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BMX Supercross Track / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0000

The BMX Supercross Track Legacy Project from the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games was designed and constructed to the exacting standards of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) certification board. It has been certified by this group and as such is the only track in Canada to be recognized.

Carleton University Health Science Building / Montgomery Sisam Architects

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

The new Health Science Building transcends conventional practices for developing academic space and encourages students and teachers to move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. The design proposal is one that embraces the opportunity to co-locate health sciences and neuroscience students in spaces that accommodate practical and theoretical learning so as to encourage a cross-pollination of ideas.

Compass House / Superkül

Valentina Villa — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Designed as a weekend home for a family of six, Compass House takes its name from the clients’ desire to chart a new course as they transition from an extended stay in the United Kingdom to life back in Canada. To achieve this, the design of the home transcends ordinary domestic programming, creating a place of spiritual resonance that orients and heightens one’s experience of the surrounding environment. Through its siting, massing, tectonics and materiality, it balances intimacy and expansiveness, light and dark, land and sky.

Bridgepoint Active Healthcare / Stantec Architecture + KPMB Architects + HDR Architecture + Diamond Schmitt Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Bridgepoint Active Healthcare in Toronto is the largest facility of its kind in Canada focused on the treatment of complex chronic disease and rehabilitation. Bridgepoint’s leaders envisioned a new way of delivering healthcare in a new kind of hospital: a civic building - an urban centre - in which healthcare and community come together. The intent is to blur the traditional distinction of institutional space and public access and to provide an inspirational setting to assist patients in their recovery.

Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre / KPMB Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) at the University of Waterloo is the first research facility of its kind in the world to bring together the disciplines of quantum computing and nanotechnology in one building. It was conceived to generate synergies between the respective fields of quantum computing and nanotechnology for groundbreaking research leading to innovative solutions and commercialization.

The Mississauga Public Library Project / RDH Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000

The Mississauga Library Project is an adaptive re-use strategy for the major renovation and addition to the Lakeview, Port Credit, and Lorne Park branch libraries, all dating from between 1956 and 1967. The three renovations have been structured as one project, a strategy put forth by the client as a means to use public infrastructure stimulus funds in an efficient manner. Each of the three libraries are situated in park settings; Lakeview and Lorne Park are embedded within established 1950's suburban neighbourhoods and Port Credit is situated adjacent to the Credit River along Lakeshore Road, the commercial 'high' street of the old town of Port Credit.

Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex / Kongats Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex at the University of TorontoMississauga accommodates teaching and research facilities for the new medicalschool to be based at the Mississauga campus. The campus is known for theintimate relationship it has with its beautiful natural setting and its forward-thinking design.

Newmarket Operations Centre / RDH Architects

Christopher Henry — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Municipal operations centers rarely attract attention from architects or the public, but the maintenance of our physical environment and infrastructure is critical to the well-being of any community. The design of the Newmarket Operations Centre aims to celebrate these services through the creation of a new local landmark while meeting complex technical requirements in a robust and economical structure. The project embodies a pragmatic rethinking of the municipal operations center and sets a new national standard for the design of this under-appreciated building type.

The Gardiner Museum / KPMB Architects

Christopher Henry — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:00:00 +0000

The Gardiner Museum is one of the world's preeminent institutions devoted to ceramic art, and the only museum of its kind in Canada. It is also designated as one Toronto’s cultural renaissance projects. The renewal project, together with the Royal Ontario Museum across the street and the Royal Conservatory of Music around the corner on Bloor Street West, will form a new cultural precinct for the city. The renewal builds on top of the original structure, designed by Keith Wagland in 1984. The third floor expansion and extension of the original footprint to the street creates a bolder image for the Gardiner, while respecting the intimate scale for which the original building was admired.

The Bloor/Gladstone Library / RDH Architects

Christopher Henry — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Bloor/Gladstone Branch library project is a renovation and addition to a listed heritage library in downtown Toronto. The architects were commissioned to design for an additional 12,000 sqf, bringing the collection and facilities to a level consistent with that of a Toronto District Library. The final design includes major renovations to the existing building as well as the construction of an addition.

Durham Consolidated Courthouse / WZMH Architects

Kelly Minner — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

With its richly patterned cladding of spandrel, clear glass and carefully scaled massing, the Durham Consolidated Courthouse, completed in January 2010, makes a significant contribution to the emerging urban framework of downtown Oshawa. Its bold, modern vocabulary emphasizes transparency and openness both for users and passersby.

Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects

Nico Saieh — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The site is an existing 40 hectare institutional site which was initially surrounded by agricultural fields. The Surrounding Community is now single family, suburban housing outside the Greater Community of Toronto. The site was cleared of an existing women’s prison, with the exception of two buildings, which were maintained and renovated as part of the Youth Centre. Eight new buildings have been added to the site to provide services to 192 youth offenders, 32 girls and boys, aged 12 years to 17 years old. Over 300 staff members, volunteers and family members and visitors are included in the Immediate Community of the Youth Centre.