PUG Awards 2010 Winners

June 22nd, 2010

Last week I attended the 6th annual PUGs, the peoples choice awards for architecture in the City! I’m a big fan of the PUG’s since it involves the products I make my lively-hood from…Toronto Condos! The awards allow the public to vote on their favorite residential and commercial buildings from 2009! This year the PUGs were held at the AGO (last years winner in the Commercial/Institutional category) with an hour and half discussion with the 2010 mayoral candidates. Sadly none really impressed me with their vision for architecture and planning of the City, but i’ll have more on that in another post ;)

On a positive note, this years winner was quite different from last. One St. Thomas – a 29 storey multi million dollar limestone luxury condominium, won the award in 2009. For 2010 it was the Housing Co-Operative at 60 Richmond East designed by Teeple Architects that took home the PUG! It’s good to see that architecture in our city sees no division in social class. It also gives inspiration and proof to other developers and architects that good design isn’t just for the rich, but rather for all to enjoy!

So how did your condo’s design preform at the PUGS?

RESIDENTIAL

RANK PROJECT NAME

1. 60 Richmond East Housing Co-Operative

2. Pure Spirit at the Distillery

3. the Arc

4. Toy Factory Lofts

5. NEO

6. One Cole Condominiums

7. Montage

8. Sixtyloft

9. gläs Condominium

10. 455 Adelaide/10 Morrison Ave.

11. London on the Esplanade

12. The Murano

13. The Russell Hill Seniors Residence

14. ReZen

15. 100 Yorkville at Bellair

16. Twenty Gothic

17. 263 Wellington Street West

18. Madison Avenue Lofts

19. Edge Lofts

20. Minto Skyy

21. Summerside

22. 900 Mount Pleasant

23. Eq1 at Equinox

24. Malibu at Harbourfront

25. Success Tower at Pinnacle Centre

26. Chateau Royal

27. 88 on Broadway

28. St. Gabriel Terraces

29. Zip at Battery Park

30. Plaza Royale

31. Grande Triomphe – Phase II

COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL

RANK PROJECT NAME

1. Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning

2. RBC Centre

3. Bloorview Kids Rehab

4. Telus Tower at 25 York

5. Bay Adelaide Centre

6. Harbour Light, Salvation Army

7. Shops at Don Mills

Next year should be even more interesting as several Toronto’s condos are plan to close and register in 2010! If you’d like to live in one of these award winning condos, give me a call or send me an email… I’d love to help!