Block 2 Architectural Design Competition presentations
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On April 11, 2022, the 6 finalist design teams in the Block 2 Design Competition presented their design concepts for this prominent space in Canada’s capital in a virtual showcase.
The design competition launched in spring 2021. The goal is to transform this mix of buildings into an innovative complex that will meet the needs of Parliament and the public now and into the future.
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Opening Remarks
41:24 - Team 8003: Zeidler Architecture Inc., in association with David Chipperfield Architects
1:02:08 - Team 8002: Diamond Schmitt Architects, in a joint venture with Bjarke Ingels Group, KWC Architects and ERA Architects
1:20:00 - Team 8004: Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes Inc.
1:38:35 - Team 8005: Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects, in a joint venture with Behnisch Architekten
1:57:37 - Team 8006: Wilkinson Eyre, in association with IDEA Inc.
2:14:00 - Team 8001: NEUF Architects, in a joint venture with Renzo Piano Building Workshop
2:33:34 - Closing Remarks
Feedback on the 6 design concepts can be provided through email at: tpsgc.dgsipengagement-spibengagement.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
To learn more about the Block 2 design competition: www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/citepar...
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Bjarke Ingels is a real visionary, and the BIG/Diamond Schmitt design is a strong entry and my preferred option.
Great presentations. Excited to see one of these in person someday!
My first place proposal is BIG. 2nd runner up will be Wilkinson Eyre for having a more dynamic internal space.
My main critique of the Provencher Roy design is, if you peel off the agora, it could be the Rideau Centre.
The Wilkinson Eyre design is also an excellent submission. It is not derivative; it is creative yet sympathetic; it has some West Coast vibes. Can we build it with glulam, would be my only question. I would have a hard time choosing between it and the BIG/Diamond Schmitt design.
Watson MacEwen's design looks unfinished, maybe intentionally, but on the Southern elevation it almost reminds me of a ruin. On the North, I find it looms over the IPS, whereas the BIG/Diamond Schmitt design "pulls back" and "reveals" the IPS.
The NEUF proposal is so generic. That probably means it will win, knowing this town. I do like that it creates an outdoor ground connection between Sparks and Wellington behind the IPS. Are any of these green roofs realistic? Is the public ever going to be allowed up there? I seriously doubt it.
Disappointed to learn that the Zeidler / EVOQ design was selected. Copper cladding is so over, and its just bland. Another lost opportunity.
...Have you ever been in Mexico Estado de México?? At the north area as Cuautitlan Izcalli as invest to retired , it is so close from Mexico city and have everything to give the american retired people good quality life...
The Michelle Lee presentation is just full of corporate buzz words.
They sure don't do architecture in Ottawa like they used too...
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I must say that some of the "historic" buildings around which all these designs must work are pretty doubtful and would not be missed. Too bad we cannot consider flattening some of them. The old US Embassy is hardly a gem, and no doubt an Indigenous architect could suggest something more compelling.