
Whether rain or shine, Toronto is a yearlong bustling city, the largest in Canada and the fourth largest in North America. It’s become a cosmopolitan center with its renowned business district and cultural venues/ events that come alive during the summer and early fall nights. Toronto suggests a beautifully diverse urban setting between shimmering high rises and smaller brick houses, intertwining residential and vibrant commercial areas, public parks, and even beaches. All become part of the city's striking skyline, crowned by the iconic CN tower.
Toronto’s ongoing sprawl and constant urban development are noticeable as new projects spread through the city, weaving themselves into the existing buildings, from 19th-century landmarks such as the Gooderham Building to modern and contemporary major works like the Aga Khan Museum. These new constructions include increasing adaptive reuse and retrofitted projects throughout the city as more efforts and incentives are provided to reduce carbon emissions.
The following projects represent 25 must-see buildings in Toronto's downtown by Frank Gehry, Mies Van Der Rohe, Will Alsop, Studio Libeskind, Foster + Partners, and many others.
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The Queen City: Museums and the Arts in TorontoCN Tower / John Andrews, Webb Zerafa, E.R. Baldwin, and Menkes Housen

Gooderham Building / David Roberts Jr.

Commerce Court North / Darling and Pearson

Robarts Library / Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde

Toronto City Hall / Viljo Revell

The Art Gallery of Ontario / Frank Gehry

Royal Bank Plaza / WZMH Architects

Roy Thomson Hall / Arthur Erickson

Scotia Plaza / WZMH Architects

Toronto Public Library / Raymond Moriyama

Toronto-Dominion Centre / Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe + John B. Parkin and Associates + Bregman + Hamann Architects

Royal Ontario Museum - Crystal / Studio Libeskind + Bregman + Hamann Architects

Sharp Centre for Design / Will Alsop

First Canadian Place / Edward Durell Stone + Bregman + Hamann Architects

The Aga Khan Museum / Maki and Associates

York University School of Continuing Studies / Perkins&Will

Bridgepoint Active Healthcare / Stantec Architecture + KPMB Architects + HDR Architecture + Diamond Schmitt Architects

Fort York Branch Library / KPMB Architects

Ryerson University Student Learning Centre / Zeidler Architecture + Snøhetta

The Bergeron Centre For Engineering Excellence / ZAS Architects

University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Jackman Law Building / Hariri Pontarini Architects + B+H Architects

L Tower / Studio Libeskind

Albion Library / Perkins+Will Canada

Tower Automotive Building, Museum of Contemporary Art / architectsAlliance

Fort York National Historic Site Visitor Centre / Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects

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