Stephen Teeple, a School of Architecture graduate, is piloting an award-winning architecture firm called Teeple Architects, which specializes in a broad range of institutional, commercial and residential projects, including community and recreation centres, libraries, schools and university buildings. The current mix includes The Stephen Hawking Centre (a major expansion of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo) where Mr. Teeple says scientists “will unlock the puzzles of the universe,” plus a collection of low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise condominiums projects in downtown Toronto and Oakville with such eclectic names as The Hive and OpArt Lofts. One of his latest projects is the Picasso, a 39-storey, 403-suite condominium building in Toronto’s Entertainment District that promises to shy away from the traditional glass tower approach that dots the city’s skyline.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011