Brookfield Place is one of North America’s truly great people places, located in the heart of the financial district, and is home to the world’s most prestigious financial, commercial and legal firms, as well as the Hockey Hall of Fame. It is actually several buildings connected by a shopping mall.The complex contains 242,000 square metres of office space, and consists of two towers.
The Allen Lambert Galleria, sometimes described as the "crystal cathedral of commerce", was the result of an international competition and was incorporated into the development in order to satisfy the City of Toronto’s public art requirements. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is one of the most photographed spaces in Toronto’s financial district, and is heavily featured as a backdrop for news reports, as well as TV and film productions. As pictured above, the interior illustrates Calatrava’s signature organic style, with a vaulted ceiling that is intended to evoke an avenue of trees.
