design

Friday August 25, 2017

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday August 25, 2017

Concept Designs unveiled for Pier 8 Promenade Park?

The City of Hamilton has released the six shortlisted designs for the Pier 8 Promenade Park. The public will be able to comment on the proposals after an official unveiling is held Thursday afternoon.

The concepts, part of a contest to design the park, will be assessed by a volunteer jury that will select the winning project based on “design excellence, innovation, response to the vision and goals for the park, and community opinions.”

The six design concepts are found here. 

The winning project will be announced in late September. The jury decision-making process will be explained in a report after the winner is announced.

The park is part of the Pier 7 and 8 Urban Design Study, with the competition being funded by a $185,000 donation from the Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)

Friday October 12, 2012

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Friday October 12, 2012

Stadium saga draws to a close

After half-a-dozen potential sites and years of political turmoil and debates that pitted neighbourhoods against one another, Hamiltonians are about to see the stadium that caused so much heartache.

TO2015, the organizing committee for the Pan Am Games, will announce the design of Hamilton’s new stadium Friday. Games officials, as well as representatives from the city, the province and the federal government will officially unveil the details of the $150-million soccer and football field at 2 p.m. at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

The Spectator has learned that Bouygues Building Canada Inc. and Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. beat the two other shortlisted contracting firms and will be in charge of building Hamilton’s stadium, Milton’s velodrome and a stadium at York University.

While Friday’s announcement marks the kickoff of one the biggest construction projects Hamilton has seen in recent years, it’s also tinged with the frustration that has permeated the process.

Councillors, who agreed to put $45 million toward the project, will meet with officials from Infrastructure Ontario (IO) Friday at 10 a.m. for a high-level briefing. However, IO won’t reveal the renderings of the new stadium or the full details of the project until the 2 p.m. news conference at Ivor Wynne.

Some councillors say they won’t attend Friday’s announcement, either due to scheduling conflicts or because of discomfort about the way the process has unfolded. Councillors on the Pan Am stadium subcommittee were forced to sign confidentiality agreements, and the rest of council — along with the constituents they represent — will be in the dark until IO reveals the details to the public. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)