Teeple Architects
Canadian architectural firm
Teeple Architects is an architecture firm based in Toronto, Ontario founded by Stephen Teeple,[ 1] in the year 1989. The firm is known to design several buildings in Canada ,[ 2] that focus on urban development, and sustainable design.
Stephan Teeple established the firm in Toronto in 1989 and has completed numerous large-scale projects relating to university campus residences and student centres . The firm also has an extended background in various works recognized in institutional, commercial, and residential buildings throughout the Toronto area and beyond the Canadian border. Projects from Teeple Architects are often praised for their creative and successful design responses to the surrounding site, such as reducing carbon emissions within their materials and designs to positively impact the climate, to bringing awareness to social-cultural issues whilst being restricted to tight budgets. On a local, national, and international scale, the work of Teeple Architects has received recognition for design excellence and sustainability. These accolades include six Governor General's Medals for Architecture , Canada's highest architectural honour, the Holcim Award for sustainable innovation, and more than 28 LEED awards.
Selected projects
Teeple’s works include 60 Richmond Street East Housing Co-operative in Toronto, completed in 2010.[ 3] Writing about the project in No Mean City , Canadian architecture critic Alex Bozikovic remarks, “It has the gutsy but practical spirit of Toronto's best architecture: It's green, hardy, and very inexpensive, and provides 85 large and comfortable apartments for Toronto Community Housing tenants.”[ 4] In 2015, the studio completed the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum , which features an unusual geometric form[ 5] resembling a dinosaur with skin and bones[ 6] in Wembley, Alberta . In 2018, Stephen Teeple received an Honorary Degree from Trent University for adding four buildings to Symons Campus,[ 7] including the triangular, 34,000-square-foot Student Centre.[ 8]
Education
University of Toronto Graduate House (with Thom Mayne ), Toronto, Ontario, 2000[ 9]
Albert Thornbrough Engineering Building, College of Physical and Engineering Science (CPES) , University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario, 2000
North Campus Building, University of Western Ontario (with aTRM Architects), London, Ontario, 2000
Early Learning Centre , Toronto, Ontario, 2003
Arnie Lowenberger Residence, Brock University , St. Catharines, Ontario, 2003
Chemical Science Building, Trent University , Peterborough, Ontario, 2004
Langara College Library and Classroom Building (with Hancock Bruckner Eng + Wright Architect), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2007
Langara Student Union Building and Academic Building C (with IBI-HB Architects), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008
Durham College Student Services Expansion, Oshawa, Ontario, 2010
Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness (with aTRM Architects, Ted Handy and Associates), Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario, 2011
Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute , Waterloo, Ontario , 2011[ 10] [ 11]
Concert hall at University of Manitoba [ 12]
Morgan State University Calvin and Tina Tyler Hall (with GWWO Architects), Baltimore, Maryland, 2020 [22]
Civic
Toronto Public Library – Humber Bay Library renovation, Toronto , Ontario, 1996
Toronto Public Library – Bendale Library renovation, Toronto, Ontario, 1999
Toronto Public Library – Eatonville Library reconstruction, Toronto, Ontario, 2001
Ajax Main Central Library, Ajax, Ontario, 2002
Beausoleil First Nation Community Centre, Christian Island, Ontario, 2006
Montrose Cultural Centre (with Kasian Architecture), Grand Prairie, Alberta, 2009
Sherbourne Common Pavilion, Toronto, Ontario, 2011 [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
John M. Harper Library and Stork Family YMCA , Waterloo, Ontario, 2011
GO Pedestrian Bridge, Pickering, Ontario, 2012
Art Gallery of Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Alberta, 2012
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (with ATB Architects, Reich+Petch), Wembley, Alberta, 2012
Clareview Recreation Centre and Branch Library, Edmonton, Alberta, 2013
Religious
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario, 2007 [ 16]
Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse, Peterborough, Ontario, 2009
Residential
Heathdale House, Toronto, Ontario, 2004
Pachter Residence, Toronto, Ontario, 2005
60 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario 2010[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Nobu residences, Toronto, Ontario 2017[ 20]
Commercial
Awards
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
For outstanding contribution to Canadian culture and service to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Canadian Governor General’s Awards for Architecture
1994, Trent University Childcare Centre
1997, Burt Matthews Hall Addition, University of Waterloo
2002, College of Engineering and Physical Science (addition to Albert Thornborough Building), University of Guelph
2008, Chemical Science Complex, Trent University
2008, Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
2014, 60 Richmond East Housing Co-operative
Canadian Architect's Award
1996, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Guelph
1997, ESE Building, University of Waterloo
