Toronto City Hall

Title

Toronto City Hall

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

June 15, 2015

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

Description

Exterior view of 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

ID Number

LTU-TO-734

Files

LTU-TO-734.jpg
Date Added
June 15, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Toronto City Hall,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14753.