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Toronto, Canada

Toronto-Dominion Centre

Toronto, Canada

Toronto-Dominion Centre
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The Toronto-Dominion Centre is a skyscraper complex in downtown Toronto's Financial District designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who served as design consultant alongside local architects John B. Parkin and Associates and Bregman + Hamann. Completed in phases between 1967 and 1991, the complex comprises six towers and a pavilion clad in bronze-tinted glass and black-painted steel, accommodating approximately 21,000 workers and serving as the largest commercial office complex in Canada. The project originated from Allen Lambert, former president and chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, whose sister-in-law Phyllis Lambert recommended Mies for the role. Given virtually unrestricted creative authority, Mies produced a landmark expression of the International style that represents the culmination of his North American architectural practice. The complex is designated a heritage property and remains the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

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Type
building complex
Heritage
designated heritage property (part IV)
Place
Toronto, Canada

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