Mississauga City Hall / Hôtel de ville de Mississauga
1982
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada- Public building
- Building
- Town hall
On April 22, 1982, the City of Mississauga invited Canadian architects to participate in an architectural competition to select the architect and design for a New City Hall and a civic square to be built in the city centre. The New City Hall and civic square are intended to consolidate the offices of the civic administration which are now located in several buildings, and to provide space for all civic functions into the foreseeable future.
The location of the New City Hall follows the City Centre Secondary Plan which was enacted in 1979 to create a downtown core at a location which will be the heart of Mississauga. The site chosen for the city centre is north of the historic centre, on the edge of the presently developed area of the city. It is in the geographic centre of the municipality and is about 30 kilometers from downtown Toronto and 13 kilometres from the Toronto International Airport.
The New City Hall will inaugurate this new pattern of urban form, and will extend the development of the city centre westward. It is intended that the City Hall will become an integral part of the everyday life of its citizens, as well as a place for special city-wide events. The design of the City Hall should accommodate and encourage open and accessible government, promote everyday and incidental public use and support assemblies, receptions, public action and civic rituaIs.
(From official publication)
The location of the New City Hall follows the City Centre Secondary Plan which was enacted in 1979 to create a downtown core at a location which will be the heart of Mississauga. The site chosen for the city centre is north of the historic centre, on the edge of the presently developed area of the city. It is in the geographic centre of the municipality and is about 30 kilometers from downtown Toronto and 13 kilometres from the Toronto International Airport.
The New City Hall will inaugurate this new pattern of urban form, and will extend the development of the city centre westward. It is intended that the City Hall will become an integral part of the everyday life of its citizens, as well as a place for special city-wide events. The design of the City Hall should accommodate and encourage open and accessible government, promote everyday and incidental public use and support assemblies, receptions, public action and civic rituaIs.
(From official publication)