Toronto-Dominion Centre
Title
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
June 15, 2015
Creator
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
German
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
August, 1969
Work Location
Ontario (province)
Toronto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
International Style (modern European architecture style)
Subject
office buildings
Description
Exterior view of the Toronto-Dominion Center in Toronto, Ontario designed by Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1967. "The TD Bank Tower was the first building in the Toronto-Dominion Centre to be constructed and is emblematic of the complex. The TD Bank Tower is 56-storeys high and 222.86m (731’-
0”) tall. It is framed in structural steel, with a structural steel core and steel and concrete flooring. The facades are distinguished by their visual openness. Exposed, matte black painted steel beams provide a frame, or grid, filled with curtains of bronze-coloured glass. Attached to the outside of the mullions and structural columns are exposed I-beams, which perform both structural and aesthetic functions. The typical window module is 1.5m x 2.7m (5’-0” x 9’-0”). The building is raised on columns providing for a spacious ground-level base articulated with sheets of plate glass, revolving glass doors, leading to a travertine-walled elevator lobby,"--Ontario Heritage Foundation.
0”) tall. It is framed in structural steel, with a structural steel core and steel and concrete flooring. The facades are distinguished by their visual openness. Exposed, matte black painted steel beams provide a frame, or grid, filled with curtains of bronze-coloured glass. Attached to the outside of the mullions and structural columns are exposed I-beams, which perform both structural and aesthetic functions. The typical window module is 1.5m x 2.7m (5’-0” x 9’-0”). The building is raised on columns providing for a spacious ground-level base articulated with sheets of plate glass, revolving glass doors, leading to a travertine-walled elevator lobby,"--Ontario Heritage Foundation.
Material/Medium
steel (alloy)
glass (material)
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-749
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