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Canadian Museum of Nature
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Kingston,
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Canada
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Vaughan Civic Centre
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Canada
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Art Gallery of Ontario, Phase Three
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Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario – Toronto
Alex McLean
« Je me souviens particulièrement d’avoir visité le Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario à Toronto. J’aime la conception architecturale et le large éventail d’œuvres d’art. J’aime être dans le bâtiment et j’apprécie la cohésion de chacun des espaces ainsi que la variété d’un espace à l’autre.
J’ai de bons souvenirs de visites de la galerie avec mes enfants, alors qu’ils étaient encore tout petits. Ils adoraient se promener dans le bâtiment et jouer dans les différents espaces. Bien qu’il y ait des règles (ne pas toucher l’art, en général), l’espace était suffisamment ouvert et flexible pour qu’il y ait toujours quelque chose sur lequel les enfants pouvaient grimper et explorer, tandis que ma femme et moi pouvions apprécier l’art. Le personnel de la galerie semblait également savoir quand intervenir pour protéger les œuvres d’art de valeur et quand rester en retrait et laisser les gens (les enfants, dans le cas de ma famille) faire ce qu’ils avaient à faire.
Pour moi, la forme atypique du bâtiment et l’agencement des pièces donnent un sentiment de découverte : on ne sait jamais vraiment à quoi s’attendre en entrant dans telle ou telle pièce, en montant tel ou tel escalier, etc. Pour moi, cela donne à l’espace un aspect ludique plutôt que rigide et bureaucratique. Il est public sans être administratif.
Je pense que mon espace préféré dans la galerie a toujours été la Galleria Italia qui longe le bâtiment du côté de la rue Dundas. Les matériaux en sapin de Douglas sont typiquement canadiens et situent le bâtiment dans un environnement national. Bien que l’espace soit étroit, il est long et le plafond est haut, ce qui donne une impression d’ouverture… un peu comme si l’on se trouvait dans une forêt de sapins. Il inverse également la relation de la galerie avec son environnement : de cette galerie, on regarde vers l’extérieur, sur la rue Dundas, qui est très fréquentée. La ville, en ce sens, fait partie de l’exposition. Cela permet de situer la galerie dans son environnement urbain. » (Livret Expériences Vécues Positives de la Qualité dans l’Environnement Bâti 2023, p.71).
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Kitchener City Hall & Civic Centre
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Grand Valley Institution for Women
Kitchener,
Ontario,
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James Stewart Centre for Mathematics, McMaster University
Hamilton,
Ontario,
Canada
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Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery
Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario,
Canada
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Richmond Hill,
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Winnipeg,
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Canada
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Richmond City Hall
Richmond,
British Columbia,
Canada
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Canadian Museum of Nature
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Joseph S. Stauffer Library
Kingston,
Ontario,
Canada
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Vaughan Civic Centre
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Scarborough,
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Canada
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Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto – Toronto
Alex McLean
« I particularly remember visiting the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. I love the architectural design and the wide array of artworks. I enjoy being in the building and appreciate the cohesion of each of the spaces as well as the sense of variety from space to space.
I have fond memories of visiting the gallery with my children, when they were still toddlers. They loved to wander the building and play in the various spaces. Though there were rules (don’t touch the art, generally) the space was open and flexible enough that there was always something for kids to climb on and explore while me and my wife were able to appreciate the art. Staff of the gallery also seemed good at knowing when to intervene to protect valuable artwork and when to hang back and let people (kids, in my family’s case) do their thing.
For me, the building’s atypical shape and arrangements of rooms provided a sense of discovery: you never quite know what to expect as you enter a certain chamber, climb a certain set of stairs etc. To me, this makes the space seem playful as opposed to rigid and bureaucratic. It is public without being managerial.
I think my favorite space in the gallery was always the Galleria Italia that runs along the Dundas-facing side of the building. The Douglas Fir materials feel distinctly Canadian, locating the building within a national environment. Though the space is narrow, it is long and the ceiling is high, so it nonetheless feels open… not unlike being in a fir forest. It also inverts the galleries relationship to its surroundings: from this gallery you look outwards onto busy Dundas Street. The city, in this sense, becomes part of the exhibit. This helps locate the gallery specifically within its urban surroundings. » (Booklet Positive Lived Experiences of Quality in the Built Environment 2023, p.72).
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Grand Valley Institution for Women
Kitchener,
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Hamilton,
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Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery
Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario,
Canada
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Reisman-Jenkinson Residence & Studio
Richmond Hill,
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Canada
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Music City Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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© Tom Mair
House on a Ravine
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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