Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Webb Zerafa Menkes, Housden (firm)


Biography
Notes Founded in 1961. "Distinguished high-profile partnership designing Late-Modern hotels, banks and office towers as well as smaller projects across Canada".


Address: 11 Adelaide Street West
Type of Building: Office Towers
Name of Building: Scotia Plaza

Dates
Officially opened 1989

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1987 Feb. 34+ 32 2
Terra Cotta artful deceivers 1990 n/a 30-31
Toronto Star 1986 Sun F1++ Sun 29th
Toronto Star 1984 April A1,A4 Mon 5th
Toronto Star 1989 May ? 28th
Toronto Star 1982 Oct A12 Thur 7th
Toronto Star 1989 April F7 Sat 8th
Toronto Star 1984 April ? 6th

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Address: 0 Airport Road
Type of Building: Airport Terminals
Name of Building: Lester B. Pearson Airport
Notes: SEE ALSO: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Termincal 3 on Airport Road.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 2001 Oct 27-33
Globe & Mail 2000 Dec. G1-G6 Mon. 4th
Globe & Mail 1998 Nov. A4 Thur 19th
Toronto Contruction News 1996 Sep/Oct 14-16 14 3
Toronto Star 2000 April B3 Thur 27th
Toronto Star 2000 May B1,B7 Mon. 29th
Toronto Star 2001 Sept L1+ Sat 8th
Toronto Star 1998 April C1 2nd
Toronto Star 1997 Dec. E1 Mon. 8th
Toronto Star 1998 Dec. A4 Dec.

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Address: 0 Airport Road
Type of Building: Airport Terminals
Notes: New building to replace John C. Parkin's 1960's terminal. Projected to be a 10-year project.

Dates
Design conceived c1997

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Contruction News 2000 Nov. 8-11 18 3
Toronto Star 1997 June A4 Thur 5th

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Address: 0 Bay Street
Intersection: Adelaide Street West
Type of Building: Parks
Name of Building: Bay Adelaide Park
Notes: Located on a half-acre site between Richmond and Temperance Streets.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architectural Review 1995 Aug. 188- 1182
Architecture Canada: the Governor General's awards 1994 n/a 118-
Canadian Architect 1990 Nov. 30-34 35 11
Canadian Architect 1992 Dec. 18-19 37 12
Globe & Mail 1993 Dec. C6 24th
Toronto Contruction News 1994 May/Jun 25-27 12 3
Toronto Life 1999 July 33
Toronto Life 1995 July 45-47
Toronto Star 1993 Dec. A3 17th
Toronto Star 1993 Dec. E1 19th

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Address: 0 Bay Street
Intersection: Adelaide Street West
Type of Building: Office Towers
Name of Building: Bay-Adelaide Centre
Notes: Proposed 50-storey office tower to be bounded by Yonge, Adelaide, Bay and Temperance streets.

Dates
Design conceived 1985; c1998

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building 1998 Mar/Apr 22-24 48 1
Globe & Mail 1989 Feb. ? 18th
HCN : Heavy Construction News 1998 May 23 42 5
Metropolitan Toronto Business Journal 1988 Jul/Aug 35
Toronto Life 1993 April 33-35 27
Toronto Star 2000 June b1+ Sun. 18th
Toronto Star 1993 Aug. K3 23rd

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Address: 200 Bay Street
Type of Building: Office Towers
Name of Building: Royal Bank Plaza
Notes: Features 600,000 square feet covered with 2500 ounces of gold on 14,000 windows.

