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WZMH Architects
WZMH Architects is an architectural firm established in 1961 and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as Webb Zerafa Menkès Housden (after Peter Webb, Boris Zerafa, René Menkès, and Warwick Housden) the company's name was changed to WZMH Architects in 2002. The firm is known for its work with tall, landmark structures (including the CN Tower), skyscrapers, major mixed-use development, commercial, institutional, residential and hospitality projects, as well as renovation and retrofit projects involving heritage restoration, justice buildings and data centres. In 2015, WZMH merged with retail design firm, pellow + associates. The company working with Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), has devised a concept for providing supplemental energy to buildings that are linked to a microgrid that would draw that energy captured from the testing of nearby data center generators. The company has come up with a concept to harness “ wasted energy” fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Firm
In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countries, an architectural firm is a company that offers architectural services. History Architects (or master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. 2600 BCE) and Senemut (c. 1470 BCE). No writings exist to describe how these architects performed their work. However, as nobles it is reasonable to assume they had staffs of assistants and retainers to help refine and implement their work. The oldest surviving book on architecture, ''De architectura'' by the Roman architect Vitruvius describes the design and construction of towns, buildings, clocks, and machines, but provides no information about the organisation of the architect's assistants. It is generally accepted that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Rama
Casino Rama is a large casino, hotel, and entertainment complex located in the town of Rama, Ontario on the reserve land of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. It is jointly owned by the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, with operation of the casino contracted to Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. Casino Rama is Ontario's only First Nations "commercial casino" (as opposed to a lesser class, charity casino) and the largest First Nations casino in Canada. The casino also includes restaurants, a hotel and spa, and an entertainment complex which regularly hosts ticketed shows (for an additional charge). History The casino opened on July 31, 1996. In 2007, a group of people, including several of the casino's employees, were arrested after police investigated a $2 million scam involving cheating at baccarat. In 2013, Casino Rama underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation. In November, 2016, the resort was the victim of a cyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBC WaterPark Place
RBC WaterPark Place is an office complex designed by WZMH Architects and located at 88 Queens Quay West in Toronto, Canada. Home to the Royal Bank of Canada, it features a 31-storey tower with of space and developed by Oxford Properties outside the traditional financial core of the city. The tower began construction in 2011 and was completed in 2014. When proposed the building was to have taken over head office operations from Royal Bank Plaza and now houses some of the bank's operations. WaterPark Place I and II The complex also consists of the twin WaterPark Place, a pair of office towers at 10 Bay Street (18 floors, c. 1990) and 20 Bay Street (24 floors, c. 1986) and connected to Union Station via PATH network. See also * Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto – corporate headquarters of RBC * RBC Centre, Toronto – home to RBC operations in the GTA * Place Ville Marie, Montreal – former headquarters of RBC and retained for the bank's head office and other RBC operations in Montre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crossways, Toronto
The Crossways is a mixed-use residential/commercial complex in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West. It stretches across most of a city block. History In 1971, developer Consolidated Building Corporation agreed to buy the four-acre site, home to a bread factory, from Corporate Foods (now Canada Bread). Architecture The complex consists of twin 29-storey (92 m) triangular brick towers, with a broad, terraced podium at their bases. One level of the podium contains an indoor mall. The Crossways was designed in the Brutalist style by architects Webb Zerafa Menkès Housden Partnership and built by Consolidated Building Corporation. It was completed in 1974 as a 111,480-square-metre (1.2 million square feet) mixed-use project. The mall's interior was a cohesive series of spaces characterized by strong 1970s design features such as walls clad in brick from floor to ceiling, brown brick floor tiles, lacquered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy, formerly known as Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School, is a Roman Catholic high school in the Eglinton East neighbourhood of Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a member of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (formerly the Metropolitan Separate School Board). The school building was originally opened in 1965 as Tabor Park Vocational School (1965–1986) by the Scarborough Board of Education, which became the Toronto District School Board who leased the building to the MSSB/TCDSB since 1989. The school educates 1002 students as of the 2016–17 academic year and it is ranked 331 out of 725 schools in the Fraser Institute report card. Previously, the school was named after Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche in 1964. The school was renamed in July 2020 in honor of Joan of Arc in the aftermath of the posthumous sexual allegations against its former namesake. Its motto is ''Minds to Reason, Hands to Work, Hearts for God.'' History Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabor Park Vocational School
