Viljo Gabriel Revell was a Finnish architect of the functionalist school. In Finland he is best known for the design of the Lasipalatsi and Palace Hotel, both in Helsinki. Internationally, Revell is best known for designing the New City Hall of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Viljo Revell (right) with Aarne Ervi in 1943
New City Hall of Toronto (1966)
Palace Hotel, Helsinki, with Petäjä (1952).
Taskumatti houses, Tapiola (1953).
The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. Designed by Viljo Revell and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in 1965. The building is located adjacent to Nathan Phillips Square, a public square at the northwest intersection of Bay Street and Queen Street, that was designed and officially opened alongside Toronto City Hall.
Exterior of Toronto City Hall from the southeast, 2017
A Heritage Toronto plaque commemorating the Toronto's first Chinatown. Most of the area was expropriated in the 1950s to make way for Toronto's new city hall.
Official opening of City Hall in 1965.
The building complex is made up a rectangular base and two curved towers. The outer surface of the towers is clad with concrete, while the inner surface includes concrete and glass.
