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Toronto Power Generation StationNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

The History

● Permission Granted to build in 1903

● Completed in 1913 in the Beaux-Arts-style

● designed by architect E. J. Lennox and

was built by the Electrical Development

Company

Beaux Arts Architecture

Grand Central Terminal. New York City

National Historic Site of Canada

Toronto Power Generation Station, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

The Turbine Hall

The Forebay

The Offices

The Forgotten Exterior

The Tail Race

The Inspiration?

The Inspiration?

https://youtu.be/Z8499diHGLQ

Let There Be Light

Light Exhibits

Light Sculpture

Light Fixtures

Theatre

Design Aesthetic: Analogy

Reflecting the environment by being Transparent.

Design Aesthetic: Invisibility (Transparency)

A complex approach in Conservation Aesthetics where both identity and

difference of form are sought in the design.

Museum of Light

Museum of Light

Power Station Elements

The Turbine Chandelier

The Turbine Hall Centerpiece

Questions / Concerns?