Explore Toronto’s significant buildings during Doors Open

The 16th annual Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf returns on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, offering free and rare access to more than 155 architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city.

In honour of this summer’s TORONTO 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games, this year’s theme – Sports, Recreation and Leisure – offers attendees a sneak peek inside private and public recreational sites ranging from aquatic centres to athletics stadiums. The building lineup includes the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport and the Toronto Track and Field Centre, which will serve as athlete training and warmup facilities during the Games.

An exciting program of free and themed Walking Tours sponsored by the University of Toronto will also be available during the Doors Open Toronto weekend. Tours will delve into the stories, histories and architecture of a wide variety of Toronto’s neighbourhoods.

Other offerings this year will include the “Openinsights” Speakers Series on current topics in design and architecture, as well as special programs and more than 55 new participants in the 2015 building lineup.

Full program details, including a complete list of this year’s buildings, tours and talks, will be available at http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen , on Facebook and on Twitter in late April.