TWRC

The design competition includes the area from the water's edge along the Western Gap in the west to the Parliament Street Slip in the east, a distance of 3.5 km. The designs will connect and build on existing successful spaces like the Music Garden, the water's edge York and John Quay promenades and HtO Park and provide a distinct and recognizable identity for Toronto's revitalized waterfront.

Thirty-eight design teams from 15 countries on four continents submitted proposals for the competition. The five teams selected to compete are:
• Foster and Partners, London UK and Atelier Dreiseitl, Uberlingen, Germany
• Stan Allen Architects, Princeton and Sarah Whiting and Ron Witte Architects, Princeton
• Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York and Martínez Lapena-Torres Architects, Barcelona
• West 8, Rotterdam and du Toit Allsopp Hillier, Toronto
• Snřhetta, Norway, Sasaki Associates, New York, nARCHITECTS, New York, Weisz + Yoes Architecture, New York, H3, New York, Balmori Associates, New York and Halcrow Yolles HPA, New York

The design teams will have approximately six weeks to produce their designs. TWRC and the City of Toronto are finalizing a detailed design brief which will be distributed to the five firms on March 30 as part of a site tour. The teams will submit their designs the second week of May, following which TWRC will hold a public exhibition to obtain community input. The exhibition will run for 10 days. The winning design will be announced at the end of May.