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IOONTINUED FROM PAGE lUi3 permanent building on tiie l(Wt\‘. beauty and, everywhere. line factories, office buildings a ii d square 0 a city of 2tl.0tl0. and form in exciting variations. the like are all affected by oo- The chief charm of the win- From inside. the windows reveal solescence. and their useful life i ning design is its absolute appro- interesting views of the site and is short and predictable... in the ,l priateness to the local scene and of the surrounding community. design of the Fathers or contra. the_city at large." he glazing in the Memo rial or-ntinn Memoriaj 3n§1d1ng_ ghel Sir Basil §pence, the eminent Hall. wtilch is at the centre of architect has an onporrunny_.British architect. and a mem- the complex. permits views of rnro in any gener-n"on_ or de_jher of the Jury, said the design the whole complex from inside ngnninn 8 building for oonrnr;oh_: ‘is of very hi_i,'h quality and and opens up the entire Hall to The oomnenro, is warning snshows great imagination a nd the gaze of people on the plaza - - - - - , sensitivity... a beautiful express- and on the various floors of oth- time who thinks of this buildin.,ii f ' l n as anything but h h huh h a ll onlohltie even corrimtemo‘r1at- or parts of the build . -one to which Canadians .- ;..::. arr‘: :; ..“‘t*:.:'.:et:.:.L:.:"°.;’.:.°“:..l"::‘i Toronto, the ciialrman of the ter it from Grafton Street— up “In former times. p e o p i elW(I)'i¥l-('l-\NIl(l2 :l(l'I(“elBllTl.'\‘H“ receive ‘rll;z.il)rl;:ill thgerfemsnl: built columns to commemorate The Vi8il0T in ill? building im- , front concourse. or from Queenl historic events. and Pantheons mediately expelfienceos the im-‘Street where an as memorials to the great of a Pact Oi Slyle. It IS Plain yel slrik-idrlve right to the doori through i nation. Times have changed. ins. forceful yet not m'erimwer- l the lower foyer. The 1000 - seati and. in our democratic society. Ins. monumental _.V/el Kl'ﬂ('9fUl- auditorium is unique in many even war memorials have taken it has ll“-f Simple “"93 ‘ll 3 "“’d‘ Ways. The design and embellish- the form of buildings for public "'1 building yet the mac-e ‘and , rnent are not in decorations but n5e_ it seemed even more nn. beauty of its DelPhI_t‘ a1‘€lHlt_'('-«in the structure itself. The shape nronrinro for rho Fathers of Con_' tural features _associateoit with ’ nnd proportions are remorknoh, ‘federation Memornn Bnndrnnqlthe great classical traditions, itso'.]‘he celnng gs extraordinary, h honouring on it do" rno ponoe_ eat‘. Clean lines Sland Out m8- is an uninterrupted expanse of {U1 Mslrung of n nnuon by neno_ 1€5tl€8lll’ 8E8lllSl_lll9 Sk.VZ ill 9 .c.offers. each six feet deep and tiation and good will. that it ':‘°l’.P°" ’f‘°'}°5:‘;::h'’?5f}h3‘‘'‘;§r: ‘"9 '.°‘.‘‘ ’‘"'‘"° “‘‘’‘“B ' ”°*‘ should have a useful and culiur» thelggrfouﬁdorhg grog an 'r h i '"““"‘“°""°° “"1 3 59"" °' 3‘ Wrpo” " we" " ' com‘ around the building’ gives the fmmia ‘M ‘he space arches.‘ m°m°”mV° °“e' The °°mbi""‘visitor dramatic vistas of line t'r-8 pt" 15 0" an elevator‘ mg en- rich or the“ ‘ohl._rhe C om_ and form and of the Pmvm . lune ront centre of the auditor- - (‘la ,ium floor is on another elevator memoratlve and p e r m anent. Mr I r r . hhunhg the cultural hhd useful fell‘; nnpémigovyays a par ner o its —thiis”prnvidlng for open {stage _ ' _ . _ r :as we as proscenium per orm- zighﬁfﬁgtt: hzhéhggghleaﬁe t° e Immediately thinks ‘of five ances. When the open stage is “he an in the com Ali :‘1’_', buildings. Actually there is one. desired. the front audit oriu m 5" P9 " - for all facilities are connected floor descends to the basement. To F“. LOCATION on tihe first two floors; the upper l the seats move off mechanically Not 0 had th e . floors appear as separate units. . and_the floor comes back u p Y e M morial . V _ As a result the structure lSiaKﬂln to stage level. At the Building to be suited to the com 1 . . . memonnve and useful function’ kept ow so that it does n o t ‘ same time the side panelled dehhrnhed n hhd also to ht the overshadow the historic build-‘Willis of the auditorium move ' ing beside it or the other build- lback mechanically. revealing location in the centre of Chariot - , - . ings nearby. ‘Sill? seats to make theatre-inu geuxﬁdéz mgfniﬁld Pa: l The great windows are drama- ‘ the-round. Dlnce where Cganadae Waserborn l“°- 3”-'h'“?C“"al ."""5i9l'Pl9<?8G-‘ Off the concourse is the res- is a handsome 8" t They are situated in the cornershtaur-ant which took, out on n dhehsed wan” n“d°t‘”° for the 0_bV'l0llS F9850“ lhal ﬂgsculpture court. it is designed mm h ‘ff ti‘ “zine W1" theatre. library, art izallery Bndjfor use in conju nctlon with ° W’ °°5 '0" 8" back museum require unbroken wall events in the theatre. and it Th! MW blllldlllﬁ Could not 0Vel’- space. Standing outside. one can‘ r 60 n k- n r r shadow or dominate it. Mo re- glimpse through the win dows sea 5. ' S no en 5 c°nne.c ' over consideration had to be many features of the interior of ed “"”‘ ”‘° "earby °°“"°““°“

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