Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA Building, Canadian Architecture Images
Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA
Prix du XXe si̬cle Award, Ontario, Canada Рdesign by Diamond Schmitt Architects
16 May 2018
Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA
DIAMOND SCHMITT AWARDED PRIX DU XXE SIÈCLE
TORONTO, May 16th, 2018 ? The Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, is this year?s recipient of the Prix du XXe siècle, an award that recognizes outstanding contribution to Canadian architecture of 20th century design.
YMCA exterior 1984:

photo : Fiona Spalding-Smith
The prize, presented by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and Heritage Canada The National Trust, celebrates design quality and enduring excellence. The award can recognize a building in Canada designed by an architect from any country, or a building anywhere in the world designed by a Canadian architect. Completed in 1984, the Central Y is the flagship of the YMCA in Toronto. The 14,400-square-metre (155,000sf) facility allowed the organization to continue its tradition of leadership and service to inner-city residents while responding to the lifestyle and cultural needs of a growing downtown population. The Central Y is considered one of the most successful in the world, with the highest membership utilization, according to metrics of YMCA International.
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