Podium Green Roof Toronto

Over the memorial day weekend the city of toronto unveiled their new green roof on city hall s podium roof and it is getting glowing praise from all who have seen it.

Podium green roof toronto. The city issued this news release to the media on saturday. Podium green roof from concrete to living garden the toronto city hall podium roof where visiting dignitaries were once welcomed at the front door of the council chambers is now a public green roof garden. The green roof is a great walking destination. If you re visiting toronto from afar you may not want to miss out on this space.

The ceremonial ramp leads from nathan phillips square to the city hall podium green roof. Ver las 30 fotos tomadas en city hall podium green roof por 126 visitantes. Thanks to a 2010 bylaw mandating that new commercial and residential buildings in toronto reserve at least 20 percent of their roof space for vegetation toronto was recently recognized for having installed the most green roof area in north america. Toronto city hall you can walk around this 35 000 square foot green roof on the podium at city hall.

In fact we re up to about 500 living roofs. Its diversity of plant species offers a wide array of sights and smells throughout your walk which averages roughly 15 minutes when taken at a leisurely pace. Toronto city hall s podium green roof is now officially open. Located in the bustling core of downtown toronto the roof is an urban oasis for residents and visitors alike.

It s open all year long if you want to wander around in a lush green space above the city. Acting as toronto s primary public space nathan phillips square is now a vibrant active space in the heart of the city. The city of toronto is leading by example with the new 2 7 acre upper level urban plaza garden podium green roof is canada s largest publicly accessible green roof. A photo tour of the toronto city hall green roof.

But yet you have not experienced much else that exists up that long ramp.