Toronto City Hall
Title
Toronto City Hall
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
May 14, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Nathan Phillips Square
Creator
Revell, Viljo
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Finnish
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
August, 1969
Work Location
Ontario (province)
Toronto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
city halls
squares (open spaces)
Description
View of Nathan Phillips Square and the Toronto City Hall designed by Viljo Revell and completed in 1965. "Completed in 1965 under the direction of local architects John B. Parkin Associates, Revell's idiosyncratic city hall and generous civic square quickly became symbols for Toronto and introduced to the downtown core the Modernist paradigm of high-rise tower with low podium, open plaza, and vast underground parking garage. Most significantly it helped the public to perceive Modern architecture as a legitimate, even appropriate style for the expression of civic aspirations,"--from Toronto City Hall by Marco Polo from Canadian Architect, March, 1994.
Material/Medium
concrete
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-693
- Date Added
- May 14, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- city halls, squares
- Citation
- “Toronto City Hall,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 8, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14715.