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View of the main façade from Cassells Street. Image courtesy of Larocque Elder Architects, Architectes Inc.

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2024/OCT/23

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Suswin Village

Location: North Bay, Ontario Completed: 2022 Architect: Larocque Elder Architects, Architectes Inc. Nominated by: Hon. Victor Fedeli, MPP (Nipissing) What does it mean to build a home? At Suswin...

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queen's park picks

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suswin village

Photo of the Ulster House. Image courtesy of LGA Architectural Partners Ltd.

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2024/OCT/23

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Ulster House

Location: Toronto, Ontario Completed: 2024 Architect: LGA Architectural Partners Ltd. Nominated by: Jessica Bell, MPP (University—Rosedale) Familiar yet incredibly new, Ulster House is a...

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ulster house

queens park picks 2024

queens park picks

lga architectural partners ltd.

Photo of Carlington Community Health Centre main entrance.

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2024/OCT/23

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Carlington Community Health Ce...

Location: Ottawa, Ontario Completed: 2022 Architect: CSV Architects Renovation Architect: James Edwards Architect and Frank Fentiman Architect (1992) Nominated by: Joel Harden, MPP (Ottawa...

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carlington community health centre

james edwards architect

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queens park picks

csv architects

Elevation of Mikinàk Ottawa Community Housing.

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2024/OCT/23

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Mikinàk Ottawa Community Housi...

Location: Ottawa, Ontario Completed: 2024 Architect: Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. Nominated by: Lucille Collard, MPP (Ottawa—Vanier) With a gap in affordable housing and an opportunity for new...

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mikinàk ottawa community housing

arcadis architects (canada) inc.

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queen park picks 2024

Exterior view of a renovated brick building with large windows and a modern entrance canopy. The building features a vertical brick tower with dark bricks forming the initials ‘HW’ and a glass section with historical photos. A tall, weathered brick smokestack is visible to the left, hinting at the building’s industrial past.

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2024/OCT/02

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Harvey Woods Lofts

Location: Woodstock, Ontario Completed: 1918, 2015 (phase 1), 2017 (phase 2) Architect: Invizij Architects Inc. Nominated by: Ernie Hardeman, MPP (Oxford) Harvey Woods Lofts stands as a testament to...

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harvey wood lofts

queens park pick

queens park pick 2024

Street view of a historic brick building on a corner, featuring ornate architectural details and a mansard roof with dormer windows. A modern multi-story extension rises above the original structure. The surrounding streetscape includes a row of smaller brick buildings housing shops and restaurants.

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2024/OCT/02

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The Kensington Apartments

Location: Kingston, Ontario Completed: 1830s, 1870s, 2017 Architect: John Power and Sons (1876), Shoalts and Zaback Architects Ltd. (renovation) Nominated by: Ted Hsu, MPP (Kingston and the...

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the kensington apartments

queens park picks

queens park picks 2024

View of a row of houses in a green, shaded courtyard with large trees. The buildings have a mix of dark wood and brick facades with sloped roofs. Bicycles are parked in the foreground near a small spruce tree, and a picnic table and children’s mini hockey nets are set up on the lawn.

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2024/OCT/02

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Bain Apartments Co-Operative -...

Location: Toronto, Ontario Completed: 1914, 1923 Architect: Eden Smith and Sons (1913), F. H. Marani (1923) Nominated by: Peter Tabuns, MPP (Toronto—Danforth) Few places better capture both the...

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riverdale courts

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queens park pics 2024

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2024/OCT/01

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Casey House

Location: Toronto, Ontario Completed: 2017 Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects Nominated by: Kristyn Wong-Tam, MPP (Toronto Centre) Casey House’s new facility radically redefines what it means to...

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casey house

queen's park picks

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qpp 2024

Sketch of Le Corbusier's Ronchamp chapel by Sarwat Ahmed

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2024/SEP/16

Sarwat Ahmed

Sarwat Ahmed - Summer Sketches

The following is a summer sketch submitted by Sarwat Ahmed; Sketch of Le Corbusier's Ronchamp chapel by Sarwat Ahmed Le Corbusier's Ronchamp chapel is one of the 20th century's most...

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summer sketches 2024

summer sketches

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