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The house Safdie would build. Art critic Christopher Hume has reservations about Moshe Safdie's design for Toronto's proposed Ballet Opera House. Hume(...)
The house Safdie would build. Art critic Christopher Hume has reservations about Moshe Safdie's design for Toronto's proposed Ballet Opera House. Hume(...)

The house Safdie would build. Art critic Christopher Hume has reservations about Moshe Safdie's design for Toronto's proposed Ballet Opera House. Hume(...)

Date7/11/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: The house Safdie would build. Art critic Christopher Hume has reservations about Moshe Safdie's design for Toronto's proposed Ballet Opera House. Hume sees too many similarities to the National Gallery; Safdie's masterpiece in Ottawa.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109685F
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Slaughter, Mike
1/21/1988
The airy, glass house design of the National Gallery owes its look to Moshe Safdie
The airy, glass house design of the National Gallery owes its look to Moshe Safdie
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/30/1989
Moshe Safdie, left, and Carlos Ott have experience with government funding and interferance
Moshe Safdie, left, and Carlos Ott have experience with government funding and interferance
Beaty, Keith
6/11/1990
One of the proposed Ballet Opera House at Bay and Wellesley, an announcement on the fate of the project is expected for this spring
One of the proposed Ballet Opera House at Bay and Wellesley, an announcement on the fate of the project is expected for this spring
Ballet Opera House
3/26/1991
Future ballet-opera home. Bruce Hutchinson, communications officer with the Ballet Opera House Corp. examines a display model of the new ballet opera (...)
Future ballet-opera home. Bruce Hutchinson, communications officer with the Ballet Opera House Corp. examines a display model of the new ballet opera (...)
Ballet Opera House
2/26/1990
Christopher Hume: The Star's art and architecture critic: says that to see what the future holds: look at what's called low brow today
Christopher Hume: The Star's art and architecture critic: says that to see what the future holds: look at what's called low brow today
Hume, Christopher
5/11/1992
Tribute, Jack Pollock, in 1989 painting called Jack, by Telford Fenton, was proud of living up to his sobriquet A Gentleman Of Excess, art critic Christopher Hume says
Tribute, Jack Pollock, in 1989 painting called Jack, by Telford Fenton, was proud of living up to his sobriquet A Gentleman Of Excess, art critic Christopher Hume says
Beaty, Keith
1/31/1980
Multi-use buildings such as the ManuLife Centre, with its shops, offices, and apartments, would be encouraged under Toronto's proposed development plan. But builders say they're sceptical
Multi-use buildings such as the ManuLife Centre, with its shops, offices, and apartments, would be encouraged under Toronto's proposed development plan. But builders say they're sceptical
Goode, Jeff
1/6/1977
Toronto's first prefabricated house, within a stone's throw of the gas works, has been erected on McGee St
Toronto's first prefabricated house, within a stone's throw of the gas works, has been erected on McGee St
James, Norman
10/1/1944
On 12th Floor of the West Tower the inspection party pauses to hear Revell talk about his design-the largest building he has been responsible for. Adm(...)
On 12th Floor of the West Tower the inspection party pauses to hear Revell talk about his design-the largest building he has been responsible for. Adm(...)
James, Norman
10/24/1964
Bishop Lewis Garnsworthy has voted in favor of the principle of ordaining women but he has reservations about actually having any in his Diocese of To(...)
Bishop Lewis Garnsworthy has voted in favor of the principle of ordaining women but he has reservations about actually having any in his Diocese of To(...)
Anglican Bishop of Toronto
9/1/1976
Solid beginnings: Former owner of the Guild Inn, Spencer Clark, already has a head start on the proposed Grecian theatre and sculpture park
Solid beginnings: Former owner of the Guild Inn, Spencer Clark, already has a head start on the proposed Grecian theatre and sculpture park
Bank of Toronto
11/7/1981