NathanPhillipsSquare is a city square that forms the front (south) entrance to Toronto City Hall or 'New City Hall' at Queen Street West and Bay Street (its address is 100 Queen West).
NathanPhillips was mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962.
At the southwest corner of the square, on Queen Street, is Oscar Nemon's statue of Sir Winston Churchill.
NathanPhillipsSquare is a lively public gathering place located immediately in front of Toronto City Hall, on the northwest corner of Queen and Bay Streets.
NathanPhillipsSquare is the site of many civic activities and special events.
A raised walkway leads from NathanPhillipsSquare to City Hall's podium roof, where the Green Roofs Demonstration Project is located and flag raising ceremonies are held.
NathanPhillipsSquare is the official heart of the city.
At the north end of the square is the new City Hall consisting of two curved towers surrounding a low saucer shaped building that houses the city council chamber.
By the way, NathanPhillips was mayor of Toronto from 1955 until the 1960's, serving for the second longest duration.
Mayor David Miller announced today that the City of Toronto is launching an international design competition to revitalize NathanPhillipsSquare - the City's premier outdoor public gathering space, a leading tourist attraction, and national and provincial landmark.
More than 175 events of every variety are held on NathanPhillipsSquare annually, drawing more than 1.5 million visitors and making it one of the City's major attractions.
To fund the square's revitalization and restoration, the City has made a $16-million financial commitment and is seeking an additional $24 million in contributions from other levels of government, the private sector and the business community.
The City of Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of an international design competition for the revitalization of NathanPhillipsSquare.
The Square is the premier public space and civic gathering place for Torontonians, a leading tourist attraction for the City, and a national and provincial landmark.
The Competition Brief is now available to provide architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, and other design professionals with the vision and guiding principles for revitalizing the Square, a detailed programme description, and the process for submitting design proposals.
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Across the nation, theater-goers were catching their first glimpse of what just might be this summer's, if not this year's, most dramatic, emotionally riveting movie.
Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE, Local 3903), students and faculty at York University, will hold a protest in downtown Toronto to highlight the current labour and educational crisis at York University.
Protestors and supporters will meet at NathanPhillipsSquare and will march toward the offices of some members of York’s Board of Governors.
Now in the 6th week of the strike, the event will highlight the effects of the increasing corporatization of universities on our learning, teaching and working environments.
City councillors in Toronto have banned sleeping in the public square in front of City Hall as part of a homeless strategy that also calls for the creation of thousands of new housing units.
The new policy makes it illegal to spend the night in NathanPhillipsSquare, which has become a gathering place for homeless people.
The mayor said he doesn't believe the ban on sleeping in the square will ever be enforced, because homeless people will accept the help the city is now offering.
Look no further than NathanPhillipsSquare for Scotiabank Tasty Thursdays, which kicks off this afternoon.
so because wednesdays and thursdays are definitely days i work out in etobicoke, it looks like i'll be missing the nathanphillipssquare festivities this summer.
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The city has decided through a series of consultations that NathanPhillipsSquare looks old and tired and needs a face lift.
Designers, architects, planners, engineers and other experts are all invited to submit their ideas and the winner will be part of the estimated $40 million revitalization Toronto has committed toward renovating the area outside City Hall.
"Many of the structures and facilities on the Square have fallen into a state of disrepair, some have been closed and some no longer meet the needs of today's users and programs," the city explains on its website.
And no, I do not mean on Gandalf's head as tempting as it may be.
Whoops, my friend changed the plans on me, we were going to go on the 28th but something came up so now we're going on the 27th and making a whole day of it downtown...doesn't look like I'll be joining you guys afterall...sorry!
