drum118
Superstar
Don't of any delays for this year opening as the Waterfront Toronto wants it open ASP.
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Head of Slips (Waterfront Toronto, West 8/DTAH)
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yyzer
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from Daily Commercial News....
May 11, 2009
Spadina WaveDeck wins ASLA design award
TORONTO
Waterfront Toronto’s Spadina WaveDeck has received another prestigious design award, this time from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The project earned a 2009 Honor Award from ASLA in its General Design category and was one of two Toronto waterfront projects honoured this year.
Each year, ASLA honours the best in landscape architecture and urban design from around the globe. The 2009 competition featured over 600 entries.
Since opening eight months ago, the Spadina WaveDeck, designed by West 8 and du Toit Allsopp Hillier (DTAH) has received two leading design awards and was the first Canadian project ever to be short-listed for the world-acclaimed Brit Insurance Design Awards.
“We’re so pleased that the Spadina WaveDeck has been honoured again,†said John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto. “This project exemplifies what Waterfront Toronto means when we say that design excellence is part of everything we do. It’s a public gathering place that is also a stunning piece of art.â€
The project is the first of four wavedecks planned for the end of major waterfront streets. Two more will open at Rees and Simcoe Streets this summer.
“The design for the wavedecks is inspired in part by Ontario’s Great Lake shoreline and the cottage experience,†said Adriaan Geuze, Principal, West 8. “They’re meant to give urban dwellers the illusion of an authentic Canadian landscape and a feel for life at the lake.â€
DCN News Services
May 11, 2009
Spadina WaveDeck wins ASLA design award
TORONTO
Waterfront Toronto’s Spadina WaveDeck has received another prestigious design award, this time from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The project earned a 2009 Honor Award from ASLA in its General Design category and was one of two Toronto waterfront projects honoured this year.
Each year, ASLA honours the best in landscape architecture and urban design from around the globe. The 2009 competition featured over 600 entries.
Since opening eight months ago, the Spadina WaveDeck, designed by West 8 and du Toit Allsopp Hillier (DTAH) has received two leading design awards and was the first Canadian project ever to be short-listed for the world-acclaimed Brit Insurance Design Awards.
“We’re so pleased that the Spadina WaveDeck has been honoured again,†said John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto. “This project exemplifies what Waterfront Toronto means when we say that design excellence is part of everything we do. It’s a public gathering place that is also a stunning piece of art.â€
The project is the first of four wavedecks planned for the end of major waterfront streets. Two more will open at Rees and Simcoe Streets this summer.
“The design for the wavedecks is inspired in part by Ontario’s Great Lake shoreline and the cottage experience,†said Adriaan Geuze, Principal, West 8. “They’re meant to give urban dwellers the illusion of an authentic Canadian landscape and a feel for life at the lake.â€
DCN News Services
khris
Senior Member
Is the marina at Simcoe going to remain there?
drum118
Superstar
The word is, they could be open for the Luminato last weekend June 13-14
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
A mid-June opening would be fantastic!
smuncky
Senior Member
having walked by the site today, the decking on the simcoe wavedeck is about 95% done. they are moving fast!
MetroMan
Senior Member
I love the doability of West8's plan. Had we picked Foster or one of the other more complex ones, it would probably still all be sitting on paper.
drum118
Superstar
Rees Slip May 15
This one will be tight to get finish for June 10 opening.
See posting for Simcoe photo's
This one will be tight to get finish for June 10 opening.
See posting for Simcoe photo's
drum118
Superstar
Simcoe May 15
This will be open in June for Luminato for sure.
See Rees photo's above
This will be open in June for Luminato for sure.
See Rees photo's above
khris
Senior Member
Wow thanks for the update. It's turning out really awesome. I think it would look much more awesome if there wasn't a marina in front of the Simcoe slip though.
TOBoy
Active Member
Thanks for the pix. I absolutely love the Simcoe deck. It's turning out to be better than I expected. The Rees deck looks uninspiring in comparison.
condovo
Senior Member
Wow! Just wow! Thanks for the pics.
Michael62
Active Member
The 'rumble strips' or 'washboard' on the slopes will make it near impossible for skateboarders.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
Simcoe is FANTASTIC!
Torontovibe
Senior Member
I can't get enough of these curves!
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
By torontovibe, shot with DSC-N1 at 2009-05-18
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