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	* Steel Fabricator: Walters Inc.		* Steel Fabricator: Walters Inc.
	* Funding: OCAD, benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp (after whom the building is named), and the Ontario province.		* Funding: OCAD, benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp (after whom the building is named), and the Ontario province.
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−	The ~~Sharpe~~ Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.	+	The Sharp Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.

	[[File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg\|link=File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg]]		[[File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg\|link=File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg]]
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	It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.		It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.

−	The ~~Sharpe~~ Centre for Design is formed by a rectangular structure 26m above the ground, supported by twelve brightly-coloured steel columns, located directly over the oldest building on the Campus. The building was raised above the ground to preserve views of Grange Park through McCaul Street. The free area below the building houses a plaza, providing access to, and an extension of the park.	+	The Sharp Centre for Design is formed by a rectangular structure 26m above the ground, supported by twelve brightly-coloured steel columns, located directly over the oldest building on the Campus. The building was raised above the ground to preserve views of Grange Park through McCaul Street. The free area below the building houses a plaza, providing access to, and an extension of the park.

	Its 84m long, 31m wide, 9m high ‘table-top’ form is created by a steel box truss clad in a ‘pixelated’ black and white aluminium skin. This contains two stories of accommodation, including art studios, teaching spaces, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and offices. It is connected to the existing building by a lift and stair core and sits on twelve 28m-long tapered steel columns supported by reinforced concrete drilled caissons.		Its 84m long, 31m wide, 9m high ‘table-top’ form is created by a steel box truss clad in a ‘pixelated’ black and white aluminium skin. This contains two stories of accommodation, including art studios, teaching spaces, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and offices. It is connected to the existing building by a lift and stair core and sits on twelve 28m-long tapered steel columns supported by reinforced concrete drilled caissons.
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	In an interview in 2013, architect Will Alsop said, “Very few people say that they like it. And if they don’t like it, they really hate it, and I think that is good. Hardly anybody can remain indifferent about it. But I think it does the job in all sorts of ways. Particularly the inside of the building is received well by the students.”		In an interview in 2013, architect Will Alsop said, “Very few people say that they like it. And if they don’t like it, they really hate it, and I think that is good. Hardly anybody can remain indifferent about it. But I think it does the job in all sorts of ways. Particularly the inside of the building is received well by the students.”

−	The ~~Sharpe~~ Centre for Design has won a number of awards, including an RIBA international award in 2004, an Excellence Award by Toronto Architecture and Urban Design in 2005, and a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award in 2005.	+	The Sharp Centre for Design has won a number of awards, including an RIBA international award in 2004, an Excellence Award by Toronto Architecture and Urban Design in 2005, and a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award in 2005.

	The project team included:		The project team included:

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−	The Sharpe Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found , in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.	+	The Sharpe Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.

−	[[File:~~The Ontario College of Art and Design~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg\|link=File:The_Ontario_College_of_Art_and_Design.jpg]]

	It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.		It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.

−	The Sharpe Centre for Design is formed by a rectangular structure 26m ~~high~~ above the ground, supported by twelve brightly-coloured steel columns, located directly ~~above~~ the oldest building on the Campus. The building was raised above the ground to preserve views of Grange Park through McCaul Street. The free area below the building houses a plaza, providing access to and an extension of the park.	+	The Sharpe Centre for Design is formed by a rectangular structure 26m above the ground, supported by twelve brightly-coloured steel columns, located directly over the oldest building on the Campus. The building was raised above the ground to preserve views of Grange Park through McCaul Street. The free area below the building houses a plaza, providing access to, and an extension of the park.

−	Its 84m long, 31m wide, 9m high ‘table-top’ form is created by a steel box truss, clad in a ‘pixelated’ black and white aluminium skin. This contains two stories of accommodation, including art studios, teaching spaces, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and offices. It is connected to the existing building by a lift and stair core and sits on twelve 28m-long tapered steel columns supported by reinforced concrete drilled caissons.	+	Its 84m long, 31m wide, 9m high ‘table-top’ form is created by a steel box truss clad in a ‘pixelated’ black and white aluminium skin. This contains two stories of accommodation, including art studios, teaching spaces, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and offices. It is connected to the existing building by a lift and stair core and sits on twelve 28m-long tapered steel columns supported by reinforced concrete drilled caissons.

