This is the proposal by wHY architecture for the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec (MNBAQ) international competition, which was won by OMA. (See the winning project here.) Continue Reading →
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A Skipping Stone Spans the Bow River in Calgary, Canada
Canada-based Halsall Associates Limited and French firm RFR together have won the conceptual design competition for the new St. Patrick’s footbridge in Alberta, Canada. The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) chose the approach taken by RFR/Halsall specifically because it complements the natural splendor of the surrounding community. Continue Reading →
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A few months ago, Allied Works Architecture has been selected to design the Cantos National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta, following an international design competition. The project will revitalize the historic King Edward Hotel and provide 80,000 sf of new space for music education, performance, recording and exhibition of the Cantos Music Foundation’s growing collection.
The project will mark the first stage of the redevelopment of Calgary’s East Village and the creation of a new music district in the historic heart of the city. Continue Reading →
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Allied Works Architecture in association with Fichten Soiferman et Associés Architectes was selected as one of five finalists in an international competition to design a new pavilion for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) in Québec City, Canada.
The competition was finally won by OMA. Continue Reading →
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A jury has unanimously recommended the conceptual design submitted by Patkau Architects Inc., Vancouver, with Kearns Mancini Architects Inc., Toronto, for the new Visitor Center at Fort York National Historic Site.
Fort York National Historic Site is the birthplace of urban Toronto and the site of Canada’s largest collection of 1812-era military structures. The Visitor Center is key to the planned revitalization of the entire 17-hectare (43-acre) site, and is scheduled for completion in 2012 for the Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812.
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OMA has been announced as the winner of the international competition for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) expansion. The CAD$90 million project was also consulted with local residents, with an 82% of approval.
A series of stacked boxes remind the programmatic relations of Seattle’s Library, while generating an interesting grand hall facing the street with urban qualities. Continue Reading →