LeuWebb Projects was highlighted with the cover shot of our ‘Radiantactivity’ installation in this May’s issue of Canadian Architect magazine. Christine’s RAIC Allied Arts Gold Medal 2017 was the feature of an expanded article within the issue as well.
Cover image by Johnny Lam
Join us June 5th for a Public Art Concept Presentation of our proposal Outside the Lines for Wilson Station on the Toronto Transit Commission’s subway system. The proposed project seeks to capture the site’s capacity for dynamic movement through bursts of colourful sculptural forms. Rather than a singular static art piece, Outside the Lines is playfully fluid. Popping out of walls, shooting through floors and coiling around columns, it flows through the sprawling station in the form of ten vibrant installations.
The fifth annual Grow Op 2017 wrapped up earlier this month, an incredible exposition of contemporary art exploring themes of landscape, ecology and design that we co-curated, taking over all 4 floors of the Gladstone Hotel. Thanks to the amazing work of the 39 participating artists who created 30 innovative projects that engaged and enlightened visitors over the course the show.
Catch up on some of the coverage in Azure Magazine, Toronto Life, GROUND, and Canadian Architect.
Image: ‘Extreme Cloud Gazing’, Julie Gladstone (photo by Gabby Frank)
We’re happy to announce that Christine Leu, on behalf of LeuWebb Projects, has been awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Allied Arts Medal for 2017.
The RAIC bestows the Allied Arts Medal every two years. The award honours a Canadian artist or designer for outstanding achievement in artwork created to be integrated with architecture. Any medium allied to architecture is eligible including murals, sculpture, glass, fabric, lighting, furniture, water, sound, site-specific installation, video, digital and industrial and landscape design.
“Each one of Christine Leu’s permanent works and temporary installations manifests a thoughtful and thought-provoking approach to its architectural or environmental context,” said the three-member jury.
“This is an extraordinary body of work that bridges art and architecture,” said the jury. “It demonstrates skill in response to site interpretation. There is a high-quality craft element.”
The medal will be formally presented in May at the RAIC’s Festival of Architecture in Ottawa.
We’re pleased to announce that we’re creating a new public artwork for the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Our piece Animal Family will be integrated into the new Urban Barn as part of the zoo’s Nature’s Wild Backyard revitalization. The redevelopment’s design by the Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative has already won an award and the real thing will be well worth a visit once it’s complete. We’ll keep you posted as our project develops.
We made an appearance this month in the current issue of Designlines magazine. Speaking to Alexandra Caufin and getting nicely photographed by Naomi Finlay in front of our piece at Perkins + Will‘s Toronto office was a delightful experience. Pick up your copy on newsstands and at discerning shops now!
At the invitation of the folks of Furthermore, we shared our thoughts on what ‘Good Work’ meant for us as part of the inaugural Break Room designer talks series at the East Room. Sharing the stage with the gents from Kid.Studio and Ali Qadeer was an illuminating experience, and the donuts were divine too!
After designing a new storefront exhibition space at Ryerson University’s SLC for the Faculty of Communication & Design, we opened the gallery in October with Refashioning Masculinity. The project by lead researcher Ben Barry offered a thought provoking investigation into how men construct their identities through fashion. We’ll be curating a series of shows over the coming months for FCAD’s Window into Creative Innovation including the School of Performance’s production of Treasure Island in December.
Image by Doublespace Photography
We were invited to transform the Conservatory Theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Music for their season gala featuring special guest, pianist Lang Lang. Working in collaboration with artist Roxanne Luchak, floating clusters of roses slowly bloomed overhead while guests partied the night away below.
In/Future proved to be an incredible re-imagining and re-invigoration of Ontario Place, that neglected public land occupying a special place in our memories and on the shore of Lake Ontario. We were honoured to create our component sculpture Flotsam/Jetsam for the exhibition and witness it shift and evolve through the actions of waves, weather and visitors over the course of the ten day festival.
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