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Civic Symbol : Creating Toronto's New City Hall, 1952-1966
Chris Armstrong
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Christopher Armstrong
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When Toronto's New City Hall opened in 1965, it was an iconic modernist symbol for what was still a sedate and conservative city. Its futuristic design by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, composed of two curved towers flanking a clam-shaped council chamber, remains as strange and distinctive today as it did fifty years ago. In Civic Symbol, Christopher Armstrong chronicles the complex and controversial development of this urban landmark from the initial international competition to the many debates that surrounded its construction and furnishing. Armstrong catalogs the many twists and turns along the path from idea to reality for the extraordinary building that Frank Lloyd Wright claimed future generations would say marks the spot where Toronto fell. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs, plans, and drawings, Civic Symbol is the essential history of this iconic Canadian building.--$cProvided by publisher.
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List of Illustrations
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Foreword
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Preface
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Introduction
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1 Beginnings
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2 Competition
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3 Winner
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4 Construction
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5 Furnishings
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6 Opening
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7 Coda
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Appendix: International Competition, 1957–1958
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Notes
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Illustration Credits
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Index
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Title
Civic Symbol
Subtitle
Creating Toronto's New City Hall, 1952-1966
Contributors
Chris Armstrong
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Christopher Armstrong
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2015-01-01
Pages
xvi, 203 pages
Print ISBN
9781442650275
eBook ISBN
9781442622692
LC Subjects
City halls - Ontario - Toronto - History.
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Public architecture - Ontario - Toronto.
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Toronto (Ont.) - Buildings
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structures
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College/higher education
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