centre Block. But its true master of plaster was wrongly named—until now.
How a new Centre Block rose, a century ago, from Parliament’s ashes
Though a fire destroyed Centre Block 100 years ago, its replacement—designed by an enigmatic architect—gave us the Peace Tower and its mysterious treasures