bce place: heritage square and galleria
santiago calatrava


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BCE Place:

Heritage Square and Galleria

Toronto, Ontario

 

Santiago Calatrava Architect

 

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Project Funding: This case study represents research done with funding from the Steel Structures Education Foundation of Canada and TRACE of the University of Waterloo by Professor Terri Meyer Boake, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo.

Background: In 1987 an invited competition was held as part of the City of Toronto's public art requirements. The purpose was to find ideas for the spaces between the Canada Trust Tower Lobby, the Clarkson Gordon Building and Garden Court, the Bay Wellington Tower, 22 Front Street and the Bank of Montreal (Hockey Hall of Fame).

The end result of the competition was the construction of BCE Place, Heritage Square and Galleria. The project forms a light filled link in the downtown business core of Toronto -- an urban space that is at once a vital attraction for locals and visitors alike, both day and night.

 

 

 
Galleria and Heritage Square was a collaborative effort:

Owner:
Brookfield Development Corporation
Architect:
Santiago Calatrava
Architect of Record:
Bregman + Hamann Architects, Toronto
Engineers:
Yolles Partnership Limited (structural)
The Mitchell Partnership (mechanical)
Mulvey & Banani (electrical)
Hatch Associates (civil)
Consultants:
Vision Engineering and Design Inc. (glazing)
Vibron Limited (acoustics)
Trow Geotechnical Ltd. (geotechnical)
University of Western Ontario (wind tunnel study)
Mulvey & Banani International Inc. and H. M. Brandson & Partners Inc. (lighting)
Contractors:
PCL Constructors Eastern Ltd. (general)
Canron Inc. Eastern Structural Division (steel)
 

Fabrication

Construction: Heritage Square

Construction: The Galleria

Urban Space


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Updated May 29, 2006 x

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