The Globe and Mail

Whether they see it as a Kleenex box on stilts or an inspirational example of exuberant design that elevates the whole neighbourhood, no one can deny that the flying rectangle addition to the Ontario College of Art and Design raises the bar of ambition for city building projects. "They were able to insert a new building and retain the views of the park for the neighbours and keep a two-storey Victorian house on the corner," architect Brigitte Shim said of the Sharp Centre for Design, a white-and-black box perched on brightly coloured stilts on McCaul Street south of Dundas Street. "It's very outgoing. It uses elements we sometimes shy away from in Toronto."