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Square needs design edit

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2007 / March 3

Nathan Phillips Square is one of those rare and momentous interruptions, a piece of poetry that saves us from the banality of the urban grid and commercial life. Larger than London's Trafalgar Square and roomy compared to New York's Bryant Park, the vast, nearly 5.3-hectare square that fronts Toronto's new City Hall was an act of audacity and courage. Its revitalization requires the same kind of brave, intuitive design.

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