Art Gallery of Ontario
Architect (for latest renovation): Frank Gehry (2004)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Native son Frank Gehry was commissioned for injecting a bit of cohesion into what was a bit of a hodgepodge of successive additions and remodels to this gallery over the past century or so. In stark contrast to the ROM and Libeskind's effort there, this one is fairly muted from the street. But the interior is more successful, I think.
This spiral staircase that passes up through and continues above the enclosed glass ceiling of the atrium is one of the defining features of Gehry's remodel.
Art Gallery of Ontario
Architect (for latest renovation): Frank Gehry (2004)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Native son Frank Gehry was commissioned for injecting a bit of cohesion into what was a bit of a hodgepodge of successive additions and remodels to this gallery over the past century or so. In stark contrast to the ROM and Libeskind's effort there, this one is fairly muted from the street. But the interior is more successful, I think.
This spiral staircase that passes up through and continues above the enclosed glass ceiling of the atrium is one of the defining features of Gehry's remodel.