Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)

Love it or hate it. There's no other building quite like the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto. Ontario College of Art & Design's $42.5 million campus redevelopment, completed in September 2004, features the Sharp Centre for Design, designed by acclaimed British Architect Will Alsop

 The table top structure is held up primarily by the central core. It was built like half of a suspension bridge. The core is equivalent to the tower at one end of the bridge, and the legs are equivalent to the suspension cables.

The Sharp Centre has attracted phenomenal interest from Canadian and international media. Below are some highlights of media coverage for the facility:

"Out of the Box" Time, September 27, 2004

"Building goes out on a limb" Toronto Star, September 23, 2004 (PDF)

"...a Gangling Work of Art... " The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2004 (PDF)

"Will Alsop boldly takes to the air... " Architectural Record, August 2004 (PDF)

"Re: OCAD" Canadian Interiors, July/August 2004 (PDF)