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Plant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin design concept artworkPlant Architect & Shore Tilbe Irwin Wins Design Competition
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, please see the news release.


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6 p.m.
City Hall Rotunda
100 Queen Street West, Toronto

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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.

A public exhibition of the submissions and design models is also on display in the Rotunda of Toronto City Hall, opening on February 20th, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and continuing from February 21-26th, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Public Comment Card
Members of the public are invited to submit their views on the design proposals by filling in a public comment card that is available on the website or in the City Hall Rotunda.

Comments must be received no later than February 26th, 2007. The Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Public Advisory Group will forward a summary of public comments to the Competition Jury that will be meeting to select the winning design proposal.

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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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
The opening of the public exhibition and special presentations of the final design proposals will take place as follows:

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West

6 - 7 p.m. Public Exhibition Opening
Main Floor Rotunda
7 - 9 p.m. Design Team Presentations
Council Chamber
The public exhibition will remain on display at City Hall from Wednesday, February 21 to Monday, February 26, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

This event is being hosted by the Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Public Advisory Group.Further details regarding the public exhibition will be available on February 20th, 2007.


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Four outstanding design teams have been selected as finalists to compete in Stage II of the international competition to revitalize Nathan Phillips Square. The four teams short-listed by the competition jury to proceed to Stage II of the competition are:

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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The City of Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of an international design competition for the revitalization of Nathan Phillips Square.

The Square is the premier public space and civic gathering place for Torontonians, a leading tourist attraction for the City, and a national and provincial landmark.

The design competition is an international, two-stage open process, with submissions to both stages to be evaluated by a Competition Jury who will select the winning design and design team. Submissions for Stage I of the competition must be received by November 16, 2006.

The Competition Brief, which outlines the opportunities presented by the site and its design as well as the technical requirements, is now available. It identifies guiding principles for revitalizing the Square, a detailed program description, the budget for project implementation, and the process for submitting design proposals. The international design community, including professional architects, landscape architects, urban planners and engineers, is being invited to submit bold and creative proposals.

Highlights of Design Competition

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Nathan Phillips Square Design Competition Brief cover * Competition Brief and Supplementary Reports
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Existing Building Engineering Audits * Competition Schedule
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