Tabor Park Vocational School (Tabor Park HS/VS, TPVS or Tabor) is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Toronto District School Board facility that operated as a public and vocational high school established in 1965 until 1986 to meet the needs of the large baby boom generation in the newly and rapidly developing area of the city operated by the Scarborough Board of Education until its merger with the TDSB in 1998. When it was built, Tabor Park became the first junior vocational high school in the former City of Scarborough catered to slow learners and students with disabilities. The motto of the school is ''Forward Step by Step''. History Bendale Vocational School opened on Midland Avenue on September 3, 1963 as Scarborough’s first technical and vocational high school. Three months later, on December 10, 1963, the Scarborough Board of Education has approved the acquisition of the 9.5 acre junior vocational site on the Eglinton Avenue and Midland Avenue area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Securities Exchange Building
Shanghai Securities Exchange Building is a 26 floor tower in the Pudong area of Shanghai, China and home to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It was designed by WZMH Architects of Toronto and was completed in 1997. The tower reaches a height of 109 m (358 ft), while the flagpole atop the building adds another 70 m. Prior to 1997 the stock market was located at old Astor House Hotel (Shanghai) The Astor House Hotel, known as the Pujiang Hotel (浦江饭店) in Chinese from 1959-2018, was described as once "one of the famous hotels of the world". Established in 1846 as Richards' Hotel and Restaurant (礼查饭店) on The Bund in Shangh ... from 1990 to 1997 and had been home to the original market from 1920 to 1949. References Shanghai Securities Exchange Building Office buildings completed in 1997 WZMH Architects buildings Skyscraper office buildings in Shanghai {{PRChina-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotia Plaza
Scotia Plaza is a commercial skyscraper in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the financial district of the downtown core bordered by Yonge Street on the east, King Street West on the south, Bay Street on the west, and Adelaide Street West on the north. At , Scotia Plaza is Canada's third tallest skyscraper and the 22nd tallest building in North America. It is connected to the PATH network, and contains of office space on 68 floors and 40 retail stores. Olympia and York developed the complex as an expansion of the adjacent headquarters of Scotiabank and the bank continues to occupy approximately 24 floors of the structure. Olympia and York owned the complex from its completion until the company was liquidated due to overwhelming debt in 1993. Scotiabank led a consortium of banks to purchase the mortgage for Scotia Plaza and over the next five years, it purchased additional shares from its partners until it was the property's majority owner. On January 19, 2012, Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Stefano Grand Plaza
San Stefano Grand Plaza ( ar, سان ستفانو جراند بلازا) is a structural complex including apartments, offices, a shopping mall and a marina in Alexandria, Egypt. It was designed by WZMH Architects. See also * List of shopping malls in Egypt This is a list of shopping malls in Egypt. Alexandria * City Centre Alexandria *San Stefano Grand Plaza Cairo * City Centre Maadi * Mall of Egypt *Tiba Outlet Mall References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shopping malls in Egypt Egypt Shopping mall ... References {{Four Seasons Hotels Hotels in Alexandria Four Seasons hotels and resorts Shopping malls in Egypt WZMH Architects buildings Buildings and structures in Alexandria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Bank Plaza
Royal Bank Plaza is a skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that serves as the "corporate headquarters" for the Royal Bank of Canada. The building shares with the Fairmont Royal York Hotel the block in Toronto's financial district bordered by Bay, Front, York, and Wellington streets. It is owned by Pontegadea. History The building was built to be the new main office of the Royal Bank after its decision to move its centre of operations from Place Ville Marie in Montreal to Toronto in the late 1970s, although Place Ville Marie formally remained the "head office" of the bank. Royal Bank Plaza consists of a South Tower and a North Tower. The South Tower, a skyscraper, is the taller of the two at ; the North Tower has a height of . The structures each have a triangular footprint and sit on opposing corners of the square site. The exteriors of the structures are largely covered with gold-bronze glass with tan granite accents. Together, both towers contain more than 14,000 windows wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maplewood High School (Toronto)
Maplewood High School (locally known as Maplewood HS, MHS, or Maplewood), formerly Maplewood Vocational School is a specialized public vocational high school managed by the Scarborough Board of Education when it was passed on to the Toronto District School Board upon amalgamation in 1998. The school was founded in 1967 as the second junior vocational school in the former City of Scarborough. The school offers basic academic and vocational courses with graduates entering post-secondary programs such as college or employment. Maplewood's school motto is ''Building Futures''. History Maplewood Vocational School was established on September 5, 1967, using the facilities of Tabor Park Vocational School until the permanent building on a 12-acre property was erected and completed in 1968. The two-storey school is designed by the architects Webb, Zerafa and Menkes. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 21, 2017. Campus Maplewood High School is a two-storey building wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester B
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin * Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player * Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor * Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician * Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster * Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist * Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist * Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader * Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player * Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia * Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
