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A high-performance material for a high performance building, mass timber imbues this Toronto community centre and athletics facility with both substance and style. Comprising a bridge spanning two podiums, the building would lie recumbent — like a felled log in a forest — amid the towers of the Golden Mile commercial and residential district. The 110-metre-long upper volume is envisioned to contain a yoga studio, weight rooms and cardio gyms, with the lower volumes housing a café, community meeting rooms and two pools (one for leisure, the other for competitive swimmers), each beneath a ceiling of exposed joists. Completing the holistic concept, the nearby courtyard boasts a splash pad that could double as a skating rink in winter.

Project Horizontal School University of Toronto, Canada Team Siqi Wang and Shawn Dylan Johnston

People’s Choice: A+ Award for Student Work
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2017
Award of MeritA+ Award for Student Work
School
Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
Team
Tomasz Broma
2018
WinnerA+ Award for Student Work
Location
Stuttgart, Germany
School
University of Stuttgart, Germany
2021
Award of MeritA+ Award for Student Work
Location
Bar Harbor, U.S.
Team
Tim Cousin, Natalie Pearl, Latifa Al Khayat and William Marshall
School
MIT School of Architecture and Planning (Instructors: Sheila Kennedy, Rami El Samahy and Cristina Parreno)