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Title: Open Spaces Transform Queen’s Quay

Author(s): Walter Blackwell

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 6

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 14-16

Keywords: reinforced concrete; renovating; shearwalls, strengthening; urban development; warehouses.

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Date: 7/1/1984

Abstract:
The Queen’s Quay Terminal Building, a reinforced concrete warehouse on Toronto’s waterfront, was renovated as a mixed-use complex featuring offices, restaurants, shops, condominiums, a theater, and an impressive atrium. The renovation required extensive structural modifications to save the historical building.