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Revised Design Unveiled for Toronto's Mirvish+Gehry Towers

Frank Gehry and Developer David Mirvish have revealed the latest design iteration in their embattled plan to build a set of mixed-use skyscrapers in Toronto. The new design reduces the number of towers, from three to two, however the remaining towers are taller than before, with one at 82 stories and one at 92.

The buildings will house apartments, a new art gallery and space for OCAD University as previously planned, but the decision to use two towers instead of three means that three of the five existing buildings can be retained - including the Princess of Wales Theatre, and two designated heritage warehouses - sidestepping some of the criticisms of the previous scheme.

Read on after the break for Frank Gehry's take on the design

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House In The Beach / Drew Mandel Architects

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Houses, Renovation
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: Drew Mandel Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2139 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Webert Industry S.r.l.
  • Professionals: Blackwell Engineering

Blantyre House / Williamson Chong Architects

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Houses
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: Williamson Chong Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2300 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AEG, Duravit, Benjamin Moore, Caesarstone, Escenium HAUS, +9
  • Professionals: Derek Nicholson Inc, Blackwell Engineering

Behind the Living Wall: An Interview with Birgit Siber

Material Minds, presented by ArchDaily Materials, is our new series of short interviews with architects, designers, scientists, and others who use architectural materials in innovative ways. Enjoy!

Green, or living, walls have begun popping up and growing across commercial interiors everywhere over the last decade. To understand how a living wall functions, and how to design one, we went straight to a pioneer in the profession: Ms. Birgit Siber of Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto. The synthesis of natural systems and building systems had been in her mind since her days as a student, but the major break came in 2000, when her team constructed a massive living wall for The University of Guelph-Humbar. To understand how architects are closing the gap between interior and exterior via the living wall, read the full interview after the break.

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Architecture for Humanity Toronto Launches Lecture Series: "Incremental Strategies for Vertical Neighborhoods"

According to the most recent national census in Canada, almost half of Toronto residents are immigrants, one-third of whom arrived in the past ten years. To allow the city to adapt to this surging flow of immigrants, Architecture for Humanity Toronto (AFHTO) has called upon students and professionals from various backgrounds to rethink Toronto's urban fabric - and, in particular, its high-rise developments - by establishing a series of lectures and workshops entitled "Incremental Strategies for Vertical Neighborhoods."

At the inaugural event a few weeks ago, Filipe Balestra of Urban Nouveau* was invited to speak about his work and contribute to a design charrette inspired by the City of Toronto's Tower Renewal program. For more on Balestra and the event, keep reading after the break.

PoolHouse / +tongtong

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Houses
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: +tongtong
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Acme Brick, Floor Solutions, Herman Miller, ICD High Performance Coatings
  • Professionals: Parallel General Contractor

To Be Destroyed: A Call For Ideas

The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) is calling for submissions that respond to the thematic of an upcoming exhibition, entitled TBD, that will be on view September 5 to October 25, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.

Williamson Chong to Receive RAIC's Emerging Practice Award

First an Emerging Voices recipient, now a laureate of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Emerging Architectural Practice Award; Toronto’s Williamson Chong Architects has proved themselves to be one of Northern America’s most promising firms. Founded just three short years ago, the seven-person practice has been chosen to be the RAIC’s second Emerging Practice Award recipient for “consistently producing innovating projects that contain quality detailing and craftsmanship.”

The Coxwell House / Rohan Walter

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Houses
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: Rohan Walter
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  800 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008

Paul H. Cocker Architecture Gallery / Gow Hastings Architects

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Gallery, University
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Toronto, Canada

St. James Cathedral Centre / architectsAlliance

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Religious Architecture, Community center, Renovation
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Toronto, Canada

Lady Peel House / Atelier RZLBD

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Houses, Renovation
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Toronto, Canada

Mjölk House / Studio Junction

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Houses, Renovation
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Toronto, Canada

Sherbourne Common / PFS Studio

Sherbourne Common / PFS Studio - Park, Garden
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Landscape Architecture, Park
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: PFS Studio
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  KRYTON

Tetris House / Atelier RZLBD

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Houses
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: Atelier RZLBD
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Totem House / rzlbd

Totem House / rzlbd - Houses, Garden, Facade
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Houses
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Toronto, Canada
  • Architects: Atelier RZLBD
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1600 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

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Humber Centre for Justice Leadership / Gow Hastings Architects

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science center
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Toronto, Canada

Updated Renderings Released for Mirvish+Gehry Toronto

David Mirvish, founder of Mirvish Productions, and Toronto-born starchitect Frank Gehry have released updated renderings of their massive, mixed-used project planned to transform Toronto's downtown arts and entertainment district. The Mirvish+Gehry vision will include a triad of residential towers perched on top a six-story, wooden podium inspired by the site’s industrial past and covered in a ‘cloud-like’ sculptural skin.

The towers, rising over 80 stories each, will house condos, a new OCADU campus, and a gallery space to house the Mirvish's collection of modern art.

More renderings after the break...