While the Ontario Science Centre be reduced to a series of shopping mall pop-ups" Photo from handout, Landmark Mall, Hong Kong
Most of you have followed the tragic story of the Ontario Science Centre’s closure this past summer, a remarkable science museum perched atop a ravine overlooking Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park. An icon of late Modernism designed by architect Raymond Moriyama of Moriyama Teshima Architects, the Centre has been closed since June when the provincial government controversially used an engineer’s report to falsely justify extensive safety concerns, mostly surrounding the condition of the building’s roof. However, the larger and real reason is far more transactional: the Ford government wants to literally pave the way for several high-rise condominiums to eventually occupy the site. Watch for scandalous land deals in the future as politically well-connected developers secure the rights to build their 50-storey condo towers alongside a future Ontario Line subway stop (ironically named “Ontario Science Centre”).  Before its closure, the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) welcomed approximately 900,000 visitors annually, making it one of Ontario’s most visited cultural attractions and playing a vital role in providing interactive science education to a broad audience, including families, school groups and tourists.  
Until it can be confirmed where and how a permanent OSC will be built (currently, the plans are for it...