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Nathan Phillips Square winning design wins an award

Plant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin won an award of excellence in the December 2007 issue of Canadian Architect for their Nathan Phillips Square design.

Read more about the award in Canadian Architect.

 

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* * On April 9, 2010 Mayor David Miller launched the construction kickoff to revitalize Toronto's premier public space. More information.

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* * Winner of the Nathan Phillips Square Design Competition *
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* * The Competition Jury for the Nathan Phillips Square Design Competition selected the team led by Plant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin as the winning team in the international design competition to revitalize the City's greatest public space. For further details about the winning design, see the news release.

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* * On-Line Exhibition of Four Finalists' Design Submissions *
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Selected images from each of the four finalists' submissions for Stage II of the Nathan Phillips Square Design Competition are available for viewing at the On-Line Exhibition.

On-Line Exhibition

Select the links below to view images and brief descriptions of the final design proposals submitted by the four short-listed design teams:


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* * Public Exhibition and Presentation of Final Design Submissions *
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Four design teams were selected by the Competition Jury to proceed to the final stage of the competition:

  • Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, Toronto
  • Plant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin, Toronto
  • Rogers Marvel Architects (New York), Ken Smith Landscape Architect (New York), duToit Allsopp Hillier (Toronto)
  • Zeidler Partnership Architects, Toronto
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Four design teams were selected as finalists to compete in Stage II of the international competition to revitalize Nathan Phillips Square. The four teams were:

Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, Toronto, with VLAN Paysages (landscape architect, Montreal); Halcrow Yolles (structural engineer, Toronto); Cobalt Engineering (mechanical engineer, Toronto); and Mulvey & Banani International Inc. (electrical engineer, Toronto)

Plant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin, Toronto, with Peter Lindsay Schaudt Landscape Architecture, Inc. (landscape architect, Chicago); Adrian Blackwell (design collaborator, Toronto); Blackwell Bowick Partnership Limited (structural engineer, Toronto); and Crossey Engineering Ltd. (mechanical and electrical engineers, Toronto)

Rogers Marvel Architects (New York), Ken Smith Landscape Architect (New York), duToit Allsopp Hillier (Toronto), with Buro Happold (structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, New York)

Zeidler Partnership Architects, Toronto, with Group Signes (landscape architect, Paris, France); Halcrow Yolles (structural engineer, Toronto); and Hidi Rae (mechanical and electrical engineers, Toronto)

Stage II finalists will submit detailed design plans by February 16, 2007. A public exhibition of the final designs will be held before the jury meets in early March 2007 to evaluate the designs and select a winner.

For additional information, please see the news release announcing the four finalists.

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