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Large, glass and metal building made up of three intersecting rectangular volumes. On the left, a wide, squat silver volume faced with glass; in the middle, a tall narrow black volume with a projecting canopy over the main entrance; on the right, another wide silver volume faced with glass.

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2023/OCT/03

OAA

Prosserman Jewish Community Ce...

Location: Toronto, Ontario Date of Completion: 2020 Architect: IBI Group (now Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc.) Nominated by: Hon. Michael Kerzner, MPP (York Centre) Reinvigorating a site that has...

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prosserman jewish community centre

oaa

queens park picks

queens park picks 2023

blOAAG Aaniin Community Centre and Library

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2019/DEC/06

Ontario Association of Architects

Aaniin Community Centre and Li...

Location: Markham Date of Completion: 2017 Architect: Perkins & Will Canada Inc. Nominated by: Logan Kanapathi, MPP (Markham—Thornhill) “Not only is the elegant facility a place that mixes...

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queens park pick

aaniin community centre and library

Two large, low, interconnected buildings with metal gable roofs and glass and stone walls. The buildings glow with warm light against an evening sky highlighting the sillouhette of trees around them.

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2023/OCT/03

OAA

Brooklin Community Centre and ...

Location: Whitby, Ontario Date of Completion: 2010 Architect: Perkins+Will Canada Inc. Nominated by: Lorne Coe, MPP (Whitby) When tasked with designing a new community centre and library for...

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brooklin community centre and library

oaa

queens park picks

queens park picks 2023

exterior image of Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park

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2024/MAR/22

Ontario Association of Architects

Churchill Meadows Community Ce...

Location: Mississauga, Ontario Architecture Practices: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. (MJMA) Chosen by a jury of respected design experts, the 20 projects comprising the OAA’s...

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churchill meadows community centre and sports park

2024 design excellence winners

2024

oaa awards

blOAAG Bostwick Community Centre, YMCA, and London Public Library

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2020/MAR/10

Ontario Association of Architects

Bostwick Community Centre, YMC...

Location: London, Ont. Architect: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, Ltd. in association with A+LINK Architecture Inc. OAA Design Excellence Awards Finalist The Bostwick Community...

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oaa awards 2020

design excellence

finalists

blOAAG Centennial College Ashtonbee Campus Library & Student HUB (2014)

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2017/MAR/30

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Centennial College Ashtonbee C...

Location: Toronto, Ontario Architects: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. Date of Completion: 2014 OAA Awards 2017 Design Excellence Finalist Centennial College Ashtonbee Campus...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Design Excellence Finalists

Kids play on a playground in front of five side-by-side red-brick warehouses

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2021/SEP/22

OAA

Artscape Wychwood Barns

Location: Toronto Date of Completion: 1913-1921 Architect: N/A Date of Renovation: 2008 Architect of Renovation: DTAH Architects Limited Nominated by: Jill Andrew, MPP (Toronto–St. Paul’s) “Here is...

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queens park pick

artscape wychwood barns

design excellence

queens park pick 2021

blOAAG Waterdown Library and Civic Centre (2015)

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2016/MAR/23

Ontario Association of Architects

Waterdown Library and Civic Ce...

Location: Hamilton, ON Architects: Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects Inc Date of completion: 2015 OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence Finalist Sitting atop the Niagara Escarpment in the...

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accessibility

Article (text and images)

2016/MAR/24

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TPL Scarborough Civic Centre B...

Location: Toronto, ON Architects: LGA Architectural Partners Inc. and Phillip H. Carter, Architect in joint ventureDate of completion: 2015OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence WinnerFlanking the...

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