Articles Tagged with ''Toronto''

Blantyre House

September 16, 2012

According to architect Donald Chong, when his clients wanted to build a house in The Beaches, a popular Toronto neighborhood, “they were committed to the idea that they could live well in a compact square footage.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

July 16, 2011

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For nearly half a century, the Royal Conservatory, Canada’s venerable music education institution, has occupied a distinctive late-19th-century masonry building at the northern edge of the University of Toronto campus on Bloor Street, one of the city’s major east-west thoroughfares.

Sherbourne Common Pavilion

May 16, 2011

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A 1,539-square-foot pavilion housing restrooms, a planned café, and mechanical services for the park, including a UV storm-water-filtration system in the basement.

Bloor/Gladstone Branch Library

March 16, 2011

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A three-level public library that extends the original neoclassical library building from 1912 with a 12,000-square-foot addition, for a total of 25,000 square feet.

197 Sorauren Ave. by Antje Bulthaup Architekten

Roncesvalles Village, Toronto, Canada

December 16, 2010

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German architect Antje Bulthaup reimagines a Canadian building constructed in the early 1920s.

Galley House

August 16, 2010

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The Galley House emerged out of the context of studying patterns of the evolving typological landscape in Toronto, and the desire over the past century to maintain natural light within spaces affected by an urban block-type progressively becoming more dense and refined.

Sherbourne Health Centre

Innovative design creates a healing haven for the homeless.

August 1, 2010

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An adaptive re-use project transformed Central Hospital into the Sherbourne Health Centre, designed to provide care for the homeless, newcomers to Canada, and the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transsexual, and transgender community.

Integral House

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects created a house that doubles as a performance space without overwhelming its site or its neighbors.

Clifford A. Pearson

May 19, 2010

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Like a pair of jugglers, Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe approached the Integral House, in Toronto, as a balancing act—creating a building that seems to defy basic forces of architecture.

Clifford A. Pearson

May 19, 2010

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Project Specs Integral House Toronto, Canada Shim-Sutcliffe Architects << Return to article the People Architect Shim-Sutcliffe Architects 441 Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada M5A 1T5 T. (416) 368-3892 F. (416) 368-9468 info@shimsut.com Brigitte Shim Hon FAIA and Howard Sutcliffe Hon FAIA(Principals) Betsy Williamson OAA(Project Architect), Andrew Hart (Assistant Project Architect), Denise Haradem, Kyra Clarkson, Michael Goorevich, Sara Iwata (Project Team) Interior designer: Julie Latraverse and Chris Oliver Engineer(s): Blackwell Bowick (Structural) Toews Engineering Systems (Mechanical) Dynamic Designs and Engineering (Electrical) NAK Design Group (Landscape) Suzanne Powadiuk Design Inc.(Lighting) Swallow Consultants (Acoustics) Dr. Ted Kesik (Building Envelope) Professor Shane Williamson

Art Gallery of Ontario

Frank Gehry transforms the Art Gallery of Ontario in part by rediscovering his (and its) past.

Clifford A. Pearson

August 19, 2009

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At the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Frank Gehry plays hockey with architecture, turning it into a game of speed and balance.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

Join us for this insightful webinar, where we'll delve into the principles of biophilic design and acoustical strategies.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This webinar will explore the growing use of mass timber in K-12 schools and its transformative benefits across four key areas: health, well-being, durability, and sustainability.