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Metro Hall
Metro Hall is a 27-storey Postmodern architecture, Postmodern-style office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Street (Toronto), John Street in the Downtown Toronto, downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It looks out onto Pecaut Square. Part of the three-tower Metro Centre complex, the building was completed in 1992 to house the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (Metro) and its employees. The building is now used by the Municipal government of Toronto, City of Toronto following municipal consolidation in 1998. History Following Metro's inception in 1954, its politicians and employees were scattered in more than a dozen buildings around Toronto. When the new Toronto City Hall originally opened in 1964, one of its twin towers was intended for Metro Toronto offices and the other for the City of Toronto; the two councils shared the central council chamber. Eventually this space proved inadequate and committee facilities and councillors' offices were relocated to 390 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecaut Square
Pecaut Square (formerly known as Metro Square) is a large concrete-and granite-clad plaza located in front of Metro Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The square supports the PATH network connection between Metro Hall and nearby buildings such as Metro Centre. Glass pavilions provide access to the PATH network. History Pecaut Square was built as part of Toronto's postmodern Metro Hall project, meant to house the government of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, which existed from 1954 to 1998. The agreement to build Metro Hall was signed in 1988, and the project was completed in 1992. The plaza was formerly known as Metro Square but was renamed in April 2011 by a unanimous Toronto City Council vote to honour the late civic leader David Pecaut. Culture and amenities The public space features Canadian sculptor Bernie Miller's ''The Poet, The Fever Hospital'', a 1992 piece made up of galvanized steel, bronze, granite, and marble. The sculpture incorporates a fountain and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmodern Architecture
Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture, particularly in the International Style (architecture), international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock. The movement was formally introduced by the architect and urban planner Denise Scott Brown and architectural theorist Robert Venturi in their 1972 book ''Learning from Las Vegas'', building upon Venturi's "gentle manifesto" ''Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture'', published by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1966. The style flourished from the 1980s through the 1990s, particularly in the work of Scott Brown & Venturi, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore (architect), Charles Moore and Michael Graves. In the late 1990s, it divided into a multitude of new tendencies, including high-tech architecture, neo-futurism, new classical architecture, and deconstructivism. However, some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pecaut
David Kent Pecaut (September 14, 1955 – December 14, 2009) was an American-born Canadian civic leader. He co-founded the Toronto City Summit Alliance where he was a chair on the board of directors. Personal life Pecaut was born on September 14, 1955. His parents Richard and Dorothy (Kent) Pecaut raised him in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended West High School before going to Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 1977) and the University of Sussex (Master of Arts in Philosophy, 1978). He returned to Sioux City to work for Terra Chemicals before moving to Toronto in the 1980s. Pecaut was appointed member of the Order of Canada in November 2009. He died on September 14, 2009, at his Toronto residence due to colorectal cancer. He was 54 years old and left behind his wife, Helen Burstyn, and their children Lauren Burstyn Lawrence, Amy Burstyn, Sarah Pecaut, and Bec Pecaut. Professional life Pecaut began his consulting career as a special assistant to the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Lastman Square
Mel Lastman Square is a public square at North York Civic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named after then North York mayor (and later Toronto mayor) Mel Lastman. It was officially opened on June 16, 1989, by Norman Jewison and Mel Lastman's granddaughter Brie Lastman. The architects were J. Michael Kirkland. The square hosts a variety of activities throughout the year, but is primarily a quiet space in which to relax or eat lunch. History The Square is located on what once was a "500-foot deep grassy field that served no apparent purpose other than to make City Hall hard to reach." The square was named after Lastman in a motion brought forth by Howard Moscoe at a city council meeting in April 1986. Architect Michael Kirkland felt the overuse of concrete made the square feel "chintzy"; he would have used granite had the budget allowed for it. The Square cost $5 million to build. The opening ceremony on June 16 was attended by 3,500 people, including Lincoln Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North York Civic Centre
The North York Civic Centre is a municipal government building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1979 as the city hall of the former city of North York. It is located in North York City Centre. Designed by Adamson Associates Architects, the building is located on Yonge Street north of Sheppard Avenue, and features Mel Lastman Square along the Yonge Street frontage. The construction of the building was intended to act as a catalyst for the development of the "North York City Centre", a downtown area for the formerly suburban North York. The building received The Governor General's Medal for Architecture in 1982. With municipal amalgamation, North York is now part of the City of Toronto, and the building no longer serves as a city hall. Today, the building is home to the North York Community Council and a number of local municipal departments and services. Opposite the Civic Centre is the North York Central Library branch of the Toronto Public Library. The Civic Centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Civic Centre
