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Scheduled to take place on June 26th, 2013, the 9th Annual Pug Awards: People's Choice for Architecture, have listed the nominees and opened the polls for the public, relying on the voice of the people to be the deciding factor on who receives awards for their outstanding architectural work within the City of Toronto.
Orginally created by Anna Simone, Founding Partner and Principal of Cecconi Simone, and Gary Berman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Tricon Capital Group, the Pugs Awards were designed to honour Toronto's most creative architects, as well as highlight and critique the more mediocre and unattractive efforts of the past year. The purpose for involving the public in voicing their opinions on who should be recognized for their work, is to encourage public engagment in the field of development and design. Through these awards, architects and planners receive a better understanding of what sort of architecture and buildings make Toronto a more attractive city to the public, and will incorporate many of the popular aspects of their former work into future projects.
This year, out of the 14 Commercial/Institutional Nominees and 29 Residential Nominees, there is a very diverse and vibrant selection. Educational buildings, police stations, lavish hotels and even a jail are some of the nominees listed under the Commerical/Insitutional category, and give voters an idea of how drastically the options differ from one another. The qualifications for the Pug Awards indicate that the buildings must have been completed in 2012, must have an area greater than 50,000 square feet and have to be located in the City of Toronto.
The nominees are listed below:
This Year's 14 Commercial/Insitutional Pug Awards Nominees Are:
- Centre for Excellence for French-Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education, Glendon Campus, York University
- Daniels Spectrum
- 11 Division, Toronto Police Services
- 14 Division, Toronto Police Services
- Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
- George Brown Waterfront Campus - Health Sciences
- Life Sciences Building, York University
- Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Ryerson Image Centre and School of Image Arts
- Shangri-La Hotel Toronto
- St. Conrad Catholic Elementary School
- St. James Cathedral Centre
- Toronto South Detention Centre
- Trump International Hotel & Tower
This Year's 29 Residential Pug Awards Nominees Are:
- Acclaim Condos
- Altitude and Skyscape Condominiums
- Aquaview Condos
- Bohemian Embassy Flats and Lofts
- Burano Condominiums
- Canterbury Place Retirement Residence
- Corktown District Phase 2
- Five Hundred Wellington West
- Flatiron Lofts and Work Lofts
- LTD
- The Modern on Richmond
- MuseumHouse on Bloor
- Nautilus at Waterview
- NY Place Boutique Condominiums
- Paintbox Condominiums
- Palais at Port Royal Place
- Parc Loft Residences on the Park
- Parc Nuvo at Essex
- Savvy Condominiums at Cosmo
- Six 50 King West Condominiums
- South Beach Condos + Lofts
- Trinity Lofts
- Two Gladstone
- The Uptown Residences
- Victory Condos on King
- 400 Wellington West
- Westside Gallery Lofts
- Willow Park at Bayview
- Willshire on Green
We will be back to look more closely at this year's nominees, but in the meatime you can go for information on the Pug Awards and how you can make your vote count at www.pugawards.com
