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Blending Bold Design with Toronto’s Landmarks

If you think KPMB Architects’s name is a mouthful, try reciting their list of local accomplishments: the Gardiner Museum, Roy Thomson Hall Enhancement, National Ballet School’s Jarvis Street campus and the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery are just some. A bigwig in the city’s current cultural renaissance, KPMB Architects has a knack for integrating their designs into the existing landscape in an unobtrusive yet vibrant way. The 21-year-old firm specializes in large public spaces and institutions, and a number of projects across the city are in the works, including the ultra-glam 46-storey Bell Lightbox theatre complex for the Toronto International Film Festival Group at King and John, finished in 2010.

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The designer walks us through the creative process behind Joue

Growing up, Canadian designer Mary Ratcliffe spent a lot of time in her dad’s workshop, which ultimately drove her interest in making things by hand. “Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve wanted to bring the creations in my mind to reality,” says Ratcliffe. “I think it’s something that I always inherently wanted to do. As soon as I had the opportunity, I took it.

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