Dates
Building completed 1973-1977

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Art in architecture : art for the built environ... 1982 n/a 36-41
Canadian Architect 1980 Nov. 43 25 11
Canadian Architect 1975 Oct. 5 20 10
Canadian Architect 1977 April 39-40
Canadian Interiors 1978 July 20-21 15 7
Canadian Interiors 1978 March 11-17 15 3
Canadian Interiors 1978 Jan. 30-31 15 1
Canadian Interiors 1978 Nov. 34-35 15 11
Globe & Mail 1992 Feb D6 6th
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 n/a 184-7
Money Matters X X 238-9
Rotunda 1992 Spring 47-49 24 4
Toronto Calendar Magazine 1980 Nov. 125
Toronto Star 1998 July B3 21st
Toronto Star 1983 Jan ? 31st

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Address: 2350 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Clubhouses
Name of Building: Granite Club

Dates
Building completed 1972
Altered 2001

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Interiors 2002 Mar/Apr 46-49 39 2

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Address: 150 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Shopping Complexes
Name of Building: Renaissance Centre

Dates
Building completed c1984

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1985 April 36-39 30 4
Canadian Architect 1982 April 26 27 4
Toronto Star 2002 May P10 Sat 25th

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Address: 950 Dixon Road
Type of Building: Hotels
Name of Building: Bristol Palace Hotel


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1974 April 5 29 4
Canadian Interiors 1974 May 18-22 11 5

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Address: 65 Front Street West
Type of Building: Railway Stations
Name of Building: Union Station
Notes: the FIRST Uninion Station was built opened in May 1858 on the west side of York Street, south of what is now Station Street. It was demolished in October 1871. The SECOND Union Station was built in September 1871 and was situated between Station Street and the edge of Lake Ontario. The THIRD Union Station is the one standing. For information about the proposed arena for the Toronto Maple Leafs that would utilize Union Station, search under "Maple Leaf's Arena" in the Building Name field.

Dates
Building completed 1914

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
A Street Called Front 1983 n/a 20-21
ACORN 1986 Summer 6 11 2
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1997 June 44 22 2
Canadian Architect 1975 March 26-33 20 3
Eye Weekly 2002 July 14 4th
Globe & Mail 2001 Dec. A25 Sat. 22nd
Globe & Mail 1971 Sept ? 30th
Globe & Mail 1984 Sept ? 11th
Globe & Mail 1992 Feb C1 Wed 5th
Globe & Mail 2001 Nov. A26 Wed. 14th
Globe & Mail 2001 June A16 8th
Globe & Mail 2000 April A19 19th
Globe & Mail 2000 June B1? 7th
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 86-88
Selected Papers / Society for the Study of Arch... 1977 1977 45 2 n/a
Toronto Calendar Magazine 1971 Dec 63
Toronto Places 1992 n/a 58-61 n/a n/a
Toronto Star 2001 July B2 4th
Toronto Star 2001 July E2 3rd
Toronto Star 1998 Feb. E1,E4 Sat. 28th
Toronto Star 2000 June B4 Fri. 9th
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 17th
Toronto Star 1997 April A7 Sun. 20th
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 7th
Toronto Star 1972 Feb ? 11th
Toronto Star 1977 Feb ? 19th
Toronto Star 1971 Nov ? 29th
Toronto Star 1971 Aug ? 13th
Toronto Star 1998 Feb. B1,B5 Tues 17th
Toronto Star 1972 April 1st
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 9th
Toronto Star 1986 Jan A6 Fri 3rd
Toronto Star 1978 May B5 Sat 31st
Toronto Star 1998 May B1,B5 Fri. 29th
Toronto Star 1972 Nov ? 2nd
Toronto Star 1974 July ? 27th
Toronto Star 1981 Match ? 14th
Toronto Telegram 1971 July ? 21st
Toronto Telegram 1961 Aug ? 4th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 21 n/a n/a

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Address: 325 Front Street West
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Royal Bank Data Centre

Dates
Foundation started 1982

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1981 Oct. 6 26 10
Canadian Architect 1982 april 26
Toronto Star 2002 July A14 Sun 26th

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Address: 30 Hazelton Avenue
Type of Building: Condominiums

Dates
Building completed 1985

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
National Post 2001 Dec PH2 Sat 15th

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Address: 150 King Street West
Intersection: University Avenue
Type of Building: Corporate Headquarters
Name of Building: Sun Life Centre
Notes: Part of the twin towers owned by the Sun Life Assurance Company. The other tower is at no. 200 King Street West.

