An exciting event for architectural enthusiasts, the nominees for the 2014 Pug Awards were announced last week. The Pug Awards are an architectural awards program which gives the public the opportunity to vote on the merits of buildings completed in the city over the previous year. The buildings (greater than 50,000 square feet in area) that are up for nomination this year are showcased below, along with links to UrbanToronto dataBase files, if you would like to get more information on the project:
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School
Architect: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA)
Developer: Toronto Catholic District School Board General
Architect: Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects
Developer: Plenary Group
Forensics Services and Coroner's Complex (FSCC)
Architect: WZMH Architect and DBFM Architects - Stantec Architecture/MWL Architects
Developer: Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services / Infrastructure Ontario
Goldring Student Centre at Victoria University / Wymilwood Restoration
Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects
Developer: Victoria University at University Of Toronto
Krembil Discovery Tower
Architect: Stantec Architecture in association with NXL Architects
Developer: University Health Network (UHN)
MaRS Centre Phase 2, MaRS Discovery District
Architect: B+H Architects
Developer: Alexandria
Architect: B+H Architects
Developer: Ripley Entertainment Inc.
St. Ambrose Catholic School
Architect: MOFFET & DUNCAN architects inc.
Developer: Toronto Catholic District School Board
St. Nicholas Catholic School
Architect: Robertson Simmons Architects Inc.
Developer: Toronto Catholic District School Board
The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Developer: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
The Sisters of St. Joseph Residence
Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Developer: Sisters of St. Joseph
Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Block 32
Architect: KPMB Architects in association with Page + Steele/IBI Group Architects
Developer: Toronto Community Housing Corporation; Context Development
Architect: Wallman Architects
Developer: Tridel Corporation
Architect: TACT Architecture Inc
Developer: Streetcar Developments
Architect: Oleson Worland Architects in joint venture with Hariri Pontarini Architects
Developer: Triangle West Developments
Bravo Boutique Condominiums
Architect: N/A
Developer: Pemberton Group
Bridge & Connect Condos
Architect: Kirkor Architects + Planners
Developer: URBANCORP
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Developer: Great Gulf Homes
Architect: Kirkor Architects + Planners
Developer: The Daniels Corporation
Clear Spirit at the Distillery
Architect: architectsAlliance
Developer: Cityscape, Dundee Realty
Architect: Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc.
Developer: Monarch Corporation
Architect: Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc.
Developer: Empire Communities
Architect: Wallman Architects
Developer: Omni Group of Companies
Architect: Page+Steele/IBI Group Architects
Developer: Malibu Investments Inc.
King West Condominiums in Liberty Village
Architect: Gabriel Bodor Architect, Quadrangle Architects
Developer: Plaza
Architect: Wallman Architects Ltd
Developer: Lifetime Urban Development Group
Liberty on the Park Condominiums
Architect: IBI Group Architects
Developer: CanAlfa Group
Architect: Northgrave Architect Inc.
Developer: Cresford Developments
Architect: architectsAlliance
Developer: Context Development
Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Developer: Minto Group Inc.
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer: Concord Adex Inc.
Architect: Saucier + Perrotte Architectes; ZAS Architects
Developer: Urban Capital
Architect: TACT Architecture Inc, Giovanni A Tassone
Developer: Streetcar Developments
The Avanti
Architect: KFA Architects and Planners
Developer: Torbel Group
Architect: Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects, ERA Architects
Developer: Concert Real Estate Corporation
Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Developer: Diamante Development Corporation
Architect: CORE Architects
Developer: Brad Lamb Developments
Architect: CORE Architects
Developer: Harhay Developments
The Palm Condominium Residences
Architect: HCA Architecture Incorporated Architects
Developer: Castle Royale Developments
The Rushton Residences
Architect: E.I. Richmond Architects Ltd.
Developer: Lash Group Of Companies; Goldman Group
Architect: Core Architects Inc.
Developer: Sorbara Development Group
Twenty One Clairtrell
Architect: Kirkor Architects + Planners
Developer: The Rockport Group
Architect: Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc.
Developer: Tridel
UrbanToronto's dataBase files include many renderings, and links to threads that cover the construction of these buildings. You will find many photos of the buildings in the average thread.
Voting for the Pugs is now open. Vote for your favourite and least favourite projects on pugawards.com to have your say.