Tours
Corus Quay
Session Code: ST01
Date: Friday, September 23, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Fee:$55 / $65
CEU: 0.1
Meeting Place: The tour bus will be departing from Direct Energy Centre, In front of the east Entrance to Hall B at 3PM and will return attendees to the Direct Energy Centre upon conclusion of the tour.
Corus Quay: MAP
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Corus Quay, the new Toronto headquarters for Corus Entertainment, is a 450,000 square foot (42,000 square metre) office and broadcast centre located at the water’s edge in East Bayfront. Canada’s Sugar Beach is located beside the building. Corus Quay was developed by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company and is part of the waterfront revitalization plan. Corus has consolidated 12 different Toronto locations and more than 1,100 employees into one state-of-the-art facility that includes television studios, radio studios, 20+ broadcast feeds and a tapeless, file-based broadcast and production centre, and provides them with a leading-edge, innovative technological infrastructure. The open concept environment fosters interaction, communication and collaboration among employees and creates a more vibrant, flexible and energetic work environment. This new home allowed Corus the opportunity to reengineer their production capabilities from the ground up and build an entirely digital infrastructure based on leading-edge technologies. This has a profound effect on how Corus creates content, distributes it, their asset management system, IT infrastructure and their broadcast facilities. Corus Quay’s Gold Standard LEED certification puts Corus in elite company, alongside some of the greenest buildings in North America – particularly rare for a broadcast centre.
Tour Leaders: Julie Edwards is the VP of Facilities and Administration for Corus Entertainment, beginning her career with YTV in 1989. She oversees the facilities that house the Corus Entertainment brands and properties including 37 radio stations; Kids Can Press, their children’s publishing arm; Nelvana Enterprises, one of the world’s leading providers of animated programming for children and 15 television brands, including YTV, W and the new Oprah Winfrey Network. Julie played a major role in the planning and build of the new Corus Quay site on Toronto’s waterfront.
Glen Dickout is a passionate marketer and event planner, with over 40 years of experience in the sports, consumer products and media industries. He has been director of marketing for the NHL, director of marketing for the CFL, manager of special events and projects for CTV, and manager of special events for Star Choice. Career highlights include developing the NHL player awards, repositioning the CFL with CBC and TSN in many Canadian markets, and launching a video and book series for various Canada AM features. A natural handyman, Glen manages his own design and construction consulting firm.
Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences
Session Code: ST02
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Fee: $55 / $65
CEU: 0.1
Meeting Place: MAP
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Opened in February of 2011 in the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment district, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences is Toronto’s finest Five Star mixed-use development. In 2004, the project ownership team of Graywood Developments, Cadillac Fairview, and Ritz-Carlton Hotels sought the design expertise of architects Kohn Pedersen Fox of New York, Page + Steele/IBI Group of Toronto, and structural engineer Halcrow Yolles, of Toronto. The task was to create an iconic structure that exceeds expectations and speaks to the unique nature of Toronto and Canada.
The challenge was to meet the operational requirements and incorporate all the program elements required in a luxury hotel and residential complex within a very constrained site. A number of unique design and construction challenges were overcome with some innovative structural and architectural solutions and features such as:
- Minimizing the mechanical machinery by using Enwave heating and cooling
- Incorporating a 9m long continuous all glass bridge to span the hotel lobby
- Innovative use of concrete and steel to support the cantilevered podium and lightbox.
- Sloped south building face to maximize usable area on the upper floors.
After 4 years of construction, starting in December of 2006, the result is the breathtaking 53 storey tower which incorporates the 20 storey, 267 suite Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the 32 stories containing the 159 Ritz-Carlton Residences. Part hotel, part residence, part art gallery - the building is truly unique and will continue to represent Toronto and Canada well into the future as a global example of luxury and design excellence.
Tour Leaders: Mansoor Kazerouni, M.Arch, OAA, MRAIC, is Executive Vice President of Page+Steele/IBI Group Architects and has 20 years of extensive international experience leading design teams on complex projects. Mansoor and his Page+ Steele team worked closely with the Kohn Pedersen Fox team and the other designers to bring the project to life.
Bruce Taylor, P.Eng. has been involved with Graywood Developments, Cadillac Fairview and Ritz-Carlton since 2006 as Manager, Hotel Design and Development for the Ritz-Carlton Toronto project. Bruce has brought 20 years of experience managing construction and design teams on a variety of Hospitality, Commercial and Residential projects in Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
LE GERMAIN MAPLE LEAF SQUARE
Session Code: ST03
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fee: $55 / $65
CEU: 0.1
Meeting Place: MAP
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Located at the corner of York and Bremner streets, the second Toronto Germain integrates a large commercial complex that houses shops, restaurants, offices and two fifty storey residential towers. The 167 room’s hotel distributed on eight floors includes a lobby bar, meeting rooms, a small theatre and a spa overlooking an exterior courtyard (in construction). Of avant-garde and serene style, this new Hotel Le Germain conveying calm and comfort surpass the known four stars hotels standards.
Although immersed in the city’s vibrant core, just steps from the Air Canada Centre, Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square is a Quiet Oasis offering elegance and refinement. Its immense windows and glimmering metal facade make a distinct impression. In harmony with Le Germain style, the hotel showcases natural elements such as wood and stone.
The project was a long planning, development and realization process. The complexity of the project required the implication of many team members such as base building architects, engineers, consultants for the envelope, acoustic, security, LEED, etc. In order to ensure a good coordination, it was important to respect the milestones for the documents submissions and to keep a good track record of each meetings and communications. With all the construction constraints and the execution speed of the project, it was very important to react rapidly and to take good decisions in order to maximise the concept and realization process. LEMAYMICHAUD followed closely all stages of the project realization. It contributed in a specific matter in each of the following steps: Planning, exterior architectural design, layout planning and interior design, plans and specification and site surveillance for the Hotel Interior.
