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2015/AUG/27
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When we started our special series “The Architects behind the Games” our goal was to showcase the often unnoticed behind the scenes work done by architects, intern architects, and...
2015/AUG/10
"We are in the midst of an exciting time for accessibility in Ontario, and we are thrilled that we can be a part of the societal shift that is happening. This world-class event will introduce the...
2015/JUL/29
When discussing the legacy of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, it is the 10 newly built competition venues and 15 renovated sports facilities that immediately come to mind. However, the...
2015/JUL/13
Located in Etobicoke, on the western end of the City of Toronto, the 2.3 hectare Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre is home to the BMX cycling competitions at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. The...
2015/JUL/15
Located east of downtown Toronto at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus, the CIBC Pan Am/ Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House is the largest new sports facility built for the...
2015/JUL/11
““The SkyDome, as it looks, as it feels is on the way to fulfilling architect Rod Robbie’s hopes of designing ‘a pleasure palace for the people.’ All round, this is a building to be lived up to. The...
2015/JUL/22
Architecture is a consultative process often involving multiple stakeholders with competing requirements and desires. Architects play a key role in bringing together this wide range of views and needs...
2015/JUL/14
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Photo Credit : Shi GillArchitectural Credit : NORR Limited Architects Engineers Planners...
2015/AUG/07
A key ambition of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games is extending the celebration of sports far beyond the field of play and into the numerous communities playing host to the Games. Toronto...