The
Pug Awards were given out last week and the first housing co-op to be built in the city in two decades took top honours.
Decided by popular vote, the colourful building, designed by
Teeple Architects, came in first, with the new
Royal Conservatory of Music addition taking the top spot for commercial design. Coming in second for residential projects was
Pure Spirit in the Distillery District, and the
RBC Centre came in second in the commercial category.
Conceived originally as an award for the ugliest building built in Toronto each year, the Pug Awards have developed into a forum to highlight development issues in the city and discuss the aesthetic issues that often get swept aside by more practical concerns and controversies.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Darlene Hesas