Tour Leaders: Louise Dupont, Senior partner designer, Mrs. Dupont has lead many design project in the hospitality field, including several designs for Le Germain Hotels. Her expertise permits the assurance of the following functions for projects under her responsibility: development of a global concept, layout planning, selection of materials, furniture, and lighting, budget analysis through the different phases of a project, surveillance and administration of the project during the construction phase.
Michel Aubé, Partner Architect, Mr Aubé is responsible for design and interdisciplinary coordination as well as coordination with clients and users. Senior Design Architect, his expertise includes planning and follow-up of schedules, budgets and quality control. In addition, he is responsible for the architectural and functional programming as well as research and development of innovative design solutions and construction systems. Possessing an impressive mastery of design, he specialized along the years in theatre and concert hall architecture. His expertise and reputation has led him to work on major entertainment projects worldwide.
Viateur Michaud, Principal partner Architect with the firm Lemay & Michaud, he is responsible for design, public relations and promotion at the domestic and international level. He has diversified the expertise of the firm with his ability to link design and architecture. His first mandates exposed him to the Hospitality and Restaurant domain in which he is still actively involved today. Over the years, he has developed an expertise in office spaces as well as in the commercial sector design. In the recent years he has ventured in major renovation and recycling building ensembles of significant complexity. His total involvement in the design, planning and concept have always been linked to the meticulous attention to details, to the comprehension of needs and objectives of the Client.
Edelman Canada
Session Code: ST04
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Fee: $55 / $65
CEU: 0.1
Meeting Place: MAP Attendees are requested to meet in the lobby of 150 Bloor St., West at 9:45 AM, The tour will commence at 10 AM sharp and due to building security regulations, latecomers cannot be accommodated on the tour. Please be sure to be in the lobby no later than 10 AM.
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Located near the prestigious corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, the new offices of Edelman PR showcase a dazzling open plan concept within a corporate high rise on the city’s luxury retail strip. The Toronto office of the largest independent PR firm in the world is housed in a dynamic, personality-driven space featuring transparent glass boxes, perspective-bending photo murals by a local artist and lots of natural daylight. A boutique hotel style lobby with purple rug, ceramic fireplace, furniture by Saarinen, Jacobsen and Warren Platter and shelves of iconic communication artifacts wow and welcome clients and visitors alike. White workstations contrast with crayon hues of red, blue and green that mark neighbourhoods of interaction. A stunning outdoor patio oasis was reclaimed from a gravel rooftop and is framed by the urban towers surrounding it. A bright green “Camouflage” leaf screen from Finland demarcates the patio and provides intimacy while playful upholstery fabric from New Zealand and fun furniture pieces encourage relaxation.
Speaker: Inger Bartlett is the founder and president of Bartlett & Associates. The firm’s work has received global acclaim and has been published around the world including an exhibition at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. The firm’s hallmark is clean-lined, brilliant design that transforms the client’s business model and culture. The company’s portfolio of corporate projects has elevated award-winning Bartlett to the position of True Innovator. Bartlett’s recent projects include Vale Inco, Saatchi & Saatchi, FUEL Advertising, George Weston Limited, UBS, Marsh, and Draft FCB. In addition, Bartlett does hospitality, retail and residential spaces. Inger approaches every project with passion and a single-minded purpose to think ideas through in an architecturally-sensible way. She is a member of ARIDO, ASID and IIDA and received her BID from the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Architecture.
Avenue Road Showroom Tour
Session Code: ST05
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Fee: $55 / $65
CEU: 0.1
Meeting Place: MAP
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Take a tour of Canada’s premier venue for exclusive home furnishings - Avenue Road - through its dramatic showroom in Toronto’s vibrant Leslieville district. Designed by acclaimed interior design firm, Yabu Pushelberg, the showroom encompasses nearly 15,000 square feet over three levels in the former Consumers Gas Co. Building. The gallery-like showroom incorporates dramatic contemporary features while maintaining the historic integrity of this landmark building. Among the lines with new designated showroom areas are England’s The Rug Company (offering luxurious hand-knotted rugs by such leading designers as Tom Dixon, Paul Smith and Matthew Williamson), Dutch-based Van Rossum and the modern furniture classics of New York-based design legend Vladimir Kagan. A permanent showroom presence will also be granted to the timeless designs of Swiss-based USM Modular Furniture and Avenue Road will also offer its own enticing line of furniture and accents under the AVENUE ROAD editions label featuring designs from Yabu Pushelberg, Jacques Guillon, Christophe Delcourt and Simone Coste.
Tour Leader: Kevin Story leads our Project Management Team and works directly with Project Leaders, and Senior Technicians. Kevin is involved in our projects at the outset and completion phases, to guide the process through budget control, value engineering, to retain co-consultants to the project (i.e. Lighting, Permitting, and Special Consultants), construction queries and project management. In addition, the Project Management team is responsible for preliminary construction schedules and budgets for the design concepts developed. Kevin and his team will liaise with the Client’s team and consultants to answer technical questions and site issues that arise during construction. Kevin has worked on numerous prestigious projects including: Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany & Co. New York, Carolina Herrera New York, Lane Crawford Hong Kong, Four Seasons Tokyo at Maranouchi, W Hotel Times Square, Le Meridien Hotel Minneapolis and MGM Hotel Las Vegas. Kevin is a HNC Graduate of Liverpool College, England and joined Yabu Pushelberg 1998.
Realize Your Design Vision: Work with a Professional Interior Designer
Session Code: ST06
Date: Friday, September 23, 2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Fee: $25 / $35
Book a tour of the IIDEX show floor and take the first step in making your space exceptional.
