The Toronto Winter Stations design competition has selected the five professional and three student teams that will add sculptures to the Toronto beachfront this winter for the third edition of the annual event. Under the theme of “Catalyst,” the jury sought installations that “open up the waterfront landscape and reinvent the space for visitors,” while considering how materials may be repurposed or reused for future iterations.
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8 Projects Selected to Transform Toronto's Beachfront in the 2017 Winter Stations Design Competition
Morphosis, Teeple Architects Among Firms to Lead OCAD University's Expansion in Toronto
The Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) has selected firms Morphosis Architects, Teeple Architects, and Two Row Architect to manage the design and execution of the university’s new Creative City Campus (CCC) expansion project.
The project aims to extend and reinvigorate the campus core along McCaul Street in downtown Toronto and will include approximately 55,000 square feet of new construction, in addition to the renovation of 95,000 square feet of existing campus space.
The Dunn House / The Practice of Everyday Design
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Architects: The Practice of Everyday Design
- Area: 3520 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: AXOR, Dornbracht, Hansgrohe, Authentic Windows & Doors, Bouroullec Brothers for Hansgrohe, +7
Ubiquity and Uniformity: Why Toronto's Condominiums All Look the Same
In June last year, PARTISANS published Rise and Sprawl: The Condominiumization of Toronto with architecture historian and critic Hans Ibelings. An effort to contextualize the role of the condo in Toronto’s unprecedented and intense growth over the past ten years, this thoughtful, if provocative, work offers a scathing criticism of the architecture (or lack thereof) deployed in much of the recent residential constructions in the city. It is a formal demand that the city be built more thoughtfully.
Alex Josephson is a founding partner of PARTISANS, one of Toronto’s youngest and more innovative architecture practices. Only in its fifth year, PARTISANS has already earned accolades and awards from the American Institute of Architecture, the Ontario Association of Architects, Architect Magazine, Interior Design Magazine, and the World Architecture Festival (WAF).
Junction Shadow House / POST Architecture
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Architects: POST Architecture
- Area: 2600 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Caesarstone, E-Stairs, Ikea, James Hardie, Marvin, +2
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Professionals: Laneway Millwork, Armenta Levy Interiors Inc.
The Moos Home / Tampold Architects
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Architects: Tampold Architects
- Area: 2600 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Downsview Kitchens and Cabinetry, Thermory, Yorkville Design Centre
Boulevard Club West Wing Expansion / Teeple Architects
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Architects: Teeple Architects
- Area: 29000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Kalzip, Engineering Assemblies., Euro Panels, Walker Glass
University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Jackman Law Building / Hariri Pontarini Architects + B+H Architects
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Architects: B+H Architects, Hariri Pontarini Architects
- Area: 16500 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Trillium Architectural Products
This Maple Leaf Shaped Tunnel Commemorates Hungarian Refugees in Canada
In memorial of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, which resulted in the emigration of over 37,000 Hungarians to Canada, architectural studio Hello Wood has created Tunnel Through Time, a contemporary interpretation of the historic event that remembers the heroes of the revolution and especially honoring the Canadian people who welcomed Hungarian refugees.
Composed of 37,565 pieces—one for each Hungarian refugee accepted into Canada—the tunnel begins with a Hungarian flag with a hole in the middle, representing how protesters cut the communist coat of arms out of the Hungarian flag during the revolution. The tunnel then morphs—as a representation of the journey of the refugees—until it reaches an exit, which is shaped like the national symbol of Canada, the maple leaf.
12 Degrees / CORE Architects
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Architects: CORE Architects
- Area: 89050 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Anthrazic, Atlas Schindler, Ipe, Manganese Ironspot, Primeline Windows and Doors, +2
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Professionals: SPL consultants Limited, Munge Leung
Copenhagen Named the World's Most Livable City in Metropolis Magazine's 2016 Rankings
Metropolis Magazine has released their 2016 rankings of the world's most "livable" cities. Acknowledging that what makes a city "livable" can often be subjective, the team at Metropolis emphasizes that in creating the list they "focused on the concerns at Metropolis’ core—housing, transportation, sustainability, and culture." The result of this research was last year's top prize-winner Toronto dropping to the number 9 spot and Copenhagen, which last year took the number 4 spot, jumping to the top. Rounding out the top three are Berlin and Helsinki.
Instar House / rzlbd
- Area: 2200 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Chateau Window & Door Systems, RH hardwares, Royal Oak
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Professionals: Jordyn Development, Gamaley and Associates
Opposite House / rzlbd
- Area: 600 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bigfoot Door, Petersen Tegl
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Professionals: McCallum Consulting, Caledon Building & Design, Egbert Engineering, Gunnell Engineering
100 Broadview Lobby / Quadrangle Architects & Interiors
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Architects: Quadrangle Architects & Interiors
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bocci, Pengelly Iron Works, TI Group
68 Claremont / Tom Chung Studio
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Architects: Tom Chung Studio
- Area: 6000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Grey North Studio
Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness Centre / MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects
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Architects: MJMA: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects
- Area: 72000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Acapulco Pools, Clifford Masonry, Gingko, Gym-Con, Sound Solutions, +2
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Professionals: Blackwell Engineering, ERA Architects, Gillam Group, MGM Consulting, PMA Landscape Architects
Relmar / Architects Luc Bouliane
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Architects: Architects Luc Bouliane
- Area: 4000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: American custom iron, Jason Rokosh, Torp Windows, Woodcraft
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Professionals: Mazenga Building Group, Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture & Design