May 23, 2006
Toronto waterfront design shortlisted to five
TORONTO
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) is gearing up to start construction this fall on a promenade and boulevard along the water’s edge between Bathurst and Parliament streets.
The corporation unveiled submissions by five of the world’s leading urban and architectural design firms that show their visions for “a bold and innovative” promenade and boulevard.
The winning design will be announced May 31.
Project On Revitalzing Toronto (PORT) is one of five design shortlisted for Toronto’s waterfront, and is submitted by a consortium of architects and designers from Norway, New York and Toronto
Thirty-eight design teams from 15 countries on four continents submitted proposals for the competition. The five teams short-listed are:
• Foster and Partners, London UK and Atelier Dreiseitl, Uberlingen, Germany.
• Stan Allen Architects, Princeton and Sarah Whiting and Ron Witte Architects, Princeton.
• Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York and Mart<0x00ED>nez Lapena-Torres Architects, Barcelona.
• West 8, Rotterdam and du Toit Allsopp Hillier, Toronto.
• Snohetta, Norway, Sasaki Associates, New York, nARCHITECTS, New York, Weisz Yoes Architecture, New York, H3, New York, Balmori Associates, New York and Halcrow Yolles HPA, New York
The competition is intended to generate “a fresh, new perspective” for Toronto’s 3.5-kilometre centre waterfront, one of the most heavily used parts of the shoreline and the one closest to the city’s downtown.
Funding for the first phase of construction of the central waterfront esplanade and boulevard, rebuilding the heads of the slips, is included in the 10-year waterfront funding plan approved by the three levels of government in 2005.
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