The former Westwood Theatre Lands, the proposed site of the new Etobicoke Civic Centre Precinct and Etobicoke Civic Centre
Build Toronto, on behalf of the City of Toronto, is inviting design teams to submit their qualifications for the first of a two-stage design competition for the proposed new Etobicoke Civic Centre (?ECC?) within the new Etobicoke Civic Centre Precinct (formerly the Westwood Theatre Lands) in Toronto.
The site is located in Etobicoke Centre, one of four key mixed-use centres in the City of Toronto, defined by excellent access to transit, employment, housing and services. The new ECC replaces the existing municipal buildings on the West Mall in Etobicoke, and is envisioned as the new focus of activity, commerce and civic celebrations for the Etobicoke York District. Catalyzed by the Six Points Reconfiguration project currently underway that urbanizes the area, Build Toronto were directed by the City of Toronto to facilitate a master planning exercise for the redevelopment of the Westwood Theatre Lands. This master planning exercise, completed in 2014, defined a pattern of streets, blocks, development sites and open spaces designed to encourage significant commercial office employment and residential growth in the area.
Defined by a high quality and sustainable public realm design including the re-imagining of the flanking major streets that pass through the precinct, the Etobicoke Civic Centre Precinct will feature public squares, parks, public art and sa...