The Spirit Garden at Nathan Phillips Square was recently honoured with an 'Award of Excellence' from the Toronto Urban Design Awards, and a '2025 Wood Design & Building Award' from the Canadian Wood Council.
Opened one year ago in Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto, the Spirit Garden fulfills the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 82 - establishing a permanent monument in Canada’s largest city to honour residential school survivors and the children who did not return.
Congratulations to the City of Toronto and the project team behind this important installation, creating a contemplative space for teaching, sharing, and healing, with meaningful features such as the limestone turtle sculpture, Teaching Lodge, Spirit Canoe, Inuksuk, Three Sisters Garden, and Kaswentha/Two-Row Wampum walkway.
HH Angus is proud to have contributed technical services - mechanical and electrical engineering, IMIT design, security design, and commissioning - ensuring the Garden’s systems supported its cultural and experiential vision. We’re gratified that the Spirit Garden is recognized not only as an award-winning project, but as an enduring place of remembrance and reconciliation.
To learn more about the project, visit our website at the link below:
https://hhangus.com/projects/city-of-toronto-nathan-phillips-square-spirit-garden/
