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May 11, 2009
Spadina WaveDeck wins ASLA design award
TORONTO
Waterfront Toronto’s Spadina WaveDeck has received another prestigious design award, this time from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The project earned a 2009 Honor Award from ASLA in its General Design category and was one of two Toronto waterfront projects honoured this year.
Each year, ASLA honours the best in landscape architecture and urban design from around the globe. The 2009 competition featured over 600 entries.
Since opening eight months ago, the Spadina WaveDeck, designed by West 8 and du Toit Allsopp Hillier (DTAH) has received two leading design awards and was the first Canadian project ever to be short-listed for the world-acclaimed Brit Insurance Design Awards.
“We’re so pleased that the Spadina WaveDeck has been honoured again,†said John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto. “This project exemplifies what Waterfront Toronto means when we say that design excellence is part of everything we do. It’s a public gathering place that is also a stunning piece of art.â€
The project is the first of four wavedecks planned for the end of major waterfront streets. Two more will open at Rees and Simcoe Streets this summer.
“The design for the wavedecks is inspired in part by Ontario’s Great Lake shoreline and the cottage experience,†said Adriaan Geuze, Principal, West 8. “They’re meant to give urban dwellers the illusion of an authentic Canadian landscape and a feel for life at the lake.â€
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