Edwards Gardens pavilion is a wood and stone structure.  The pavilion was commissioned to Moriyama and Teshima Architects by Metropolitan Toronto Parks and Recreation Department.  It was completed in 1963. It is located in Edwards Gardens, a 27-acre public park located on the intersection of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East, North York. The park consists of botanical gardens, trails, a creek, and horticultural centres. The pavilion is located on a grassy hill that overlooks Lawrence Avenue from the North, and Wilket Creek from the South. It was listed as a heritage property in 1997.

The pavilion holds a heritage value of the history of the gardens and Modern architecture features. The pavilion is entered through a stone patio that survived the fire of a house that was located where the pavilion is. The house belonged to Rupert Edwards, a Toronto businessman, who owned the land, before it was sold to Metro Toronto, and converted to a public park. The pavilion bears features of Modern architecture that defined North York as a city. Japanese wood craftsmanship is used in the design and detailing of the big hipped roof of the pavilion. Such feature is a reminder of the Canadian Japanese identity that was being established in the post war era, the period the pavilion was built in.

Key heritage elements of the pavilion’s architecture:

• Deep hip roof with wood slate, which is a Japanese architecture feature;
• Japanese wood joinery of the structure of the roof;
• Skylight panels which are Modern architecture features;
• Stone walls that have the same aesthetics of the surviving stone patio; and
• Wood screens of wall opening, with ornamental patterns achieved with Japanese wood craftsmanship

This pavilion won an Ontario Association of Architects "25 Year Award" in 1991.

• Architect - Moriyama and Teshima Architects  <-- More buildings by this architect.