Building design
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Project • By Moriyama Teshima Architects • Universities
Humber College Athletics Centre
Nestled between two existing buildings at the northwestern edge of Humber’s Lakeshore Campus, the Athletic Centre is the first Humber building that people see as they travel eastbound on the busy Lake Shore Boulevard.
Scott Norsworthy
Scott Norsworthy
Scott Norsworthy
The building’s façade is animated by vertical sunscreen fins, whose dynamic arrangements produce kinetic optical effects when viewed from passing traffic. The fins also act as sunscreens to protect the interior spaces from the southern sun, as well as provide some privacy in the spaces that house more discrete programs.
Scott Norsworthy
Scott Norsworthy
Scott Norsworthy
Designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, the Athlet... More
Project • By Moriyama Teshima Architects • City Halls
Windsor City Hall
Together with Architecttura Inc., Moriyama Teshima Architects delivered a beautiful, cost-effective facility for the City of Windsor that is efficient, transparent, functional, customer service-oriented, and sustainable. Built adjacent to the waterfront park and within the parking lot directly behind Windsor's existing City Hall, the new 107,000 SF facility is a central component and anchor for the new Downtown Core Civic Square, which will include new cultural and recreational facilities as well as a new development from the University of Windsor's St. Clair College.
Shai Gil
Shai Gil
Shai Gil
Shai Gil
The vision for Windsor City Hall's program was to increase accessibility by way of streamlined service areas for the p... More
Project • By Moriyama Teshima Architects • Museums
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Set at the crossroads of two historic transportation routes, the Waterloo Region Museum celebrates the region’s pioneering past and technology-driven present in an iconic landmark building. The museum’s colourful “quilt wall” of illuminated glass panels is based upon the vivid hues of quilts from the region's reputation as the quilt capital of Canada, but the interpretation is high-tech: computer code translates into colour a seminal 1905 quote by Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier that speaks to community, identity, and Canada’s emerging cultural mosaic. The vibrant quilt pattern is repeated at the museum’s main entrance, where coloured panels are fused with images from the museum’s collection... More