The Better Living Centre
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Name: Better Living Centre |
Address: Canadian National Exhibition |
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Architects: Marani, Morris, and Allan |
City/Province: Toronto, Ontario |
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Built: 1962 |
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The Better Living Centre
Name: Better Living Centre
Address: Canadian National Exhibition
Architects: Marani, Morris, and Allan
City/Province: Toronto, Ontario
Built: 1962
The Better Living Centre: A magnificent pavilion type exhibition building in the tradition of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It has a two-tier plan, the NORTH ELEVATION faces the street with its blue pool, modern sculpture, trees and shrubbs, the SOUTH ELEVATION faces a beautifil garden next to Lake Ontario.
NORTH ELEVATION: The Better Living Centre, (Photo1998)
"The Better Living Centre features a modern functional design recalling the unrelieved white forms, spatial planning, and integration of architecture and landscaping explored in the European Exhibition Halls of the 1920's and 1930's. The solidity of the ground floor brick surfaces dissolve at roof level where a second cantilevered roof appears to float on a fully-glazed five-foot-high clerestory. With this element, it was intended that at night the building will glow as a palace of light." Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Journal, 1962
NORTH ELEVATION: The Better Living Centre, (Photo1998)
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Modifications: None |
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Recommendations: Restoration / Historical Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. |
The demolition of the Grandstand will lead to the demise of the rest of the vintage 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1960's buildings that have been part of the Canadian National Exhibition for so long.Instead of tearing down our glorious past, we should re build our past for the future. Please Help Restore the dignity of The Canadian National Exhibition.These buildings and structures are part of the collective memory of Canada.
CALL NOW!!
Councillor, Joe Pantalone
councillor_pantalone@city.toronto.on.ca
Toronto Mayor, Mel Lastman
mayor_lastman@city.toronto.on.ca
SOUTH ELEVATION: The Better Living Centre, (Photo1998)
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