Showing posts with label Free access to significant Toronto buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free access to significant Toronto buildings. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 May 2011

2011 Doors Open Toronto

Doors Open Toronto, one of the city's most popular events takes place again,  this week-end.  Free access is provided , to buildings of architectural, historic, social and cultural significance.
This year, there is a photography contest held,  City in Focus, --as part of a special focus on architecture and photography.  For further details,  look up www.toronto.ca/doorsopen  The list of buildings to visit, is huge. Here are just a handful of my picks;


Native Child and Family services of Toronto--30 College St
I photographed this fot Amoi Magazine, a few months ago,and was impressed by how different and unusual it is. 


Ontario Association of Architects Headquarters
111 Moatfield Dr.,   Toronto


Gardiner Museum-dedicated to ceramic art.
111 Queens Park


Gooderham "Flatiron" Building
49 Wellington St.


Elgin Winter Garden Theatre
189 Yonge St. 


Scadding Cabin--Toronto's oldest surviving house, built in 1794.
1 Yukon Place, Toronto