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Mirvish+Gehry Toronto Will Feature OCAD U Facility Honouring Princess of Wales

Yesterday, OCAD University announced it will name its new 25,000 square foot facility within Mirvish+Gehry Toronto The Princess of Wales Centre for Visual Arts at OCAD University. Along with the David Mirvish Collection gallery, this new facility will serve as the cultural centrepiece for a re-imagined stretch of King Street West and an evolving downtown arts and culture district.

Photo courtesy Urbantoronto, image by Jack Landau
Photo courtesy Urbantoronto, image by Jack Landau

For more coverage of yesterday’s exciting announcement, please visit the media sources below:

The National Post – Royal assent: William and Harry cheer OCAD University decision to name new arts centre after Princess Diana

The Globe and Mail – OCAD’s new cultural centre to be named Princess of Wales Art Centre

Urbantoronto – Details Emerge for OCAD U at Mirvish+Gehry Project

For the Official Press Release and Supplementary Announcement Visuals, please visit OCAD University.

Mirvish + Gehry Meets the Public at Metro Hall

Courtesy urbantoronto.ca

urbantoronto.ca coverage photo

The first of what are certain to be many public consultations on the landmark Mirvish+Gehry proposal took place at Metro Hall on the evening of December 11th. The meeting was chaired by City Councillor, Adam Vaughan, in whose ward the proposal is sited. The approximately 100 people who were in attendance heard from City staff about the issues that the proposal raises and about the complicated process through which the proposal will be vetted as it seeks approval. Speakers included Phil Carvalino, the City Planner assigned to the file, James Parahk, Senior Urban Designer at the City, and Mary Macdonald, Acting Manager of Heritage Preservation Services at the City. Many other planning staff members were at the meeting, volunteering their time to assist to answer questions about the proposal and its ramifications.

To see more, please visit UrbanToronto.