	You can see a video of the building construction on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQsu_OeYXY YouTube].		You can see a video of the building construction on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQsu_OeYXY YouTube].
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	The Sharpe Centre for Design has won a number of awards, including an RIBA international award in 2004, an Excellence Award by Toronto Architecture and Urban Design in 2005, and a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award in 2005.		The Sharpe Centre for Design has won a number of awards, including an RIBA international award in 2004, an Excellence Award by Toronto Architecture and Urban Design in 2005, and a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award in 2005.

−	~~Project Team~~:	+	The project team included:

	* Architects: Alsop Architects.		* Architects: Alsop Architects.
−	* Local Architects: Robbie Young+Wright ~~Architects, Inc~~.	+	* Local Architects: Robbie Young+Wright Architect.
	* Engineers: Carruthers & Wallace Limited.		* Engineers: Carruthers & Wallace Limited.
−	* Project Manager: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.	+	* Project Manager and main contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
−	* Steel Fabricator: Walters Inc~~., Hamilton, Ontario~~.	+	* Steel Fabricator: Walters Inc.
	* Funding: OCAD, benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp (after whom the building is named), and the Ontario province.		* Funding: OCAD, benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp (after whom the building is named), and the Ontario province.
−	* General contractor: PCL Constructors Canada.

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	The Sharpe Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found , in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.		The Sharpe Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found , in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.
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	It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.		It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.
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	* CCTV Headquarters.		* CCTV Headquarters.
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	* Gentle Genius.		* Gentle Genius.
	* Kunsthaus Graz.		* Kunsthaus Graz.

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The Sharpe Centre for Design is part of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). It was created as part of a wider project to allow the college to expand, and can be found , in the heart of Toronto, a kilometre north of the famous CN Tower.

It was designed by Alsop Architects in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright. They were selected in 2000, and the $42.5 million construction started in 2002. It was completed in October 2004.

The Sharpe Centre for Design is formed by a rectangular structure 26m high above the ground, supported by twelve brightly-coloured steel columns, located directly above the oldest building on the Campus. The building was raised above the ground to preserve views of Grange Park through McCaul Street. The free area below the building houses a plaza, providing access to and an extension of the park.

Its 84m long, 31m wide, 9m high ‘table-top’ form is created by a steel box truss, clad in a ‘pixelated’ black and white aluminium skin. This contains two stories of accommodation, including art studios, teaching spaces, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and offices. It is connected to the existing building by a lift and stair core and sits on twelve 28m-long tapered steel columns supported by reinforced concrete drilled caissons.

You can see a video of the building construction on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQsu_OeYXY YouTube].

The completed scheme, whilst more restrained than the original concept designs, has not been without criticism, seen by some as exclusive, and even described by the RIBA as “just a little insane."

In an interview in 2013, architect Will Alsop said, “Very few people say that they like it. And if they don’t like it, they really hate it, and I think that is good. Hardly anybody can remain indifferent about it. But I think it does the job in all sorts of ways. Particularly the inside of the building is received well by the students.”

The Sharpe Centre for Design has won a number of awards, including an RIBA international award in 2004, an Excellence Award by Toronto Architecture and Urban Design in 2005, and a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award in 2005.

Project Team:

* Architects: Alsop Architects.
* Local Architects: Robbie Young+Wright Architects, Inc.
* Engineers: Carruthers & Wallace Limited.
* Project Manager: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
* Steel Fabricator: Walters Inc., Hamilton, Ontario.
* Funding: OCAD, benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp (after whom the building is named), and the Ontario province.
* General contractor: PCL Constructors Canada.

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=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* CCTV Headquarters.
* Gentle Genius.
* Kunsthaus Graz.
* Ministry of Transportation Building, Georgia.
* Nakagin Capsule Tower.
* Unusual building design of the week.

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