Facadism 2: Toronto Financial District
Richard Longley
Financial District followup to Facadism 1 (Bloor, Yorkville, University), meeting at SE corner Yonge at Queen. More of the most controversial mode of architectural conservation - and some of the most imaginative, in an archipelago of architectural imagination deficit. Building new, above and behind historic facades. Preferable to demolition and total rebuild? Better for the environment, where the greenest building is the one already built? You be the judge, in the presence of some of Toronto's most interesting ancient and modern buildings.
Walk Start:
SE corner Yonge at Queen (Queen Station Line 1, Queen or King streetcar)
Queen at Peter (east of Osgoode, west of Queen subways Line 1, Queen streetcar, Spadina bus)
Walk End:
Date:
Start Time:
Sunday, May 4
2:00:00 PM
Duration:
2:00:00
Language:
English
Theme:
Architecture and Urban Planning, Environment and Sustainability, History and Places, Lived experiences and personal perspectives, People and Communities
Accessibility:
Busy sidewalks, Indoor stops, Family-friendly walk, Walk leader will use audio amplification
Attendees Identify You:
Male, white hair, holding megaphone