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2021/OCT/04

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OAA

Whitby Central Library and Civ...

Location: Whitby Date of Completion: 2005 Architect: Shore Tilbe Irwin and Partners (now Perkins+Will) Nominated by: Lorne Coe, MPP (Whitby) By establishing a dynamic relationship between...

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oaa

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whitby central library and civic plaza

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queens park pick

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queens park pick 2021

Black and White photograph showing the former land registry office in Whitby, with neoclassical features such as round-arched windows and a projecting portico. A tree branch is in the foreground.

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2020/DEC/02

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Ontario Association of Architects

1855 BDO Whitby Accelerator

Location: Whitby Date of Completion: 1873; additions made in 1929 and 1953-54 Architect: Kivas Tully (1873, original structure); Rounthwaite and Fairfield (1953-54, addition) Date of Renovation...

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queens park pick

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whitby

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

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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

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oaa

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queens park picks

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queens park picks 2023

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2015/AUG/14

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21840

ABL – Abilities Centre

To be host to a world class, high performance competition like the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games, a venue must meet strict requirements set by sports federations and international...

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parapan am games

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pan am games

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sports

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the architects behind the games

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accessibility

Large, curved, metal-clad structure with curtain wall windows adjoining a rectangular metal and glass building.

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2022/OCT/03

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OAA

Abilities Centre

Location: Whitby, Ontario Date of Completion: 2012 Architect: B+H Architects Corp. Nominated by: Lorne Coe, MPP (Whitby) Setting a global standard for accessibility and inclusion in sports...

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abilities centre

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queens park pick

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queens park pick 2022

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