A group of historians, architects and others has launched a campaign to preserve the 1960s-era fountain in Centennial Square, calling it a landmark and Victoria’s primary example of modern art.
Architectural historian and former city councillor Martin Segger, who also signed the letter, said while it’s time to take “a serious look” at whether Centennial Square is meeting the city’s needs as a public and civic space, the fountain it was designed around has critical historical value to Victoria.
Previous plans to replace the fountain with a children’s splash park in 2016 were put on the backburner, but the conversation resumed this year at city council. A concept plan from January showed a splash park with in-ground spray features around the existing fountain monoliths, as well as eating terraces, additional commercial space and new public seating.
Designed by Jack Wilkinson, the fountain included hundreds of thousands of Italian mosaic tiles laid in traditional relief style by Paul and Joseph Cucco, according to the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust.
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