junctionist
Senior Member
I'd prefer to see more bold, really creative and superbly executed works of public art even if there are less of them than a token work to satisfy the 1% requirement with every project.
Toronto Nathan Phillips Square + Spirit Garden | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto
androiduk
Senior Member
Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started
Location: 100 QUEEN ST W
TORONTO ON M5H 2N1
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 13 197489 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Jul 2, 2013
Project: Restaurant 30 Seats or Less Interior Alterations
Description: Proposal for take-out restaurant (Hero Certfied Burgers) - no seating - at existing building on the south-west corner of Nathan Philips Square
Location: 100 QUEEN ST W
TORONTO ON M5H 2N1
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 13 197489 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Jul 2, 2013
Project: Restaurant 30 Seats or Less Interior Alterations
Description: Proposal for take-out restaurant (Hero Certfied Burgers) - no seating - at existing building on the south-west corner of Nathan Philips Square
buildup
Senior Member
And ROCP and those "drill bits' across the street. Cityplace has some very fine public art however.
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
They have started rebuilding the Pope House from the old Peace Garden.
RiverCity1
Active Member
MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
July 22 2013:
khris
Senior Member
How cool would it be if a curtain of water fell from the arches, instead of the fountains in the reflecting pool.
ptbotrmpfn
Senior Member
khristpher, had alway thought that my self.
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Like the fountain/splash pad on the Esplanade!
Also, they have started putting the roof on the Pope House.
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From City of Toronto:
Third phase of Nathan Phillips Square's revitalization starts Monday
Construction for Phase 3 of the Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization project will begin on Monday, August 26, with the installation of the construction hoarding at the southwest end of the square along Queen Street West.
Phase 3 construction will include:
- revitalizing the Queen Street West forecourt with an improved pedestrian environment that includes beautified hard and soft landscaping
- completing the relocated Peace Garden
- moving the Sir Winston Churchill statue to the northwest quadrant of the square
- refurbishing the Toronto Parking Authority's elevator building and animal-theme stairs that lead to the parking garage, and
- landscaping the southwest quadrant of the square.
This phase of the construction will be completed in two stages to minimize the impact on vehicular traffic and pedestrians in the vicinity of the square, accommodate existing street food vendor trucks and sidewalk food vendors along the site's Queen Street frontage, and accommodate scheduled events on Nathan Phillips Square with minimum disruption to activities on the square.
A pedestrian plan will be implemented to maintain pedestrian flow into and out of the square. Pedestrians should be mindful of directional signs.
Completion of the Phase 3 construction is estimated to be at the end of 2014. More details about the project are available at http://www.toronto.ca/nps.
Third phase of Nathan Phillips Square's revitalization starts Monday
Construction for Phase 3 of the Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization project will begin on Monday, August 26, with the installation of the construction hoarding at the southwest end of the square along Queen Street West.
Phase 3 construction will include:
- revitalizing the Queen Street West forecourt with an improved pedestrian environment that includes beautified hard and soft landscaping
- completing the relocated Peace Garden
- moving the Sir Winston Churchill statue to the northwest quadrant of the square
- refurbishing the Toronto Parking Authority's elevator building and animal-theme stairs that lead to the parking garage, and
- landscaping the southwest quadrant of the square.
This phase of the construction will be completed in two stages to minimize the impact on vehicular traffic and pedestrians in the vicinity of the square, accommodate existing street food vendor trucks and sidewalk food vendors along the site's Queen Street frontage, and accommodate scheduled events on Nathan Phillips Square with minimum disruption to activities on the square.
A pedestrian plan will be implemented to maintain pedestrian flow into and out of the square. Pedestrians should be mindful of directional signs.
Completion of the Phase 3 construction is estimated to be at the end of 2014. More details about the project are available at http://www.toronto.ca/nps.
RiverCity1
Active Member
Hamiltonian
Active Member
Prairie plants look great...! Wish there were some tall trees though but whatever.
Logan
Active Member
Does anyone know if there's a furniture plan for the square? Seems to be the only thing lacking. The random picnic tables in the centre of the square are kinda lame and cheap looking.
allabootmatt
Senior Member
As are the standard-issue plastic rolling garbage bins, which also blight other high-design parks like the one in front of 18 Yorkville. Given the amount that gets spent on making these spaces look appealing, the apparent indifference with which those get scattered about is pretty jarring and a sign that we still have a long way to go to build a culture that respects them. Along with exposed hydro wires, these are my number-1 Toronto aesthetic pet peeve.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
And what are with those stupid flags that say "STATION" by the garbage bins? They belong on a used car lot.