Announcements

Cid, a founding partner of Makrimichalos Cugini Architects, announced his retirement as of August 2012. He has been responsible for the design and planning of many innovative projects over the last 37 years. We wish him a happy and relaxing retirement!

Awards

We are proud to announce our recent awards:

Kleinburg Public School was awarded the 2010 Masonry Award.

Visit www.ontariomasonrydesignawards.com for more information.

Dufferin/St.Clair Library was awarded the following:

The 2009 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit
Visit www.heritagetoronto.org for more details.

The Ontario Library Association 2010 Award of Excellence
Visit www.accessola.org for more details.

The American School and University Award for Outstanding Design in the Educational Interiors Showcase 2010
Visit www.schooldesigns.com/Educational-Interiors-Showcase.aspx for more details.

Our projects are in the news!

We were excited to work with Mattamy Homes, City of Brampton, Brampton Library and the Peel District School Board on the new Mount Pleasant Village development. Visit the following websites for more details: www.mattamyhomes.com/GTA/Communities/Brampton/Mount-Pleasant-Village
www.brampton.ca/en/Business/planning-development/projects-studies/Pages/Mount-Pleasant-Village.aspx

Toronto Star reporter Karen Von Hahn describes Cedarbrae Library as "designer bling"! Click the following link for more information:
www.thestar.com/living/article/1042498--von-hahn-turning-the-page-on-sleek-architecture
For more news on Cedarbrae Library, visit the following link to Globe and Mail's Lisa Rochon's article: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/8976-Toronto-Library-Architecture

For news on Dufferin/St.Clair Library, visit the following links:
www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/534447
www.insidetoronto.com/insidetoronto/article/65196

Conferences

In November 2011, Cid presented our Mount Pleasant Village Project (Mount Pleasant Village School, Library and Community Centre and Mount Pleasant Village GO Pavilions and Transit Structures) at the "Moving the Yardsticks Forward" conference held at the Mississauga Delta Meadowvale Hotel.

In October 2011, Leo attended the following lecture in London, England: Investing in Education - Building Better Schools given by the AIA CAE (Committee for Architecture for Education) and the BCSE (British Council for School Environments). A link to his photos will be coming soon!

Tina was proud to be part of and to lecture at the following workshops and conferences:
For information on the SOLS Workshops, visit:
www.library.on.ca/links/clearinghouse/training/workshopsupportmat/index.htm
For information of the Canadian Library Association 2010 Conference, visit:
www.cla.ca/conference/2010/preliminaryprogram.html
For information on the Ontario Library Association 2011 Conference, visit:
www.accessola.com/superconference2011/showSession.php?day=fri