Role*
Architectural Design
Project
CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium at York University
Staff
Cannon Design, led by Principal in Charge Robert Johnston, was the architect in the Bouygues Building Cannon Design/Build/Finance team for three 2015 Pan/Parapan Games venues. Services provided included site master planning and design of the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium at York University. The project consisted initially of a 5,000-seat stadium with the capability to hold 12,500 seats during the Games. Subsequently, the program was revised to consist of a 3,000-seat stadium and 9,500 temporary seats for the staging of the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games athletic events.
Built on a tight site, the stadium is composed to create both a gateway to the University and also to maximize the beauty of the protected natural landscape that makes up the eastern edge of the site.
Completion
July 2014
Client
Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan Games Organizing Committee/York University
Location
Toronto, Ontario