David Mirvish, a former art dealer who is among the leading collectors, theater producers and real estate developers in Canada, has teamed up with Frank Gehry, the 83-year-old Los Angeles-based architect, to reimagine the downtown entertainment district of Toronto.
The plans, to be unveiled Monday, include three 80- to 85-story residential towers with shops at street level, above. The complex will feature a 60,000-square-foot museum to showcase Mr. Mirvish's vast collection of abstract art, including works by Frank Stella, David Smith, Morris Louis and Helen Frankenthaler. There will also be space for the public learning center of OCAD University, including galleries, studios, seminar rooms and a lecture hall. The project is expected to take four to seven years to construct.
Mr. Gehry, who is from Toronto, has worked there before; he renovated the Art Gallery of Ontario, which reopened in 2008.
“It is very special for me to be able to work in Toronto, where I was born, and to engage the neighborhoods where I grew up,†Mr. Gehry said.
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