Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
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The Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal is a striking, angular glass-and-aluminum museum expansion in Toronto, renowned as a controversial landmark of contemporary architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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contemporary architecture ⓘ museum building extension ⓘ |
| architect | Daniel Libeskind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Deconstructivism ⓘ |
| client | Royal Ontario Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designFeature |
dramatic cantilevers
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faceted glass curtain walls ⓘ interlocking prismatic forms ⓘ |
| donor | Michael Lee-Chin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingStreet | Bloor Street West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
museum gallery space
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public exhibition space ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| hasFloorArea | approximately 175,000 square feet ⓘ |
| hasNickName | The Crystal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | 5 ⓘ |
| hasUse |
public circulation space
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retail and lobby areas ⓘ special exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasView |
Queen’s Park
NERFINISHED
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University of Toronto St. George campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratesWith | historic Royal Ontario Museum building ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Bloor Street cultural corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial reception
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iconic contemporary addition to a historic museum ⓘ striking angular form ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum
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concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael Lee-Chin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007-06-02 ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Ontario Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProject | ROM Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| shape | angular ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| use | expansion of gallery space for the Royal Ontario Museum ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 2007 ⓘ |
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