The winners of the 2009 Toronto Urban Design Awards, the 6th since amalgamation, were recently announced. The award program celebrates the best urban design in Toronto. Unlike other design awards programs that highlight individual projects, the Urban Design Awards honor the improvements to urban life made by designers who are focusing on context—the way their designs fit into the surrounding environment and contribute to the creation of great public spaces.
“To create a successful ‘place,’ each new building, open space and streetscape element has to follow a similar set of rules—some written, some unwritten—so that the sum of parts works as a coherent, well-proportioned whole, despite being built by many individuals and over a long period of time,” said Robert Freedman, Director of Urban Design at the City of Toronto. “We have worked hard over the years to refine the submission requirements to emphasize place-making and context and we have observed an enthusiastic response from the design community and noticeable improvements in the urban design quality of submissions.”
The 2009 jury was composed of Ian Chodikoff, Editor - Canadian Architect; Jack Diamond, Principal – Diamond + Schmitt Architects Inc.; Eha Naylor, Principal – ENVision – The Hough Group Limited; and Michael Van Valkenburgh, Principal – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc.
The winning projects are on view at Toronto Metro Hall until tomorrow, October 2, and will further be exhibited at Etobicoke CC (October 5 - 9), Scarborough CC (October 19 - 23), and North York CC (October 27 - November 2).
These are the 2009 prize winners sorted by award categories:
Buildings in Context - Private
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Low-scale Building: 40R_LANEWAY HOUSE by superkül inc | architect
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Mid-rise Building: ACADEMY LANE AND BEACH HOUSE LOFTS by WHA Achitects Inc., The Walsh Group, STREETCAR Construction
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Mid-rise Building: 294 RICHMOND by Sweeney Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Mid-rise Building: LOGGIA CONDOMINIUMS by SMV Architects, Insite Landscape Architects, Halsall Associates, Able Engineering, Trow Associates
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Mid-rise Building: TOY FACTORY LOFTS by Quadrangle Architects Limited
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Tall Building: SPIRE by architectsAlliance
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PRIVATE - Tall Building: JAZZ by Burka Architects Inc., NAK Design Group, E.R.A. Architects Inc.
Buildings in Context - Public
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PUBLIC: TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY–PAPE/DANFORTH BRANCH by Hariri Pontarini Architects
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PUBLIC: BLOORVIEW KIDS REHAB by Montgomery Sisam Architects, Stantec Architecture Ltd.
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PUBLIC: ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD BARNS by Joe Lobko Architect Inc. / du Toit, Architects Limited, ERA Architects Inc., Stantec Consulting, Blackwell-Bowick Partnership Limited, The Planning Partnership, Michael Dixon-University of Guelph, BA Group, Leber Rubes Inc., Gottschalk + Ash International, The Dalton Company Ltd.
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HONORABLE MENTION - BUILDING IN CONTEXT | PUBLIC: TRANSFORMATION AGO by Gehry International, Architects, Inc.
Small Open Spaces
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - SMALL OPEN SPACE: SPADINA WAVEDECK by West 8 + DTAH In Joint Venture, Halsall Associates, Schollen & Company Inc., Mulvey Banani International, David Dennis Design, Brian Ballantyne Specifications, Somerville Construction
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HONORABLE MENTION - SMALL OPEN SPACE: TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN by PMA Landscape Architects, Thomas Sparling Inc., Cathie Cox (Horticulturalist), Paul Ehnes (Plant Consultant)
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HONORABLE MENTION - SMALL OPEN SPACE: IRELAND PARK TORONTO by Kearns Mancini Architects Inc., Rowan Gillespie, Quinn Design Associates Inc., Read Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers (RJC), Picco Engineering, McDonnell Engineering Inc., Lighting Nelson & Garrett Inc., Kenaidan Contracting Ltd., Trinity Custom Masonry Ltd., Shamrock Garden & Landscaping
Visions and Master Plans
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - VISION AND MASTER PLAN: MAYOR’S TOWER RENEWAL OPPORTUNITIES BOOK by E.R.A. Architects, University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
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HONORABLE MENTION - VISION AND MASTER PLAN: LAWRENCE HEIGHTS REVITALIZATION DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN by Sweeney Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects, The Planning Partnership, GHK International, N. Barry Lyon Consulting, Dillon Consulting
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HONORABLE MENTION - VISION AND MASTER PLAN: LAKE ONTARIO PARK by James Corner Field Operations, Schollen & Company Inc., North-South Environmental Inc., Kidd Consulting, Archaeological Services Inc., CCL/IBI, Unterman McPhail Associates, Poulos & Chung Ltd., Nina-Marie Lister, Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alschuler
Student Projects
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HONORABLE MENTION - STUDENT PROJECT: WATER THEATRE by Lila Yavari, Lailee Soleimani, Martin Yeung, Majella Anson-Cartwright, Omair Ali, Stephen Perkins (University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design)
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