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
Moore, Henry
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)
sculpture (visual work)
Description
View of Nathan Phillips Square and the Toronto City Hall designed by Viljo Revell and completed in 1965, with Henry Moore sculpture, "Three Way Piece No. 2" also know as "Archer" in foreground. "Conceived together with his Helsinki teammates, Bengt Lundsten, Seppo Valjus and Heikki Castren, Revell proposed two curved tall towers of asymmetric heights that seemed to cradle the council chamber in a powerful embrace. It was as if a massive column of concrete scored with vertical fluting had been cracked open to reveal a civic surprise: a mushroom, a space ship, possibly a white pearl,"--Toronto City Hall: How Finnish Architecture Rebranded a City, by Lisa Rochon.
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-698
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