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Key Projects Featured Building Sherbourne Park Pavilion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2009- Sherbourne Park Pavilion More projects online soon Current Projects Langara College (Vancouver, B.C.) master plan completion: - Creative Arts Building - Gymnasium - Building B renovation Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario Sherbourne Park Pavilion, Waterfront, Toronto, Ontario Georgian College Health and Wellness Centre, Barrie, Ontario Simcoe County Administration Building, Barrie, Ontario Clergue Elementary School, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Hornepayne School, Hornepayne, Ontario Waterloo Library and YMCA, Waterloo, Ontario Durham College Student Services Expansion, Oshawa, Ontario Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre, Toronto, Ontario Clareview Community Recreation Centre & Library, Edmonton, Alberta Cossette Communications Group Offices, Toronto, Ontario M5V Condominiums, Toronto, Ontario "Giraffe" Condominiums, Toronto, Ontario Neilas Shepherd Road Condominium, Oakville, Ontario 318 Richmond Street West Condominiums, Toronto, Ontario Blecher Private Residence, Port Hope, Ontario Neilas Private Residence, Toronto, Ontario Select Projects (2003 - 2009) Langara College Building C and Student Centre, Vancouver, B.C. 60 Richmond St. East, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto, Ontario Montrose Cultural Centre, Grand Prairie, Alberta Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, Peterborough, Ontario Langara College Library and Classroom Building, Vancouver, B.C. Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario Morningside Heights Public School Redevelopment, Toronto, Ontario Plastic Surgery Clinic, Mississauga, Ontario Niagara Region Headquarters Office Building Addition, Thorold, Ontario Jane-Dundas Library Renovation, Toronto, Ontario Duncairn House, Toronto, Ontario Chandler Mowat Community Centre, Kitchener, Ontario Beausoleil First Nation Community Sports and Recreation Centre, Christian Island, Ontario Burlington Central Library, Burlington, Ontario Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Mnjikaning First Nation Early Learning Centre, Rama, Ontario Stauffer Library Learning Commons, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Brant Hills Community Centre and Tyandaga Branch Library, Burlington, Ontario Heathdale House, Toronto, Ontario St. Joseph Media Office Renovation, Toronto, Ontario Pachter Residence, Toronto North Campus Building, University of Western Ontario Science Complex, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario East End Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario Arnie Lowenberger Residence, Brock University, St. Catherine's, Ontario Parrott Centre (Information Resource Centre), Loyalist College, Belleville, Ontario Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto Thorncliffe Park Elementary School, Toronto, Ontario Practice Profile As one of Canada's top architectural firms, Teeple Architects is known for projects of exquisite spatial, material and textural composition. While the firm is well recognized for its iconic projects these evolve from the initial drive to provide practical solutions that respond to the client's needs and aspirations. Innovation and creativity are complemented by exceptional service that encourages a participatory design approach and a commitment to the entire construction process. The result is buildings of true architectural excellence which are efficient to operate and well adapted for day-to-day inhabitation. Teeple Architects engages in a dynamic design methodology that balances practical considerations with a strong conceptual foundation. It begins with the specific context of each project such as the nature and opportunities of the site, the climate, a deep understanding of the inhabitants, their activities and preferences as well as budget and schedule. Stephen Teeple: "It is the relationship between the constructed idea and its origins that we find to be the intellectually and emotionally engaging aspect of architecture. To experience architecture is to witness its unraveling, to see before oneself the exposure of the constructed idea and to understand the conditions for its presence". The firm believes in the value of a broad architectural practice and to this end, has completed work in all major architectural fields including commercial, institutional and residential applications. Numerous projects encompass public spaces including community and recreation centres, libraries, schools, university buildings and urban parks. Private projects include religious buildings, clinics, high-end residential homes and corporate interiors as well as condominium and town house projects. Overall, Teeple Architect's body of work is conceived in critical relation to the language of modernism in an attempt to extend and further enrich its expressive force. Teeple Architects has received five Governor General's Awards, Canada's top architectural recognition. These were for the Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church (Toronto, 2008), The Chemical Sciences Building (Trent University, 2008), the Addition to the Albert A. Thornbrough Building - College of Engineering & Physical Sciences (University of Guelph, 2002), the Burt C. Matthews Hall Addition (University of Waterloo, 1997) and the Trent University Childcare Centre (Trent University, 1994). The firm is regularly recognized by the Canadian design community with awards from the Ontario Association of Architects, the Design Exchange and various municipal governments. Sustainable Expertise As recipients of the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction (2005 - Langara College Library, Vancouver, B.C), Teeple Architects demonstrates its willingness to rethink the art of architecture and the ecology of buildings. The firm believes that the ramifications of a sustainable approach to building reach well beyond the sphere of good practice to inform the conceptual essence of each work of architecture. As such, sustainable design is a challenge to rethink the art of architecture. Indeed, in the work of Teeple Architects, environmentally conscious design has become an integral consideration in the formulation of architectural ideas and in the spatial experience embodied in each completed project - virtually every new project is undertaken with the goal of achieving LEED certification.

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