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July 9, 2021.

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Sharp Centre for Design
100 McCaul Street
Toronto
Kensington-Chinatown

Year Completed:

2004

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Awards:

2004 - Worldwide Award, Royal Institute of British Architects

2005 - Award of Excellence: Building in Context, Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards

Alternate Name:

OCAD

Status:

Completed

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - ALSOP Architects Ltd. <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - Robbie/Young + Wright Architects <-- More buildings by this architect.
Landscape architect - Yuk Woo Lee & Associates
Mechanical engineer - MCW Consultants Ltd.
Structural engineer - C. D. Carruthers and Wallace

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Low-rise

Current Use:

Educational

Heritage Status:

No heritage status

Main Style:

Sculptural <-- More buildings in this style.

Sources:

Click to see 9 Source(s)

Daily Commercial News and Construction Record
Date - November 24, 2005
New York Times
Author - Andrew Blum
Date - November 2, 2003
Notes - Article about this building.
The Globe and Mail
Author - Lise Rochon
Date - December 6, 2000
Notes - Article about Will Alsop as architect.
Toronto Star
Date - May 20, 2004
Page - T7
Notes - Supplement for Doors Open.
Toronto Star
Author - Christopher Hume
Date - February 16, 2001
Page - B1
Toronto Star
Author - Christopher Hume
Date - May 19, 2005
Notes - Article in Doors Open supplement mentions this building.
Toronto Star
Author - Christopher Hume
Date - May 20, 2004
Page - T1
Notes - Article in supplement for Doors Open.
Toronto Star
Author - Christopher Hume
Date - November 28, 2009
Notes - On Review of the Decade in Architecture, this building called one of the ten most important buildings of the last decade.
Toronto Star
Author - Donna Laporte
Date - December 6, 2008
Page - CO1
Notes - Article mostly on Peter Clewes mentions this building.

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