Design, Intent and Changing Nature of Allan Gardens
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25071/2292-4736/40429Abstract
Toronto, Canada’s most populous urban centre, is home to millions of people from all over the world. First established as a city in 1834, the lands downtown that were once muddy ports and trading posts are now overshadowed by such architectural giants as the CN tower, the Toronto-Dominion Centre and SkyDome. While these structures are some of the most memorable shapes on the city’s skyline, Toronto is also known for its green spaces, including an extensive ravine system, large urban parks and recreational refuges such as Centre Island.
References
Allan Gardens Conservatory. 1999a. History of Allan Gardens’ Development. Available at: www.collections.ic.gc.ca/gardens/History/index.html. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Allan Gardens Conservatory. 1999b. George William Allan (1822-1901). Available at: www.collections.ic.gc.ca/gardens/History/historyGWAllan.html. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Burrows, S. (2001). Sign, sign, everywhere a sign: rules and regulations are the order these days in New York’s Central Park. The Globe and Mail, Aug. 15.
City of Toronto. (2003). Parks and Recreation: About Us. Available at: www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/about_us.htm. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Cronon, W. (1996). Introduction. In W. Cronon (Ed.), Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
DeMara, B. (1998). Gardens offer balm for the soul. The Toronto Star, Aug. 4.
DeMara, B. and Millar, C. (1999). Park protest misdirected, councillor tells homeless: 25 activists arrested after pre-dawn raid at Allan Gardens. The Toronto Star, Aug. 11.
Foster, J. (1986). Allan Gardens may regain glory of past. The Toronto Star, Oct. 20. A6.
Foucault, Michel. (1984). Of Other Spaces (1967): Heterotopias. Available at: foucault.info/documents/foucault.heteroTopia.en.html. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Ghosh, S. (1999). Behind the scenes at Allan Gardens (and the demonstration for the homeless). Catholic New Times, v.23, n.13 Sept.19. 9.
Harvard Design School. (2003). Faculty Profile: George Baird. Available at: www.gsd.harvard.edu/people/faculty/baird/projects.html. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Hatherly, J. (2002). Myths About Visitors To Botanic Gardens. Available at: www.amol.org.au/evrsig/lib_papers/MA2002hatherley.pdf. Accessed 31/03/2002.
Holden, A. (1987). Street people’s needs considered in Allan Gardens revitalization. The Toronto Star, June 9. A7.
Hough, M. (1984). City Form and Natural Process. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Ltd.
Lofland, L.H. (1989). Social Life in the Public Realm: A Review. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, v.17, n.4. 453 - 482.
Monsebraaten, L. (1986). Facelift urged for Allan Gardens. The Toronto Star, Aug. 6. A9.
Olmstead, F.L. (1996). Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns. In Richard T. LeGates and Frederick Stout (Eds.), The City Reader. New York: Routledge. 337-344.
Ruskin, M. (1988). Whose Public Spaces? In Luigi Mazza (Ed.), World Cities and the Future of the Metropoles. Milano: Electra. 51-62.
Saunders, D. (1997). Park architects embraces winter designs: Summer parks don’t reflect that shades of brown, white and grey dominate the landscape most of the time. A few architects are adjusting to the climate. The Globe and Mail, Feb. 22. C20.
Strauss, A. (1961). Images of the American City. New York: Free Press.
Toronto-Dominion Centre. (2003). Tenant Services: Building Maintenance. Available at: www.tdcentre.com/client/Cadillac/CF_Office_TDC_UW_V500_MainEngine.nsf/page/Building+ Maintenance?OpenDocument. Accessed 04/04/2003.
Van der Ryn, S. and Cowan, S. (1996). Ecological Design. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors retain copyright over their work and license their work for publication in UnderCurrents under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This means that the work is available for commercial and non-commercial use, reproduction, and adaptation provided that the original authors are credited and the original publication in this journal is cited, following standard academic practice.
