Zeidler Architecture is an international

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, and master planning firm with four Canadian offices located in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, and

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. In addition, the firm has locations in

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(China); and

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(Germany). The firm began in 1880 in the City of

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when William Blackwell established his practice there.

Eberhard Zeidler Eberhard Zeidler may refer to: * Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler (1926–2022), German-Canadian architect * Eberhard Hermann Erich Zeidler (1940–2016), German mathematician {{hndis, Zeidler, Eberhard ...

joined Blackwell Jr. and partner Craig in 1951. The firm (renamed Craig, Zeidler and Strong) moved to Toronto in 1963. Senior partner

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, Eberhard Zeidler, stepped down from the firm in 2009. The firm is now led by a national senior leadership of 11 partners. The firm's main body of work is located in Canada, with some projects in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Notable projects

10 Lancelot Place 10 Lancelot Place is a residential building in Knightsbridge, London. Location It is located at 10 Lancelot Place.Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End of London, West End. ...

, London, UK, completed in 2008 *

Assuta Medical Center Assuta Medical Center ( he, אסותא מרכזים רפואיים) is a private medical center in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood in north Tel Aviv, Israel established in 1936. The hospital performs surgery and diagnostic procedures in all field ...

, Tel Aviv, Israel * The Bow Encana, Calgary, Canada *

Brampton Civic Offices Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it th ...

and Southwest Renewal, Brampton, Canada * Calgary City Centre, Calgary Canada * Camrose Performing Arts Theatre, Camrose, Canada *

Canada Place Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight ride FlyOve ...

, Vancouver, Canada * Canadian Diplomatic Complex, Seoul, South Korea *

St. Joseph's Health Centre St. Joseph's Health Centre is a large Catholic teaching hospital in western Toronto, Ontario. It is located west of downtown Toronto, along the Lake Ontario shore at the intersection of The Queensway and Sunnyside Avenue, just west of Roncesvalle ...

West 5th Campus, St. Joseph's Hamilton, Canada *

Juravinski Hospital The Juravinski Hospital is a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada operated by Hamilton Health Sciences. It is located adjacent to the Juravinski Cancer Centre. The hospital was ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc ...

and Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Canada *

Living Arts Centre The Living Arts Centre is a multi-use facility which opened in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 7, 1997. The complex houses three theatres for the performing arts, Hammerson Hall, RBC Theatre and Rogers Theatre), an exhibition gallery (t ...

Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

, Ontario * McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Canada *

Minto Midtown The Minto Midtown is a residential complex on Yonge Street in Toronto in the Davisville neighbourhood near Yonge and Eglinton consisting of two towers, Quantum (37 storeys) and Quantum 2 (52 storeys) developed by Minto Developments Inc. The pro ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Mohawk College Learning Centre *

Mount Allison University Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839. Like other liberal arts colleges in North America, Mount Allison does not parti ...

Fine & Performing Arts Centre, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada *

Ontario Place Ontario Place is an entertainment venue, event venue, and park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The venue is located on three artificial landscaped islands just off-shore in Lake Ontario, south of Exhibition Place, and southwest of Downtown Toronto. ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Ontario Science Centre The Ontario Science Centre, formally the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology, is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the Don Valley Parkway about northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road just south of Eg ...

OMNIMAX Cinema & Renovations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Peel Memorial Hospital, Canada *

Place Montreal Trust Place Montreal Trust is a shopping mall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located west of the Eaton Centre, at the corner of Saint Catherine Street and McGill College Avenue in the city's downtown core. With over of stores and services, Place Montr ...

, Montreal, Canada * Princess Margaret Hospital / Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Queen's Quay Terminal Queen's Quay Terminal is a condominium apartment, office and retail complex in the Harbourfront neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally built in 1927 as a marine terminal with office, warehouse and cold-storage facilities. Whe ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Rogers Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (by

Snøhetta Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , ...

and Zeidler). * Scripps Florida, Palm Beach County, USA * The Hospital for Sick Children Atrium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre (corporately styled as the CF Toronto Eaton Centre since September 2015, and commonly referred to simply as the Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall and office complex in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Torre Mayor The Torre Mayor (literally "Major Tower") is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (738 feet) to the top floor and 55 stories, it is the third tallest building in Mexico. It was surpassed in height by Torre BBVA Banco ...

, Mexico City, Mexico *

Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto) The St. Regis Toronto is a mixed-use skyscraper located in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built by Markham-based Talon International Development Inc., which is owned by Canadian businessmen Val Levitan and Alex Shnaider. T ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

Revitalization: GO Trainshed Glass Roof, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Toronto South Detention Centre The Toronto South Detention Centre is a correctional facility in the district of Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Government of Ontario-operated maximum-security correctional facility for adult male inmates serving a sentence of up ...

complex * F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto) restoration as 2 Queen West

Awards

* 2022 RAIC National Urban Design Awards, Award of Merit, Urban Fragments – CF Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge * 2021 Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO), Distinct Category – McCrum's Office Furnishings * 2020 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence – Taza Water Reservoir * 2018 Heritage BC, Outstanding Achievement Award – Promis Block Seismic Upgrade * 2011 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence – Ryerson University Student Learning Centre * 2010 Ontario Association of Architects Landmark Award – Queen's Quay Terminal * 2010 International Academy of Health & Design Award Commendation – Assuta Medical Centre * 2009 Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award for Belleville Public Library and John M. Parrott Art GalleryOntario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award Winners
/ref> * 2009 Ontario Association of Architects Landmark Award – St. Lawrence Neighbourhood 1977-82 * 2009 American Institute of Architects, Austin Honor Award – Long Center for the Performing Arts * 2008 Ontario Association of Architects Landmark Award – Toronto Eaton CentreOntario Association of Architects Landmark Award Winners
/ref> * 2008 AIPC Apex Award – World's Best Convention Centre – Canada Place
/ref> * 2008 American Institute of Architects (Eastern New York) - Design Honor Award - St. Joseph's Hamilton West 5th Campus * 2008 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, National Honour Award - Canadian Diplomatic Complex * 2006 Design Exchange Interior Design Commercial - York University Accolade * 2006 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award, Best Large Scale Project - Halifax Seawall Redevelopment Master PlanPast Brownie Awards Winners
/ref> * 2005 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award, Brownie Awards Finalist (Green Design and Technological Innovation) – Canada Marine Discovery Centre * 2001 Canadian Architect – Award of Excellence for Canada Place, Canary Wharf * 1999 Ontario Association of Architects – Architectural Excellence Award for National Trade Centre at Exhibition PlaceOntario Association of Architects Award Winners
/ref> * 1997 Governor General's Medal – Award of Merit for the Columbus Center of Marine Research and Exploration

References

External links

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