(ToonariPost – A News Mash Up– flickr/creative commons license) Roger Taillibert designed the Montreal Quebec Olympic velodrome in 1976, which was converted into the Biodome nature museum in 1992. It sits at the olympic park in front of the Olympic …
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(rick ligthelm– flickr/creative commons license) Fumihiko Maki designed the Aga Khan museum of Islamic art in Toronto, Canada, completed in 2014. It is surrounded by Aga Khan Park, designed by Vladimir Djurovic, and opposite a large reflecting pool from the …
MAD Architects and Burka Architects designed the Absolute Towers, also nicknamed the “Marilyn Monroe,” in 2012. The designers sought a soft roundness for the typical harsh materials of skyscrapers, to emulate the fluidity of natural life. Each unit gets a …
(tonyneu– flickr/creative commons license) KPMB Architects designed the Manitoba Hydro Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. It was completed in 2009, and set a new standard for environmental design. It cost $278 million and is 377 ft tall. A massive solar …
(Carrotflower Productions International– flickr/creative commons license) Ross & Macdonald and Sproatt & Rolph designed the Fairmont York Hotel in Toronto Canada. Completed in June 11, 1929, it was the tallest building in the entire British Empire at the time and …
(Joseph.Morris– flickr/creative commons license) WZMH Architects designed the Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto Ontario. It was completed in 1976, with a new building Royal Bank Centre constructed nearby in 2009. The Plaza’s two triangular towers are clad in 14,000 windows …
(Elango.– flickr/creative commons license) Hariri Pontarini Architects and Robbie/Young + Wright Architects designed the Schulich College of Business and Executive Learning Centre on the edge of York University in Toronto Ontario Canada. Completed in 2005, it offers 260,000ft2 as a …
(Pleuntje– flickr/creative commons license) Frank Gehry oversaw the design for the new Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario in 2004.The museum was founded in 1900 and received this extensive $254 million renovation for its growing collection. The Dundas Street facade is …
(IQRemix– flickr/creative commons license) James Wensley designed the Shaw Conference Center SCC in Edmonton Canada, completed in 1983. Most of the ten story building is underground, as it is built on a steep edge in a valley ridge. It offers …
(Ryan Tir– flickr/creative commons license) Behnisch Architects designed the Donnelly Center for for Cellular and Biomolecular Research in the University of Toronto in Ontario, completed in 2005. A circular metal penthouse crowns and glass box. The tower is cut in …