the Ontario Science Centre, a piece of sustainable brutalist architecture designed to integrate into and show respect to it's environment, is slated to be torn down
the Ontario Science Centre, a piece of sustainable brutalist architecture designed to integrate into and show respect to it's environment, is slated to be torn down
I thought those of you who aren't torontonians, and may have never heard of the science center, would be interested in this story. The science center is a phenomenal building that most people living in Ontario have fond memories of. It was designed to draw attention to the environment it existed in, emphasizing natural lighting and including features of the landscape into it's design. However local conservative politicians, funded by developers, are pushing (and might succeed) to have it torn down, and rebuilt on lake shore, on a piece of public land called Ontario place. This is one part in a larger scheme to privatize and industrialize lakeshore (a private spa is planned for construction as well).
I struggled to find an article that encapsulates everything so I've linked some more for anyone curious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Science_Centre
https://mtarch.com/projects/ontario-science-centre/
Such a shame, hopefully our newly elected mayor can fight this decision, however our Premiere is a bully who gets what he wants.
I really hope she's able to fight this, and I honestly don't see ford's government putting up much more of a fight considering the backlash. He probably doesn't want the egg on his face by admitting he made a mistake though
I hope you're right! The cynic in me assumes he'll just retaliate in some other way.
Really hope that the plans to relocate it to Ontario Place end up failing, there's still a chance.