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StairSpace to Heaven . Toronto

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DoUC recently contributed to the John Street Ideas Competition held by the Toronto Entertainment District BIA with our submission entitled StairSpace.  The competition called for a new public space concept as the centre point of what has been dubbed a major cultural axis in the city – John Street. Continue reading Department of Unusual Certainties

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Preservation Hole . Mine the Gap

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Preservation Hole was DoUC’s submission to the Mine the Gap competition held by the Chicago Architectural Club.  The brief of the competition asked competitors to think of  a new use for a giant gaping hole in the middle of the city – the beginnings of a shelved project to build the Calatrava-designed Spire Tower.  The project fell through during the global economic crisis, and a 70 feet deep hole remains on the site. Continue reading Department of Unusual Certainties