Overview
- Ontario Science Partners, a team that includes Hariri Pontarini Architects, won a design‑build‑finance‑maintain deal valued at $1.04 billion, which the government says includes a 30‑year maintenance component.
- The planned 400,000‑square‑foot facility will reuse and upgrade Ontario Place’s pods and the Cinesphere, with the theatre set to double its previous seating capacity.
- Provincial renderings outline interactive exhibits, immersive programming, educational workshops, and expanded space for science‑themed experiences on the mainland building and pod complex.
- Construction is expected to begin within weeks, with the province projecting completion as early as 2029.
- The 1969 Science Centre in Flemingdon Park was closed in June 2024 over reported roof risks, a decision critics dispute; interim programming has shifted to Harbourfront Centre.