New ideas are needed for parts of Ontario Place, but so far, the winning ones are bad, generational mistakes. It all has the whiff of desperation. Opinion by shawnmicallef
Recently, plans to redevelop the site appeared on the agenda ofInitial images appeared last yearand they showed large glass pavilions on the lake side. Now there are more views of swooping, heavy buildings that leave precious little public space on the edges.has pointed out
It all has the whiff of desperation: not from Therme and their designers but rather from Toronto and Ontario. This city and province do not have to behave desperately. There’s no shortage of people sinking their money into this town, and tourists are returning. Some of Toronto’s biggest urban design firms are working on this project as well. The Therme spa has been designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects. Urban Strategies Inc. is working on the master plan. Both of them are signatories of “,” an international movement of architects and designers who pledge a commitment to fighting climate change.
In the “Lobbyist Watch” that my colleague Matt Elliott puts together for his excellent Toronto politics newsletter, City Hall Watcher,that Therme recently hired Premier Doug Ford’s former deputy chief of staff Mark Lawson to add to its small army of well-connected lobbyists who meet with the mayor and other councillors.
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