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Rebanks received a special award from the American Institute of Business Designers for the building's ground-floor lobby design, in addition to the Institute's grand prize for the 19th and 20th floor reception and corporate offices.
390:. "The entrance has a dramatic octagonal stalactic ceiling, growing naturally out of the building module. This, together with the artwork and the lobby furniture, were all designed by the architect." 379:. Because of the different light-reflecting qualities of the two materials, this creates an interesting dichromatic contrast under different daytime lighting conditions. 466: 828: 198: 848: 833: 39: 853: 459: 335:. Completed in 1975, its design won several awards. The tower is part of the Weston Centre complex, housing the corporate offices of 439: 105: 86: 58: 759: 843: 727: 452: 386:.' This is accompanied by a floor-to-ceiling metallic sculpted mural. The reception (security) desk is a solid 5-ton slab of 65: 43: 191: 72: 631: 382:
Reflecting the overall shape of the building, the lobby features a metal ceiling with eight-sided truncated metal '
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Saucer-shaped desk in award-winning lobby, RP Report, Communica Ltd. for Fiberglas Canada Limited, September 1976
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Kinsella, Joan C.: Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park, Toronto Public Library Board; Toronto, Ontario, 1996.
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Wittington Tower - designed by Leslie Rebanks, architect, Canadian Interiors, July 1976
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Built by general contractors EGM Cape and Co., the horizontal members, called
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On May 7, 1982, a stainless steel sculpture called 'Sails,' by sculptor
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and separated by windows of tinted glass, are made of
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St. Clair Avenue East
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