The York Civic Centre is a government building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West in the neighbourhood of Beechborough-Greenbrook. The building is used by the Toronto West Court Office and was the seat of the municipal government of the former city of York, Ontario. York's Civic Centre does not have a public square like several other civic centres in Toronto, but is located next to Coronation Park and York Memorial Collegiate Institute. There is a time capsule present on the grounds, adjacent to the city of York's war memorial. It is intended to be opened in 2193, Toronto's quadricentennial anniversary. See also * East York Civic Centre * Etobicoke Civic Centre * Scarborough Civic Centre * North York Civic Centre * Metro Hall Metro Hall is a 27-storey Postmodern architecture, Postmodern-style office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Street (Toronto), John Street in the Downtown Toronto, downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough Civic Centre
The Scarborough Civic Centre is a civic centre located in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by architect Raymond Moriyama during the development of Scarborough City Centre and initially opened as the city hall of the former borough of Scarborough by then mayor Albert Campbell and Queen Elizabeth II in 1973. The building served as the municipal office and office for the Scarborough Board of Education. Following the amalgamation of Toronto, Scarborough lost its city status and the civic centre became a secondary hub for the City of Toronto government. It is also home to the Scarborough Community Council and offices of the Toronto District School Board. The civic centre is adjacent to Albert Campbell Square. It is south of Scarborough Centre station and the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall. Structure and surroundings The building is unique for the juxtaposition of two triangular-shaped, multiple split-level towers, which surround an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etobicoke Civic Centre
The Etobicoke Civic Centre in the Eatonville neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, once housed the municipal government of the former City of Etobicoke. The building was built in 1958 by the firm Shore and Moffat to replace the single storey brick Township of Etobicoke Municipal Hall at 4946 Dundas Street (now Fox and a Fiddle pub). The building exterior is clad in Queenston limestone and framed by glass and aluminum. The original building also features a clock tower with a non-numeric clock face. A limestone cenotaph (War Memorial - Etobicoke Municipal Centre) was constructed in 1968 in memory of those who gave their lives in World War I (1914 - 1918), World War II (1939 - 1945), and the Korean War (1950 - 1953). The original plan was to convert the clock tower as a cenotaph. The war dates are located on a metal plaque and above it a large metal cross. Adjacent to the Cenotaph, a provincial plaque commemorating Corporal Frederick George Topham, V.C., an Etobicoke war He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East York Civic Centre
The East York Civic Centre was the municipal office of the former borough of East York, now part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the result of municipal amalgamation. The two-storey civic building, located on the western side of Coxwell Avenue, was completed in 1990. Prior to 1990 it was the site of the East York Municipal Offices built in 1948, additions added in 1963 and 1975. The Township of East York Municipal Building was located nearby at 443 Sammon Avenue (replaced by St. Aloysius Catholic Elementary School 1962-2002 now as École élémentaire La Mosaïque). Since 1998, the building's former council chambers have not been used for any municipal-council function. The East York Community Council became the Downtown Community Council (later renamed Toronto East York Community Council) and sits at Toronto City Hall. From 2002 to 2005, the council chambers were used to hold public hearings in the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry. The former chambers is rectangular room with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario Heritage Act
The ''Ontario Heritage Act'', (the ''Act'') first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Canadian Province of Ontario, as being of cultural heritage value or interest. Designation under the ''Ontario Heritage Act'' Once a property has been designated under Part IV of the ''Act'', a property owner must apply to the local municipality for a permit to undertake alterations to any of the identified heritage elements of the property or to demolish any buildings or structures on the property. Part V of the ''Act'' allows for the designation of heritage conservation districts. Amendments to the legislation Until 2005, a designation of a property under the ''Act'' allowed a municipality to delay, but not ultimately prevent, the demolition of a heritage property. Heritage advocates were highly critical of the 180-day "cooling off" period provided for under the legislation, which was intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saw 3D
''Saw 3D'' (also released as ''Saw: The Final Chapter'') is a 2010 American 3D film, 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to ''Saw VI'' (2009) and the seventh installment in the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Cary Elwes. The plot follows author Bobby Dagen (Flanery), who, after falsely claiming to be a survivor of one of the games perpetrated by the Jigsaw (Saw character), Jigsaw Killer (Bell) in order to become a local celebrity, finds himself part of a real game where he must save his wife. Meanwhile, John Kramer's ex-wife Jill Tuck (Russell) informs Internal affairs (law enforcement), internal affairs that rogue detective Mark Hoffman (Mandylor) is the man responsible for the recent Jigsaw games. Two sequels to ''Saw VI'' were originally planned, but due to the decline in box office success for the film, ''Saw 3D'' was instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing (Canadian TV Series)
''Missing'' (originally titled ''1-800-Missing'') is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the ''1-800-WHERE-R-YOU'' book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A-Channel network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006. The theme song was "This Dream Is Real", performed by actress Gloria Reuben, was heard during the first season, while the second season, it was replaced with a song called "Till I Find You" performed by Kina, which was heard during the opening credits as well. Synopsis The series is centred on Jess Mastriani, played by Caterina Scorsone, a woman in her twenties who receives psychic abilities after being hit by lightning. She is employed by a special FBI Task Force because she has visions which, once interpreted, contain clues that will help her find missing people. The series initially starred Gloria Reuben as Brooke Haslett, Jess's skeptical partner. Other stars of the series duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
