12-31-2014, 09:53 AM
Great posts – as a slightly different twist, here is my list trying to link past with present for most important buildings:
Reinvention - notable industrial/historical buildings that have evolved from past to present:
1. Cambridge City Hall for its Galt limestone and fieldstone (1858) and conservation with modern addition in 2008 that frames a public square and market.
2. The Seagram Building (1878) for its industrial architecture and repurposed many times over for 21st century.
3. Lang Tannery Building for is industrial heritage (1896) and catalyst project in Kitchener’s Innovation District.
4.The Kaufman Building (1908) - for its industrial architecture (Albert Kahn) and repurposed as modern lofts.
5.The Sunlife (Mutual) building on King and Union (1912) by Canadian architect Frank Darling for landmark design and impact on insurance community.
Honorable mentions: hard not to include 15 Melville, School of Architecture in Galt (former silk mill) and Breithaupt Block in dt Kitchener.
Rethink: Since 1993, Waterloo Region is home to many award winning modern buildings designed to attract the top talent in the world...these buildings are transforming our community and include:
1. Tie between The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery and new Kitchener City Hall – Both built in 1993, both competition projects and started movement for award winning modern architecture (1993).
2. The Perimeter Institute (with Stephen Hawking Centre) for its unique design overlooking city park (2004).
3. School of Pharmacy for its unique approach to promote pharmacy in an urban context and catalyst in Innovation District (2009).
4. The “CIGI” Campus for its sympathetic design to Seagram’s distillery complementing new with old (2011).
5. The UW Quantum Nano Centre (QNC) building for its bold approach to design and talent attraction (2012).
Reinvention - notable industrial/historical buildings that have evolved from past to present:
1. Cambridge City Hall for its Galt limestone and fieldstone (1858) and conservation with modern addition in 2008 that frames a public square and market.
2. The Seagram Building (1878) for its industrial architecture and repurposed many times over for 21st century.
3. Lang Tannery Building for is industrial heritage (1896) and catalyst project in Kitchener’s Innovation District.
4.The Kaufman Building (1908) - for its industrial architecture (Albert Kahn) and repurposed as modern lofts.
5.The Sunlife (Mutual) building on King and Union (1912) by Canadian architect Frank Darling for landmark design and impact on insurance community.
Honorable mentions: hard not to include 15 Melville, School of Architecture in Galt (former silk mill) and Breithaupt Block in dt Kitchener.
Rethink: Since 1993, Waterloo Region is home to many award winning modern buildings designed to attract the top talent in the world...these buildings are transforming our community and include:
1. Tie between The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery and new Kitchener City Hall – Both built in 1993, both competition projects and started movement for award winning modern architecture (1993).
2. The Perimeter Institute (with Stephen Hawking Centre) for its unique design overlooking city park (2004).
3. School of Pharmacy for its unique approach to promote pharmacy in an urban context and catalyst in Innovation District (2009).
4. The “CIGI” Campus for its sympathetic design to Seagram’s distillery complementing new with old (2011).
5. The UW Quantum Nano Centre (QNC) building for its bold approach to design and talent attraction (2012).