August 17th, 2009 | Author: 
HT on 
Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
SPF:a presented its design concept in grand style to a packed house at the Grand Theatre. The project, which involves building the National Music Center in and around the shell of Calgary’s oldest blues bar is seen by many as one of the country’s most ambitious and important urban-design projects, and is located in the heart of one of Calgary’s oldest neighborhoods. The Center will be part museum, part education and outreach facility, and part performance space, incorporating genres ranging from pop and country to ancient music and contemporary composition.
For its presentation, SPF:a delighted the crowd with a stunning documentary film – taking viewers on a journey, not only through the building, but through the entire creative process and soul of the project.
More images after the break.
Posted in Competitions, Latest News | 
Tags: Canada, Cantos National Music Centre, competition, SPF:a | 
1 Comment »
Project: 40R Laneway House
Architect: superkül inc architect
Andre D’Elia and Margaret Graham
Location: Toronto Canada
Photos: Tom Arban, superkül, Lorne Bridgman
The 6,000-square-meter Canada Pavilion, among the biggest at the site, will feature an exhibition themed “The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable, Creative.” The pavilion is about the size of two-and-a-half NHL ice hockey rinks, said Susan Gregson, Canada’s consul general in Shanghai. It is expected to welcome up to 5.5 million people or 30,000 visitors per day during the six-month Expo period.
The pavilion will be anchored by an open public place and surrounded by three large structures. The square will be a performing area, where visitors can watch the performances of Cirque du Soleil before checking out the pavilion, said Gregson.
The overall budget for the Canadian pavilion will be 45 million Canadian dollars (US$43.57 million), she added. Canada has also given environmental protection consideration into the pavilion. Part of the pavilion’s exterior walls will be covered by a special kind of greenery and rainwater will be collected by a drainage system for use inside the pavilion.
Cirque du Soleil created the concept design for the Canada Pavilion, said Gregson. The country is still searching for contractors for its architectural services, constructions and technical operations, whose public tendering is being processed by Canadian Heritage. Canada is the 11th participant to sign a participation contract with the organizers.
Cirque du Soleil will also create public performances, organize cultural programs and develop strategic corporate alliances for the pavilion. The troupe made its debut on the Chinese mainland last summer, bringing the Quidam show to Shanghai, its only stop in China. Cirque du Soleil was founded by Guy Laliberte, a member of a ragtag band of street performers from the Canadian province of Quebec in 1984.
The entertainment troupe now employs about 3,000 people on three continents and takes in about US$400 million in revenues annually.
