COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Image View:
View down a corridor leading west from the light court
Creator:
Bregman + Hamann Architects and Engineers (Canadian architectural firm, 1953-); Philip Johnson, Ritchie & Fiore Architects (American architectural firm, established ca. 1992)
Location:
site: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Location Note:
250 Front Street West
Date:
1988-1993 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Canadian
Style Period:
Deconstructivist; Modernist; Modern
Work Type 1:
office building
Work Type 2:
broadcasting studio
Classification:
architecture
Material:
concrete; aluminum
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
interiorcontemporary (1960 to present); interior
Description:
The building contains the Glenn Gould Studio, a performance and recording studio. The CBC Museum, which is dedicated to preserving the memories and physical artifacts of the national broadcaster's heritage, is located on the first floor of the building. A Toronto campus of the International Academy of Design and Technology, focusing on film production is also contained within the building. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A1-JP-CB-B5
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Canadian Broadcasting Centre
