Teron to speak on Nov. 17 on history of Kanata
Posted Nov 11, 2010 By Tiffany Williams-Lepack
Teron was asked by Heritage Canada to speak on the history of Kanata. He will be at the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch at 120 Metcalfe at 7 p.m. to discuss his design of a completely new town.
He believes that a lot of people are curious about the history of where they live and the design of Kanata is unique and revolutionary. Although he has spoken before on the history of Kanata, he promises he will be unveiling some new material.
"Some of the things I'm saying has never been said before," said Teron. "Which architect or artist ever says what happened between them and the canvass, why did you draw it that way? That's what I will be telling people...I had to reflect what was going through my mind, why did I do it, what were the conditions that compelled me to do it that way?"
Teron is working on a much larger document for Heritage Canada which he will submit in the future. He will present what he calls a comprehensive thumbnail or an executive summary on Nov. 17.
Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson says that it was his model, showing the future city built up, that attracted her to Kanata.
She thinks that anyone who wants to know more about the history of Kanata should come out and hear him speak.
"Bill knows the background on how Kanata was started and anyone interested in how Kanata was first a dream and then a reality would enjoy the talk," said Wilkinson in an e-mail to the EMC. "He is an excellent speaker and when I've heard him speak about Kanata in the past he's kept everyone enthralled."
She notes that his concept of a garden city with lots of open space interconnected by pathways is used in planning schools across the country.
Teron founded the Teron Group of companies in 1955 and built thousands of housing units, hotels, office buildings and shopping centres.
However, it is his design of Kanata for which he is best known. He owned the land, planned the entire town as the garden city and built the first phases of residential, industrial high-tech buildings and community facilities. He explained that normally, a subdivision would encompass all one social economic group with everyone from the same background. But he created this enormous diverse area where people of all walks of life were mixing.
Teron is an honourary fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, an Honourary Member of the Ontario Association of Architects and Officer of the Order of Canada.
Posted Nov 11, 2010 By Tiffany Williams-Lepack
EMC Events - The Founder of Kanata will be telling his story on Nov. 17 with never-before facts revealed.
Teron was asked by Heritage Canada to speak on the history of Kanata. He will be at the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch at 120 Metcalfe at 7 p.m. to discuss his design of a completely new town.
He believes that a lot of people are curious about the history of where they live and the design of Kanata is unique and revolutionary. Although he has spoken before on the history of Kanata, he promises he will be unveiling some new material.
"Some of the things I'm saying has never been said before," said Teron. "Which architect or artist ever says what happened between them and the canvass, why did you draw it that way? That's what I will be telling people...I had to reflect what was going through my mind, why did I do it, what were the conditions that compelled me to do it that way?"
Teron is working on a much larger document for Heritage Canada which he will submit in the future. He will present what he calls a comprehensive thumbnail or an executive summary on Nov. 17.
Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson says that it was his model, showing the future city built up, that attracted her to Kanata.
She thinks that anyone who wants to know more about the history of Kanata should come out and hear him speak.
"Bill knows the background on how Kanata was started and anyone interested in how Kanata was first a dream and then a reality would enjoy the talk," said Wilkinson in an e-mail to the EMC. "He is an excellent speaker and when I've heard him speak about Kanata in the past he's kept everyone enthralled."
She notes that his concept of a garden city with lots of open space interconnected by pathways is used in planning schools across the country.
Teron founded the Teron Group of companies in 1955 and built thousands of housing units, hotels, office buildings and shopping centres.
However, it is his design of Kanata for which he is best known. He owned the land, planned the entire town as the garden city and built the first phases of residential, industrial high-tech buildings and community facilities. He explained that normally, a subdivision would encompass all one social economic group with everyone from the same background. But he created this enormous diverse area where people of all walks of life were mixing.
Teron is an honourary fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, an Honourary Member of the Ontario Association of Architects and Officer of the Order of Canada.
