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And the Pug Goes To…
You looked. You contemplated. You voted. And last night, the results of your efforts were revealed.
This year, the People’s Choice Awards for Architecture go to: 60 Richmond Street East (residential category) and the Royal Conservatory of Music (commercial and institutional category).
Truly excellent buildings, both. 60 Richmond confounds our expectations of what a vertical stack of homes needs to look like (boxy and boring)—it’s fun, it is chock-full of environmentally friendly features, and we fully confess to envying the people who get to live there. The Conservatory, on the other hand, is firmly rooted in Toronto’s architectural history, but contrasts the old brick with sleek new wood and glass to beautiful effect.
In short, we are pleased.
Well, almost. Noticeably absent from Wednesday’s proceedings were the traditional Hall of Shame announcements, which we found gravely disappointing. If we are going to celebrate the best in our architecture, we must likewise condemn the worst. A bit of mockery and derision for the sake of good design, we say!
The full set of winners awaits you in the gallery above.