addition to royal ontario museum
toronto, ontario


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Renovation to the Royal Ontario Museum

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Toronto, Ontario

 

Project Information:

Design Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Local Architects: Bregman and Hamann
Steel Fabrication: Walters Inc.
General Contractor: Vanbots Construction Corporation
Structural: Arup Canada/Halsall Associates (Neb Erakovic, P.Eng., Shahé Sagharian, P.Eng., Mike Jordan, P.Eng., Matt Humphries, Ken Sissakis, Nick Michisor, Ian Trudeau)
Mechanical: Arup Canada (Julian Sutherland, P.Eng.) / The Mitchell Partnership (Jim Ovens, P.Eng., David Blenman, Robert Shute, P.Eng.)
Electrical: Arup Canada (Daniel Brace)/ Mulvey + Banani (Diego Battiston, Jerry Mobilio, Ismail Bhabha, Mike Hamza, P.Eng., Regina Brozyna)

track the construction progress on the live webcams: link

summer 2004
november 2004

Project Images: ...the last piece of structural steel is erected ... july 12, 2005
Front elevation, March 2005.
A view from the roof of the "old building" overlooking the construction, May 2005.

Daniel Libeskind chats with visitors to the final piece event on July 12, 2005.
A view of the rear of the construction site to the steel that bridges between the crystal and the existing brick building.

The interior of the large main court space.
Daniel Libeskind signs the final piece while the press looks on.

The final piece is lifted. The evergreen tree on top is symbolic of an accident free site.
Daniel Libeskind watches the steel go up. To his left is William Thorsell, CEO of the ROM; to the his right, Thore Garbers, Project Architect at Studio Libeskind; and at the rear, Walter Koppelaar of Walters Inc., responsible for steel fabrication and erection.
One of the ironworkers receives and places one end of the piece.
Once connected, the lifting hoist is let go and the steel is complete.
Ironworkers Local 721, Toronto, flank the final piece of steel prior to erection.

 

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