What is Toronto’s most popular new building? The Pug Awards wants to know
Polls are now open for the 2010 Pug Awards, in which the Toronto public will recognize—through a vote of “love it,” “like it” or “hate it”—the buildings completed in 2009 that display the most architectural finesse. (Find the full list of nominations after the jump.)
What began as a satirical venture in 2004 as the Fugly Awards (given to buildings that were really freaking ugly) has evolved into a coveted Toronto distinction, with around 50,000 people expected to vote this year on 34 residential nominees and seven commercial ones—including the RBC Centre, the Telus Tower and the Madison Avenue Lofts.
Frank Gehry’s glass and wood façade at the AGO took the people’s choice award in the commercial category last year, and One St. Thomas Residences won the hearts of Torontonians in the residential category.
Voting will continue until the end of the month. Winners are to be announced on June 16 and will receive a rather fugly trophy showcased in city hall.
Commercial and Industrial Nominees
- Bay Adelaide Centre
- Bloorview Kids Rehab
- Harbour Light, Salvation Army
- RBC Centre
- Royal Conservatory Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
- Shops at Don Mills
- Telus Tower at 25 York
Residential Nominees
- 100 Yorkville at Bellair
- 263 Wellington Street West
- 455 Adelaide/10 Morrison Ave.
- 60 Richmond East Housing Co-Operative
- 88 on Broadway
- 900 Mount Pleasant
- Chateau Royal
- Courtyard Residences
- Edge Lofts
- Eq1 at Equinox
- Gläs Condominium
- Grande Triomphe—Phase II
- London on the Esplanade—East and West
- Madison Avenue Lofts
- Malibu at Harbourfront
- Minto Skyy
- Montage, Block 24 E, Railway Lands West
- Neo, Block 24 E, Railway Lands West
- One Cole Condominiums
- Plaza Royale
- Pure Spirit at the Distillery
- ReZen
- Rouge Bijou—Downtown Markham
- Sixtyloft
- St. Gabriel Terraces
- Success Tower at Pinnacle Centre
- Summerside
- The Arc
- The Majestic
- The Murano
- The Russell Hill Seniors Residence
- Toy Factory Lofts
- Twenty Gothic
- Zip at Battery Park
• Time again for the good, the bad & the pugly [National Post]
• The Pug Awards: from fugly to cuddly [Eye Magazine]
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Polls are now open for the 2010 Pug Awards, in which the Toronto public will recognize—through a vote of “love it,” “like it” or “hate it”—the buildings completed in 2009 that display the most architectural finesse. (Find the full list of nominations after the jump.)
What began as a satirical venture in 2004 as the Fugly Awards (given to buildings that were really freaking ugly) has evolved into a coveted Toronto distinction, with around 50,000 people expected to vote this year on 34 residential nominees and seven commercial ones—including the RBC Centre, the Telus Tower and the Madison Avenue Lofts.
Frank Gehry’s glass and wood façade at the AGO took the people’s choice award in the commercial category last year, and One St. Thomas Residences won the hearts of Torontonians in the residential category.
Voting will continue until the end of the month. Winners are to be announced on June 16 and will receive a rather fugly trophy showcased in city hall.
Commercial and Industrial Nominees
Bay Adelaide Centre
Bloorview Kids Rehab
Harbour Light, Salvation Army
RBC Centre
Royal Conservatory Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
Shops at Don Mills
Telus Tower at 25 York
Residential Nominees
100 Yorkville at Bellair
263 Wellington Street West
455 Adelaide/10 Morrison Ave.
60 Richmond East Housing Co-Operative
88 on Broadway
900 Mount Pleasant
Chateau Royal
Courtyard Residences
Edge Lofts
Eq1 at Equinox
Gläs Condominium
Grande Triomphe—Phase II
London on the Esplanade—East and West
Madison Avenue Lofts
Malibu at Harbourfront
Minto Skyy
Montage, Block 24 E, Railway Lands West
Neo, Block 24 E, Railway Lands West
One Cole Condominiums
Plaza Royale
Pure Spirit at the Distillery
ReZen
Rouge Bijou—Downtown Markham
Sixtyloft
St. Gabriel Terraces
Success Tower at Pinnacle Centre
Summerside
The Arc
The Majestic
The Murano
The Russell Hill Seniors Residence
Toy Factory Lofts
Twenty Gothic
Zip at Battery Park
• Time again for the good, the bad & the pugly [National Post]
• The Pug Awards: from fugly to cuddly [Eye Magazine]){kind=link}
I vote for the Ritz! They could’ve done a better job for the facade,but the shape differs from the usual “boxy skyline” of Toronto.
Although the CN Tower is magnificent.Hmm.I just realized the Ritz isnt nominated;oh well.