# Cawthra Park revitalization

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2014-06-29

architect-this-city, atc, cawthra-park, design, led-lights, pan-am-games, pavers, pride, public-space, revitalization, thinc-design, toronto, uncategorized, urban-design, worldpride

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I must have been living under a rock because I just discovered this weekend that Toronto is in the midst of hosting [WorldPride](http://worldpridetoronto.com). I obviously knew that it was [Pride Week](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Week_\(Toronto\)), but I didn’t realize that we had outbid Stockholm in 2009 in order to be awarded the event. 

I also didn’t realize that [Cawthra Park](http://www.the519.org/newsfeed/cawthraparkrenovations) near Church Street & Wellesley Street was being revitalized in preparation for both WorldPride 2014 and for the Pan Am & Parapan American Games in 2015 – which Toronto will also be hosting.

Here’s a site plan of the final design:

And here’s what the completed design looks like:

I like the pavers and I like the overhead LED lights. Those may not seem like big additions, but it’s amazing how those small little details can impact the way a space feels. I think it creates an intimate and inviting space. What do you think?

_Images:_ [_thinc design_](http://thincdesign.ca/?portfolio=cawthra-park)

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/cawthra-park-revitalization)*