Elegant Glass Pavilion

elegant glass pavilion: The library, still under construction, rises up on the east side of the Bathurst Street bridge. Its an elegant glass pavilion that will glow like a welcoming lantern at night. Its such a presence that the neighbourhood of condominium towers and community housing has been named by the developer, Context, in its honour: the Library District, according to The Star. But whats with the odd angles, the tilting roof which will have a green roof and the trapezoid shape? Behind the new library is another similarly shaped pavilion the amenities building for the nearby condominium in forest hues of green and blue, also with an angled roof and Torontos newest library, its 99th, is set to open in November. The Fort York Library, an unusual, modern building with what looks like a crazy tilted roof, offers a rare view of its namesake, Fort York. Its a historic site we rarely see unless stalled in traffic high up on the Gardiner Expressway. When she first visited the site, architect Shirley Blumberg says she was astonished by the view. It is the gateway visually and physically to Fort York and a way of connecting the fort to the city, says Blumberg of KPMB Architects. We ve been cut off from Fort York and that site for 200 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.