Celebration Square Mississuga

Celebration Square is a 290,000 square foot outdoor civic centre, park and amphitheatre located on City Centre Drive in Mississauga, Ontario.[1] The project was first announced to begin construction in 2007 and completed in 2011.[2]  The two firms, CS&P architects and Janet Rosenberg + Associates were responsible for the design and construction of the park.[3][4] The park was commissioned as a demolition and renovation of the two previous ‘library’ and ‘city hall’ squares in the downtown area of Mississauga.[4] The design features an expansive turf grass field with adjacent amphitheatre, a surrounding stone path, benches, canopies and secondary stage. The square's large water feature becomes ice rink in the winter and doubles as an event space when needed.[4] The project is said to juxtoposition small intimate spaces with large open areas of turf.[4] The transformation has dramatically increased the use of the property for daily civic life.[5]

Dimensions and features

  • Gross Area: 290'000 square feet[3]
  • Two Digital Screens: 15' x 28'[6]

Build cost and initial traffic

The project costed $40 million to build.[5] In its first few months of being opened to the public, the park was able to attract over 1 million visitors.[5]

Canada Day celebration

Celebration Square’s Canada day event is an annual festival that includes cultural performances, and celebrity music guests.[7] The event has grown to attract over 100,00 visitors and hosted the likes of musicians such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Down with Webster, and the Strumbellas.[8] The event concludes with a firework showcase at 10:00 pm.[7]

Other notable events

Awards

Mississauga Urban Design Awards Competition winner[5]

Other nominees

  • The Community Common at 355 Princess Royal Dr.
  • The Streetsville outdoor pool redevelopment.
  • Sandford Farm Neighbourhood Park.
  • First Meadowvale Centre.
  • The Great Punjab Business Centre.
  • The Applewood outdoor pool redevelopment.
  • The Stonewater townhouse project at 1437 Lakeshore Rd. E.
  • Lion’s Club of Credit Valley outdoor pool redevelopment.
  • Harold E. Kennedy Park in Port Credit.
  • The Vandyk Group of Companies head office on Fowler Dr.

References

  1. ↑ "Mississauga Celebration Square | CS&P Architects". 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Mississauga opens Celebration Square to 'develop a citywide spirit'". Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. 1 2 "CS&P Architects :: Projects - Mississauga Celebration Square". www.csparch.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mississauga Celebration Square | Janet Rosenberg and Studio". 66-147-245-118.unifiedlayer.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Square wins design award". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ↑ "History term project- Mississauga Celebration Square". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. 1 2 De Santis, Ben (2019-04-24). "Canada Day Celebration 2019". Mississauga Culture. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  8. ↑ "Mississauga Festivals – Heritage Mississauga". Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  9. ↑ Stefanie (2017-04-21). "Amacon Mississauga Rotary Ribfest". Mississauga Culture. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  10. ↑ De Santis, Ben (2019-04-23). "Movie Nights". Mississauga Culture. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  11. ↑ Tharmila (2016-04-18). "Mississauga Latin Festival". Mississauga Culture. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  12. ↑ De Santis, Ben (2019-04-24). "DIWALI RazzMatazz". Mississauga Culture. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  13. ↑ "'Unreal': More than 20,000 people flocked to Toronto Raptors outdoor viewing parties in Mississauga and Brampton". Mississauga News. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  14. ↑ "Toronto Raptors vs Golden State Warriors". Mississauga Culture. City of Mississauga. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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