David Pontarini
David Pontarini, OAA, AAA, FRAIC, AIA is a Canadian architect and founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects in 1994, alongside Siamak Hariri. Pontarini is a former member of the City of Toronto’s Design Review Panel, the City of Toronto’s Preservation Board, a visiting lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, and a former member of the OAA Council, representing Toronto Centre from 1992 to 2002.
David Pontarini
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- Shangri-La Toronto
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• Office — Co-Founder of Hariri Pontarini Architects • Alma Mater — University of Toronto • Occupation — Architect
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
• Pinnacle One Yonge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • The Well, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • PJ Condos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Edmonton Ice District, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Buildings of Note
Buildings of Note
• 2019: Massey Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2019: King Portland Centre and Kingly Condos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2018: One Bloor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2018: 7 St. Thomas, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2017: FIVE: Condos at 5 St. Joseph, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2016: Pinnacle on Adelaide, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2013: Shangri-La Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 1999: McKinsey & Co. Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 1998: Robertson House Crisis Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publications
• 2005: "Yorkville Condo Has Historic Link." Toronto Star 23 July 2005 • 2006: Ogilvie, Megan. "New VÜ for ‘Old Town’." Toronto Star 20 May 2006 • 2007: Hume, Christopher. " Some Causes for Concern in Condo Design." Toronto Star 21 April 2007 • 2010: Topping, David, Let’s Gape at One Bloor, Shall we?", Torontoist, April 2010 • 2010: Van de Ven, Lisa, "One Bloor", National Post, April 2010 • 2010: Daily Commercial News, “Work Continues on Shangri-la Toronto hotel and residences.” Construction Overview, June 2010 • 2011: Pontarini talks One Bloor design in Urbantoronto.ca
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Honours
• Royal Architecture Institute of Canada's (RAIC) 2013 Architectural Firm Award
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