“The design of the building must follow its function, and it is rare to witness a proposal where the building would itself become a learning tool, where its experiences and knowledge would inspire the users.”
Read Stir‘s take on the Daniels Building HERE.
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“Architectural Conservancy Ontario recognizes and supports excellence in the heritage community through our annual Heritage Awards. These awards honour and celebrate the people who have made significant achievements in heritage preservation in the previous year. They recognize the work of professionals, groups, and individuals in their work to preserve community heritage, including advocacy, restoration, adaptive reuse, landscape heritage, and craftsmanship.”
See all the winners of the 2019 Architectural Conservancy Ontario awards HERE.
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NADAAA’s Daniels Building is featured in this month’s Blueprint. Alex Bozikovic writes: “The late American architectural historian Vincent Scully believed that architecture should be a conversation between eras. Rarely does this metaphor play out with such drama as in the Daniels Building at the University of Toronto, where two very distinct architectural discourses run together on a prominent urban site. […] the very particularity of the building makes it a beautiful and distinctive place. It is architecture that aims to say something bold and complex, and in so doing adds to the conversation that is the city.”
View full article HERE.
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The Architecture MasterPrize honors designs in the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture with the goal of advancing the appreciation of architecture worldwide. Daniels was selected as a top building in both the Education and Green categories.
See all the winning projects HERE.
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Jury comment:
“The University of Toronto Daniels Building and landscape at One Spadina Crescent grapples with a challenging but glorious site. The landmark roadway circle and heritage building were inherently disconnected from adjacent streets and the University of Toronto campus, but remained a highly visible and historically significant site in the city. The designers have ingeniously exploited these constraints delivering an iconic landscape and building expansion that serves as a significant anchor to the University campus and, playing up its 360 degrees of exposure, addresses the public around the circle. To the south, the original building stands proud above new tall grasses. To the east and west, entrance plazas serve to connect to adjacent neighbourhoods, and to the north, a planted amphitheatre forms a dramatic space for outdoor events and lounging.
In particular, the jury applauds the striking and experimental landscape design which is bold enough to make a statement in this space of non-stop traffic. Sloping planted landforms and a wild plant palette challenge expectations of more mundane campus landscape design and offer great diversity in a relatively small area. It serves as a marker of design experimentation – an important indication of the activities within the building’s walls.”
More information on the Toronto Urban Design Awards Program can be found HERE.
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The Daniels Building at One Spadina is featured in this month’s issue of Turkish magazine Yapi! Read on HERE.
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Matthew Marrani describes in the Architect’s Newspaper how the Daniels Building uses modern material systems to reference the language of the Gothic heritage Knox College building.
Read more HERE.
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The Daniels Building was featured in German online publication Baunetz.
Read HERE.
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The Daniels Building is the winner in the Architecture + Climate Change category and will be featured in Architizer’s upcoming Phaidon compendium, which will be available for pre-order this fall.
See all the winners HERE.
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The Daniels Building is featured in this month’s education issue of Chinese magazine id+c. See the full piece HERE.
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