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An all-new Nathan Phillips? Thankfully, no

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2006 / December 9

A year ago in this space, the University of Toronto's dean of architecture, George Baird, denounced an upcoming international competition to redesign Nathan Phillips Square, worrying it would become an invitation to architectural vandalism. The iconic public square needs careful restoration, he warned, not a radical redesign of the sort inspired by open competitions.

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