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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · 5h

We’re proud to sponsor this year’s #1UPLeadersLab2025 powered by Urban Minds. The leadership program equips high school students from across the GTHA with the knowledge & resources needed to become 1UP fellows & launch their own 1UP Chapters. CORE has been a proud sponsor since 2018.

📷: Urban Minds

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · 3d

Happy #WorldArchitectureDay 2025! This year’s theme, #DesignforStrength, celebrates architecture that not only endures but inspires.

Image Credit: One Bloor West, designed by @fosterpartners.bsky.social with CORE as the Architect of Record.

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · 9d

In recognition of #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation, and #OrangeShirtDay, we come together to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, support Survivors, their families and communities, and commit to the ongoing journey of truth and reconciliation. #EveryChildMatters

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · 16d

@urbantoronto.bsky.social Urban Toronto provides an update on One Bloor West, designed by @fosterpartners.bsky.social, with CORE acting as the Architect of Record, as the top floor of the supertall has now been fully formed. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/09...

Top Floor Now Fully Formed at 'Supertall' One Bloor West | UrbanToronto

One Bloor West has shed most of its uppermost weather protection forms, revealing the slender profile of Canada’s first supertall tower. With steelwork soon to rise to frame the crown that will hold t...

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · 28d

Principal Babak Eslahjou has been selected as a judge for the World Architecture News 2026 Awards, which celebrate global excellence, innovation, and sustainability in architecture and design. www.wanawards.com/judges-2026

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Sep 4

CORE has been ranked among the Top 25 Architecture Firms in Toronto by Architizer bit.ly/3JPOaYN

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Sep 3

Happy #SkyscraperDay! Today, we celebrate the engineering marvels shaping our skylines. One Bloor West, designed by Foster+Partners with CORE as AOR, is Canada’s first Supertall. Proud to be part of the team redefining Toronto’s skyline & placing Canada on the global stage. bit.ly/468N2 PC: BloorMan

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Aug 12

210 Bloor, for Tribute Communities, has earned its 11th award, receiving an Honourable Mention at this year's Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies International Architecture Awards bit.ly/3UqqxrX

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jul 25

@urbantoronto.bsky.social's supertalls webinar is now on YouTube, featuring Partner Earl Mark and industry leaders Edward Skira and Craig White of Urban Toronto, Nadine El-Gazzar and Jodi Buck of Hariri Pontarini Architects, and Abel Gill of Adamson Associates Architects. Watch now: bit.ly/46YOKNl

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jul 17

210 Bloor, for Tribute Communities, has won at the 2025 DNA Paris Design Awards in the Architecture/Housing category. bit.ly/46Ph6cW

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jul 16

Indigo Markville Mall has been awarded Best In-Store Experience & Design at this year’s Retail Council of Canada Excellence in Retailing Awards.

Since 2022, CORE has served as the Architect of Record for Indigo Canada.

Interior Designer: Indigo Store Design
Photography: Karl Hipolito

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jul 15

CORE was incredibly proud to return to the sand for the third year in a row at the 2025 Heatwave for SickKids Corporate Beach Volleyball Challenge! bit.ly/44QsJOo

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jul 9

CORE recently hosted its first-ever Amazing Race Team Building Challenge, a high-energy event designed to foster collaboration, creativity and teamwork, spearheaded by Partner Elizabeth Vu-Campbell. bit.ly/4066wdx

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 30

One Bloor West, designed by @fosterpartners.bsky.social with CORE acting as the Architect of Record, has officially surpassed 300 metres, becoming the first building in Canada to achieve Supertall status bit.ly/4lBwD4u.

Supertall Status Achieved: One Bloor West Tops 300 Metres

A historic moment in Canadian architecture was reached this week as One Bloor West achieves supertall status in Toronto

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 25

One Bloor West, designed by Foster + Partners with CORE acting as the Architect of Record, has crossed the 300m threshold, the height above which buildings are deemed to have 'supertall' status upon completion and is the first building in Canada to do so. bit.ly/44vJsHv

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 19

M1 & M2 have been shortlisted at this year’s World Architecture News Americas 2025 Awards. Designed ⁠for Urban Capital and Rogers Real Estate Investments Ltd., the towers are distinguished by their unique geometric forms. bit.ly/3HNf3Mc

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 17

Yesterday, CORE proudly participated in The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation's Journey to Conquer Cancer walk, alongside family and friends in memory of Partner Gabriela Estrada. bit.ly/45Y3cVq

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 10

Senior Associate Kevin Saunders and Project Manager Corey Tallevi-Keller participated in the Mattamy Homes Bike for Brain Health, completing the ride in under 1 hour and 50 minutes. The team raised $2,860 with all proceeds going towards Baycrest, Canada, a global leader in dementia research.

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corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Jun 9

M1 & M2 have received the third award at this year's Rethinking The Future Awards bit.ly/4n8m62e. Designed ⁠for Urban Capital and Rogers Real Estate Investments Ltd., the towers are distinguished by a series of twisted horizontal bands extending their full height and unique geometric form.

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · May 28

Our Partners, Senior Associates, Associates, & Project Managers participated in Watkinson Coaching leadership workshops. The sessions equipped our team with tools to foster a best-in-class environment & strategies to support mental health & promote overall well-being across the organization.

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · May 15

We're participating in The Princess Margaret's Journey to Conquer Cancer walk on Sunday, June 15, in memory of Partner Gabriela Estrada at CORE Architects, and to raise funds for life-saving cancer research. bit.ly/431aPZA

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · May 12

Partner Earl Mark will join industry leaders for the upcoming webinar, “Supertalls in Toronto: Data, Challenges, and Opportunities,” presented by The Buildings Show and Urban Toronto on May 13 at 1 PM.

Find out more: bit.ly/4j0gmnR
Register here: bit.ly/4lTI6NC

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · May 8

Uniti Condos for The Daniels Corporation has been nominated for a Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) award in the Best Purpose-Built Rental Project category bit.ly/4lVfHXl

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · May 5

M1 & M2 have won silver at this year's A' Design Awards. Designed ⁠for Urban Capital and Rogers Real Estate Investments Ltd., the towers are distinguished by their undulating geometric forms and a series of twisted horizontal bands extending their full height. bit.ly/3YY53Fl

corearchitects.com @corearchitects.com · Apr 29

Partner Earl Mark will join industry leaders for the upcoming webinar, “Supertalls in Toronto: Data, Challenges, and Opportunities,” presented by The Buildings Show and Urban Toronto on May 13 at 1 PM.

Find out more: bit.ly/4lTI6NC