National Ballet School Jarvis Street Campus, Toronto, Ontario
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| National Ballet School Jarvis Street Campus | |
| Designer | Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB), Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date | to December 2005 |
| Building Type | Government Building |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | 400 Jarvis Street |
| Notes | Joint Venture between KPMB and Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., Architects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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- 180,000 square foot project including new construction and restoration of two historic buildings.
- 2007 Recipient, Honor Awards for Architecture, American Institute of Architects.
"Canada's National Ballet School is an international leader in ballet training. Dedicated to advancing the art of ballet, NBS develops dance professionals in a student-centred environment by weaving innovation and evolving practice with the finest teaching traditions.
Established in 1959, Canada’s National Ballet School is one of the world’s foremost training institutions for aspiring young dancers and teachers. Attracting students from across the country and around the world, NBS is the only ballet academy in North America to provide elite dance training, academic instruction and residential care on the same campus. The School’s progressive curriculum, with its emphasis on the physical and emotional well being of the student, has put NBS at the forefront of dance training internationally.
Every effort is made to ensure no student is denied access to the School because of financial circumstances. Furthermore, NBS does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, colour, national or ethnic origin." —NBS
Consultants
- Structural Engineers:Yolles Partnership Inc.
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineers:Crossey Engineering Ltd.
- Landscape Architects:The MBTW Group
- Arborist:Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc.
- Branding Consultant:Scott Thornley + Company Inc.
- Signage Consultant:Bhandari & Plater Inc.
- Urban Planners:Urban Strategies Inc.
- Food Services:Marrack + Associates Inc.
- AV Consultant:Engineering Harmonics
- Public Art:Catherine Williams Fine Art Consultants Inc.
- IT Consultant:Graycom Analysis
- Furniture Consultant:MCD Design Group Ltd.
- Acoustic Consultant:Aercoustics Engineering Ltd.
- Elevator Consultant:Soberman Engineering Ltd.
- Traffic Consultant:ITrans Consulting Inc.
- Geotechnical Consultant:Shaheen & Peaker Ltd.
- Shoring Consultant:RWB Engineering Ltd.
- Land Surveyors:Rabideau & Czerwinski
- Quantity Surveyors (Arch/Struc):A.W. Hooker & Associates Ltd.
- Quantity Surveyors (Mech/Elec):Clare Randall-Smith & Ass. Ltd.
- Building Code Consultants:[[Larden Muniak Consulting Inc.
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[edit] References
- "AIA Education Awards" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 445, pN1-2.
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- 2007 Honor Awards for Architecture - AIArchitect, 2007.0112
- AIA Honor Awards 2007, by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 323, 2007.0221, pN1.1.
