Renovation to the Art Gallery of Ontario
the end wings aka "tears"...
Frank Gehry Architect
Toronto, Ontario
| Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP Associate Professor :: Associate Director :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo |
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Renovation to the Art Gallery of Ontario the end wings aka "tears"... Frank Gehry Architect Toronto, Ontario
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Design
Architect: Frank Gehry International |
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Project
Images: April 2008
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The framing is up for the east "wing".
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Juncture of north gallery and the wing. |
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Working on the wing.
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Finishing the connections from a crane
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Installing the last few sections of the wood grid.
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Receiving another piece of wood.
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Installations.
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Detaching from the crane.
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Views through the glazing at work in progress.
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The wing pulls back from the line of the glazed gallery.
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Workers installing gasketing in the glazing.
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Installing seals for the glazing.
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Reflections of the neighbourhood.
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Glazing at the west end of the north
gallery. |
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View from the north west corner
of Dundas and Beverly Streets. |
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of the framing for the wall. |
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Apex of the north gallery. |
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The east end. |
The west end. |
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The west end. |
The spiral exit stair on the south facade. |
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Detail of spiral exit stair on the north facade. |
The south facade. |
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These images are for educational use only and may not be reproduced commercially without written permission. tboake@sympatico.ca |
Updated June 17, 2008
