Toronto Reference Library Blog

Toronto's Pug Award nominees [celebrating the best in Toronto architecture] were released in early May and we are proud to say that the beautifully renovated and re-imagined Bloor Gladstone Branch is on the list. One nice thing about these awards is that your vote counts in determining who makes it into the Hall of Fame [and Shame] – so, feel free to register your opinion on the Pug Awards website.

 This week and last, Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star has also weighed in with his lists of the best and worst 5 Toronto buildings of the 21st century. In response, Derek Flack of blogTO offered an alternative list of the best [and included the OCAD building, which would be one of my choices – whenever I'm walking in that area and I round a corner and it suddenly pops into view, it still surprises and delights me].

TPL has several fine books on Toronto's recent architectural past, if you want to delve into this topic more:

Of course, if you are interested in Toronto architecture, we are only a little over a week away from Doors Open, which runs from May 28-29, and offers a wonderful opportunity to get a close-up look at many fascinating Toronto buildings.

Toronto's Pug Award nominees [celebrating the best in Toronto architecture] were released in early May and we are proud to say that the beautifully renovated and re-imagined Bloor Gladstone Branch is on the list. One nice thing about these awards is that your vote counts in determining who makes it into the Hall of Fame [and Shame] – so, feel free to register your opinion on the Pug Awards website.

 This week and last, Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star has also weighed in with his lists of the best and worst 5 Toronto buildings of the 21st century. In response, Derek Flack of blogTO offered an alternative list of the best [and included the OCAD building, which would be one of my choices – whenever I'm walking in that area and I round a corner and it suddenly pops into view, it still surprises and delights me].

TPL has several fine books on Toronto's recent architectural past, if you want to delve into this topic more:

Of course, if you are interested in Toronto architecture, we are only a little over a week away from Doors Open, which runs from May 28-29, and offers a wonderful opportunity to get a close-up look at many fascinating Toronto buildings.