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Milton's new town hall

Green design aims to minimize impact on environment

by SAPOUNZI P
Published in September 2011 - Page 15

A city hall expresses a community’s aspirations in stone, glass, and steel. A century ago, their marble colonnades and bronze-roofed pediments evoked the stability, dignity, and stolidity of ancient architectural archetypes. Today’s formal language conveys a message more in keeping with our times: Let’s minimize the impact of new construction on the environment.

The new town hall in Milton, Ontario a half-hour west of Toronto, is the latest component in a civic campus of key

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