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BUILDING NEW HERITAGE IS RIGHT CHOICE FOR CITY</I> - 2005-09-18

Posted July 10th, 2007 by heritage
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Sunday, 2005, September 18
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The Aga Khan Museum would house Islamic art and artifacts and be the first of its kind in the English-speaking world. Many of the works would come from the Aga Khan's personal collection and have been in his family for centuries. But the project may not proceed unless the Bata building is torn down. The project's backers say it is impossible to take a 1960s-era office building and integrate it into an Islamic-design place of worship and culture.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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Building new heritage is right choice for city - 2005-09-18

Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritage
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In any major city such as Toronto, there are inevitable clashes at times between old and new, between those who want to preserve and those who want to build. And, in virtually every case, there is no clear right or wrong choice.That will be the dilemma that Toronto City Council will face later this month when it is asked to declare a 40-year-old office building a heritage site, which means it could not be torn down. But if the council turns down the request, then the building will be demolished and a massive $200 million project funded entirely by private money will go ahead on the site.

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