Moshe Safdie designed Habitat 67 for the Expo 87 on the Marc-Drouin Quay, Pierre Dupuy Avenue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada near the the Saint Lawrence River. This early exploration of tight modulation of private residences is similar to ancient housing …
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(Ian Muttoo– flickr/creative commons license) Alsop Architects and Robbie/Young+Wright Architects designed the Sharp Centre for the Ontario College of Art and Design, completed in 2004. It is a raised “table top” to open up the public urban space below. The …
Saucier + Perrotte of Montreal designed the Perimeter Institute (PI) in Waterloo Ontario, completed in 2004. The thick slate-black outer facade contrast the opacity of the glass facades on the north and west sides. The $50 million design evokes digital …
(Chung Ho Leung– flickr/creative commons license) Tétreault, Parent, Languedoc and Associates expanded the Palais des congrès de Montréal convention center in Montreal, Canada, completed in 2002. It sits above the city’s main artery, and it is connected directly to 4,000 …
(– flickr/creative commons license) Eberhard Zeidler and Bregman + Hamann Architects designed the Eaton Center in Toronto, Ontario Canada. It first opened in 1977, with an expansion in 1982, and a third construction in 1992 with collaboration with Crang & …
(dane brian– flickr/creative commons license) Kohn Shnier Architects and Figure 3 designed the Umbra Retail Store in Toronto, completed in 2007. This redesign of an existing structure uses pink polycarbonate panels to bring vertical unity to the two floors. Interior …
(masatoshi_– flickr/creative commons license) Moshe Safdie designed this seven story rectangular box of library stacks connecting to an elliptical, day-lit public space. The exterior activities and connections between these spaces establish a fascinating atmosphere that reminds one of ancient Roman …
This library at Keele Campus in Toronto is a good example of brutalist modernist architecture, built in 1968. The book stacks rise vertically on one side of a central atrium with private reading rooms and conference halls on the other …
(416style– flickr/creative commons license) The Gardiner Museum by KPMB Architects exhibits a private collection of Pre-Columbian pottery, European porcelain, and Italian Majolica. The stepped back layers of concrete shear walls and horizontal shades in front of sweeping windows fits the …
(Joseph.Morris– flickr/creative commons license) The Brookfield Place in Toronto, Canada has two towers, the Bay Wellington Tower and the TD Canada Trust Tower, which are connected by the magnificant Allen Lambert Galleria. This lobby is another masterpiece from Santiago Calatrava. …