1999, Graduate Residence, University of Toronto
2004, New Academic Science Complex, Trent University
2005, Library and Classroom Building, Langara College
2007, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development
2009, Sherbourne Common Pavilion
Canadian Wood Council Awards
1998, Squirrel`s Nest Childcare Centre
Alberta Architect's Association Awards
2010, Montrose Cultural Centre
Ontario Architect's Association Awards
1994, Trent University Childcare Centre
1997, Burt Matthews Hall Addition, University of Waterloo
2001, Honour Court and Entrance Gate, York University
2002, Graduate Residence, University of Toronto
2002, Eatonville Public Library (Honourable Mention)
2005, Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto (Bronze)
2005, Heathdale House (Honourable Mention)
2006, Chemical Science Complex, Trent University (Honourable Mention)
2007, Pachter Residence
2008, Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
2010, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development (Gold Standing)
2012, Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse
2012, Stephen Hawking Centre at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
2014, County of Simcoe Administration Centre
City of Cambridge Urban Design Awards
2003, Preston Branch Library
City of Toronto Urban Design Awards
2000, Eglinton Spectrum Public School (Honourable Mention)
2003, Eatonville Public Library
2011, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development
2011, Sherbourne Common Pavilion (Honourable Mention)
2021, SQ2 Condos & POPS [ 21]
City of North York Urban Design Awards
1997, Glen Long Community Centre
City of Mississauga Urban Design Awards
1997, Mississauga Sailing Club
2009, Sherbourne Common Pavilion
2009, Mississauga Plastic Surgery Clinic
City of Scarborough Urban Design Awards
1995, Squirrel`s Nest Childcare Centre
Progressive Architecture Award
1999, Graduate Residence, University of Toronto
Holcim Awards
2005, Library and Classroom Building, Langara College
Plachta Prize for Architecture
1994, Trent University Childcare Centre
2001, Honour Court and Entrance Gate, York University
2007, Pachter Residence
SAB Award
2008, Langara College Library + Classroom Building
2010, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development (Gold Standing)
2013, Simcoe County Administrative Building
Design Exchange Awards
2005, Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto (Bronze)
2005, Heathdale House (Honourable Mention)
2006, St. Joseph Media
2007, Pachter Residence
2010, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development (Gold Standing)
2010, Langara Student Union (Honourable Mention)
PUG Awards
2010, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development
Archdaily Building of the Year Awards
2011, 60 Richmond St. East Housing Development
References
^ "Architect Stephen Teeple reflects on celebrated Canadian designs" . thestar.com . 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-26 .
^ "Stephen Teeple to receive Honorary Degree from Trent University" . Canadian Architect . 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ "Architect Stephen Teeple reflects on celebrated Canadian designs" . thestar.com . 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ "Stephen Teeple Shows That Social Housing Can Be Green and Gorgeous" . TreeHugger . Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ Peregoy, Beau (31 July 2015). "Peek Inside Canada's Newest Dinosaur Museum" . Architectural Digest . Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ "Architect Stephen Teeple reflects on celebrated Canadian designs" . thestar.com . 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ "Stephen Teeple to receive Honorary Degree from Trent University" . Canadian Architect . 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ "At a moment of architectural crisis, Trent University is retaining Canada's modern heritage" . Retrieved 2020-03-27 .
^ Richards, Larry. "Graduate House" . East/West . Retrieved 2011-03-21 .
^ "Stephen Hawking to visit Canada in September" . CBC News . Retrieved 2011-07-27 .
^ Brean, Joseph. "Newly opened Hawking Centre aims to redefine physics" . National Post . Retrieved 2011-09-17 .
^ "Construction underway for $24M concert hall at University of Manitoba" .
^ "Sherbourne Common Pavilion - Honourable Mention: Elements" . 2011 Toronto Urban Design Awards . Retrieved 2013-05-06 .
^ Ronchon, Lisa (29 July 2011). "Sherbourne Common: Clean, green, brainy and blue" . Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2012-09-10 .
^ "50 Reasons To Love Toronto 2011: No. 13, Sherbourne Common is changing the waterfront" . Toronto Life . Retrieved 2013-05-06 .
^ "Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church" . RAIC 2008 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture . Retrieved 2013-05-06 .
^ "60 Richmond Street East Housing Co-Operative Award of Excellence" . Canadian Architect . 30 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01 .
^ Humes, Christopher. "60 Richmond is Toronto's best new co-op" . Toronto Star . Retrieved 2011-07-11 .
^ "60 Richmond East, pp.18-20" . CGBC Toronto Focus Fall 2012 . Retrieved 2013-05-06 .
^ "The arrival of Nobu" . National Post . 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
^ "Toronto Urban Design Awards Announced" . Canadian Architect . 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-15 .
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