Dates
Foundation started c1981
Building completed 1983-1984

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1981 Oct. 6 26 10
Canadian Architect 1982 Aperil 25 27 4
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1958 Nov. 428-9 35 11
Toronto Star 1981 July A14 Sun. 19th
Toronto Sun 1978 Aug ? 18th

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Address: 200 King Street West
Intersection: University Avenue
Type of Building: Corporate Headquarters
Name of Building: Sun Life Centre
Notes: Part of the twin towers owned by the Sun Life assurance Company of Canada, which were constructed at the same time. See the address of the other tower at 150 King St. West. For information about the public sculpture by Sorel Etrog entitled "Sun Life", see "0" King Street West, or search under "Name of Building"



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Address: 0 Meadowvale Road
Type of Building: Zoos
Name of Building: Metropolitan Toronto Zoo

Dates
Building completed c1974

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building 1999 Sep/Oct 6 49 4
Canadian Architect 2001 April 10-13 46 4
Canadian Architect 2000 Jan. 29 45 1
Canadian Architect 1987 March 6 32 3
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 n/a 180-3

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Address: 2 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Office Towers
Name of Building: Maritime Life Tower
Notes: $120-million tower, scheduled for completion in 2002. Will incorporate elements of the facade of the Bank of Montreal (1909-1910, Darling & Pearson). The major tenant will be the Maritime Life Assurance Company.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building 2000 Nov/Dec 17-19 50 5
Canadian Architect 2000 Oct. 9 45 10
Globe & Mail 2000 Oct. I5 Tues 24th
Globe & Mail 2000 Sept. A22 Thur 14th
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 2000 Fall 25 8 3
Toronto Star 2001 Jan. B2 Mon. 22nd
Toronto Star 2000 June B1+ Sun. 18th
Toronto Sun 2001 Jan. 54 Sun. 14th

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Address: 88 University Avenue
Type of Building: Office Buildings

Dates
Building completed c1960s
Altered c1993

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture, Batiment, Construction 1958 Feb. 8 12 142
Canadian Architect 1993 June 7

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Address: 181 University Avenue
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: ING Tower


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 2001 Oct 37

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Address: 393 University Avenue
Type of Building: Office Buildings
Name of Building: Bell Canada Building


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Art in architecture : art for the built environ... 1982 n/a 42-45

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Address: 33 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Office Buildings


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1982 April 32 27 4

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Address: 444 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Shopping Complexes
Name of Building: College Park
Notes: Originally Eaton's College Street (department store and office building) by Ross & Macdonald with Sproatt & Rolph, 1928-1930. Apartment house and office building additions by Allward & Gouinlock, A.M. Ingleson & Associates, Josepg Bogdan, and Webb Zerafa Menkes Housden, 1977 and onwards.

Dates
Building completed c1930s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Art et Decoration: revue mensuelle illustre d'art 1932 n/a 109-1 61
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1988 Dec. 9-16 13 4
Canada, Home Decor 1979 Summer 50-54 n/a
Canadian Architect 1982 April 36-37
Canadian Architect 1983 Feb. 32-34 28 2
Globe & Mail 1979 March 33 24th
Globe & Mail 1981 April 7 4th
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1986 August 4-5 n/a n/a
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1989 Sept. 6
Section A 1984 n/a 10-11 2 5/6
Toronto Star 1979 March A5 18th
Toronto Star 1982 Dec. F1,F5 11th

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Address: 150 York Street
Intersection: Adelaide Street West
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: National Bank of Canada

Dates
Building completed c1982

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 2001 Oct 37
Canadian Architect 1982 April 30
Toronto Star 1981 July A14 Sun. 19th

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Address: 99 Yorkville Avenue
Type of Building: Shopping Complexes
Name of Building: Cumberland Court

Dates
Building completed 1973

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1974 May 37-43 19 5