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hawc said:
^^^ Awesome picture. I didn't know so many of the buildings on the Exhibition Grounds dated back that far. I assume this picture is from late 1960s?
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It appears to be during construction of Ontario Place, so presumably between March 1969 and when it opened In May 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Place#Design_and_construction
The configuration of CNE Stadium, partly visible on the right side of the photo, had the smaller 'bleacher' type of south stand that was built for the Argos in 1959, and was demolished in the mid-1970s to build a new south part of the stadium that also allowed for baseball.
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Request for Proposals Issued for Ontario Science Centre Relocation​

January 27, 2025
Infrastructure Ontario has invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre project.
These teams were selected from the Request for Qualifications stage that was posted publicly in May 2024 and closed in August 2024. A rigorous evaluation process, including criteria such as design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and scope was undertaken to pre-qualify the following teams to be invited to bid on the RFP:
DiscoverON Partners:
  • Applicant Leads: Fengate Capital Management Ltd and Pomerleau Capital Inc.
  • Design Team: Cumulus Architects Inc and Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker
  • Construction Team: Pomerleau Inc.
  • Facilities Management: Honeywell Limited
  • Financial Advisor: National Bank Financial, Inc.
EllisDon Infrastructure:
  • Applicant Lead: EllisDon Capital Inc.
  • Design Team: Belvedere Architecture and BDP Quadrangle Architects Limited
  • Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation
  • Facilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc
  • Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Ontario Science Partners:
  • Applicant Leads: John Laing Limited, Sacyr Infrastructure Canada Inc, and Amico Major Projects Inc.
  • Design Team: Hariri Inc & D. Pontarini Inc, Snohetta Architecture, Landscape Architecture P.C.
  • Construction Team: Sacyr Canada Inc, and Amico Design Build Inc.
  • Facilities Management: Johnson Controls Canada L.P
  • Financial Advisor: N/A
 
northyorker1 said:

Request for Proposals Issued for Ontario Science Centre Relocation​

January 27, 2025
Infrastructure Ontario has invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre project.
These teams were selected from the Request for Qualifications stage that was posted publicly in May 2024 and closed in August 2024. A rigorous evaluation process, including criteria such as design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and scope was undertaken to pre-qualify the following teams to be invited to bid on the RFP:
DiscoverON Partners:
  • Applicant Leads: Fengate Capital Management Ltd and Pomerleau Capital Inc.
  • Design Team: Cumulus Architects Inc and Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker
  • Construction Team: Pomerleau Inc.
  • Facilities Management: Honeywell Limited
  • Financial Advisor: National Bank Financial, Inc.
EllisDon Infrastructure:
  • Applicant Lead: EllisDon Capital Inc.
  • Design Team: Belvedere Architecture and BDP Quadrangle Architects Limited
  • Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation
  • Facilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc
  • Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Ontario Science Partners:
  • Applicant Leads: John Laing Limited, Sacyr Infrastructure Canada Inc, and Amico Major Projects Inc.
  • Design Team: Hariri Inc & D. Pontarini Inc, Snohetta Architecture, Landscape Architecture P.C.
  • Construction Team: Sacyr Canada Inc, and Amico Design Build Inc.
  • Facilities Management: Johnson Controls Canada L.P
  • Financial Advisor: N/A
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Hariri/Snohetta/John Laing are definitely the strongest team in terms of experience on large-scale cultural projects.

But Belevedere/Ellis Don is very interesting. Belvedere is an ex Renzo Piano partner and I think that design language will resonate very much with the marine site here and the original structures.
 
goodcitywhenfinished said:
Hariri/Snohetta/John Laing are definitely the strongest team in terms of experience on large-scale cultural projects.

But Belevedere/Ellis Don is very interesting. Belvedere is an ex Renzo Piano partner and I think that design language will resonate very much with the marine site here and the original structures.
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Agree on both..........

Or put another way..............not 'Discover'......
 
goodcitywhenfinished said:
Hariri/Snohetta/John Laing are definitely the strongest team in terms of experience on large-scale cultural projects.

But Belevedere/Ellis Don is very interesting. Belvedere is an ex Renzo Piano partner and I think that design language will resonate very much with the marine site here and the original structures.
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In fact the Toronto Courthouse was listed as one of Belvedere's project on their website.

AoD
 
Hariri Pontarini Architects have issued the following regarding the short list:

Hariri Pontarini Architects and Snøhetta are pleased to be shortlisted to design the new Ontario Science Centre on the waterfront. We are committed to a vibrant and public future for Ontario Place focused on community, the public realm and an investment in science, education and culture. Together with our trusted partners Amico, Sacyr and John Laing, we are focused on building a beloved new home for this cherished institution.​

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