The Burlington Performing Arts Centre provides both excellent acoustics and audience intimacy within a landmark downtown building. In addition to providing a strong link between performer and audience, the building serves as an object of civic pride and as a catalyst for a renaissance of the arts in the region. Through a combination of materials, colour,…
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The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Campus, an independent non-partisan think tank for international governance, is a shared initiative by CIGI, the University of Waterloo and Wilfred Laurier University. The specific objectives were to create a building to last for at least 100 years that feels like a “vibrant sanctuary” yet is “functional not…
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The design was the result of an intense consultative process, guided by the Local School and Residential Community Design Team, which included community representatives, politicians, students, parents, staff, alumni, and the development team. In addition, a Heritage Working Group comprised of the principal, teachers, the school archivist, the architects, and a Heritage Preservation Consultant addressed…
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Client: Niagara College, Welland, Ontario Size: 12,500 s.m. Cost: $18,500,00 Competition; 2010 The Learning Commons for Niagara College embraces sustainable design and LEED principles and brings unity to the campus by improving the connectivity between the various campus buildings. The existing courtyard has been enclosed to provide a year-round functional space and will act as…
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Originally opened in 1938 to traffic between Port Huron, Michigan and Port Edward, Ontario, it is the third busiest crossing between Canada and the United States with over $100 million dollars in commercial goods crossing the border on an average day. The design takes into consideration current and future traffic usage patterns and provides for more efficient…
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Natural Resources Canada chose to relocate its CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory from Ottawa to Hamilton to be closer to the steel and manufacturing sectors it serves through metallurgical research and testing. LEED Platinum certified, this new project raises the bar for industrial buildings in Canada. Fundamental to passive strategies for energy reduction is a high-performance…
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The classroom addition project is designed to create an educational environment that is cost effective yet delights and inspires the students, staff and broader school community. This new wing addition replaces twelve portables at the existing school. The intention for the project is to incorporate sustainable practices and to take full advantage of Highfield…
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Malhotra Nicholson Sheffield Architects Inc. design for Caradoc Public School includes two Kindergarten Classrooms, a new entryway, gymnasium, offices, and a kitchen. The project includes renovation and new features which have improved the overall environment for students, staff, and the community of Mt. Brydges. Unique sun-screenings were fixed to the exterior of the library and existing…
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The project comprises 2,500sq.m of retail, warehouse and office space on three levels. The building is located on the site of a former car dealership. The site is adjacent to existing one-storey retail commercial developments to the south and east, and single-family residential to the north and west. The corner site is on public transit…
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Project Size: 45,000 sq. ft. Completion Date: 2008 The Ryerson Student Campus Centre consolidates student offices and services, previously located throughout the campus, into one building. The building is sensitively integrated with the adjoining heritage properties and is linked to one of them through a contemporary contextual design that gives the block a strong and…
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Design Architect: Airport Architects Canada (A Joint Venture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill International Ltd., Adamson Associates, Moshe Safdie Associates Ltd.) Size: 4,180,000 sf / 388,331 sm Completion: 2007 . The Terminal Development Project consists of a single unified terminal complex designed to replace the aging Terminals 1 & 2. Phases 1-4 include an 80-gate,…
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Size: 46,276 s.f. (renovation 31,958; new 14,318) Completion: 2006 . 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 of Toronto’s cultural renaissance projects. The renewal project, together with the Royal Ontario Museum across the…
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