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Although work for our clients keeps us very busy, our staff also finds time to participate in a wide range of competitions, explorations and volunteer activities. In this section, we showcase a few of our recent projects.
Of course, none of this extra-curricular activity could happen without a network of exceptional cafes, pizza parlours and bars. Below, we include some of the places that our staff frequently visit to keep powered up.
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Maison Cigale
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Truth be told, this project began life well before the theme of this On Site issue was announced. For years I've been obsessed with the Lebbeus Woods' comment "Imagine that we find a cure for gravity; then what?"
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Malama Learning Centre - Design Competition
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Our approach aims to overcome the harsh site conditions predominantly flat, hard surfaced, hot, and without shade or vegetation, that have made the outdoor environment undesirable for activity.
The design intervention incorporates site topography and shade and flexible programming that will create an area for botanical, educational and artistic activities to improve the new Malama Learning Center and the overall campus atmosphere.
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Media, Art and Design Exposed (M.A.D.E.)
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The mission of the Media, Art, and Design Exposed (M.A.D.E.) in Edmonton Society's mission is to heighten public awareness and ability to appreciate design, art, and architecture, which in turn increases their capacity to demand good art and design in their communities.
Board and volunteer meetings take place regularly out of Manasc Isaac Architects office building, where founding member Shafraaz Kaba works. Check out the MADE website link below, to see what's currently happening in the design scene.
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Canada Rocks!
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When it comes to cities, urban design, revitalizing our centers and creating livable urban places, Canadians often refer to European examples. Cities such as Florence, Venice, and Rome are cited as models of livable vibrant urban places.
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Pharohs Pizza
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This pizza making institution just seems to get better with age. Devoid of vacuous culinary trendiness, their pizzas require tremendous discipline not to scarf them down.
Absolute favorite pizza is the Popeye pizza. Pharohs also receives full marks for not updating its charming Easy Rider era interior.
comments courtesy of M.N.
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Pizza Boys (Ragazzi)
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The place for authentic New York-style pizza. The spicy cheese pizza is the best!! Don't let The Godfather posters in other restaurants fool you...this place even has a delivery driver from NYC!! it's definitely a place where you become family. We sometimes take a couple "wheels" with us for former Edmontonians that have moved elsewhere.
"You come for the pizza, but you stay for the boys!"
comments courtesy of K.S.
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Culina Restaurant
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This relatively new little cafe is a great spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Tucked around the corner from a supermarket on 99 street, it has been designed by local artists and designers with an eye for experimentation and new ideas. I highly recommend the Moroccan Lamb Sausage on Spinach Leaves with chickpeas, asiago, and roast garlic. Desserts are irresistable, too.
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Zuppa Cafe/Catering
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Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner with the best breakfast in town, huge portions of delicious home made soups, pastas, salads, wraps and pizza, surrounded by great people. Leo the owner always has a smile and a recipe for his next great soup on his mind. The atmosphere is relaxed and cozy. They carry Kicking Horse coffee and many other organic items.
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Edmonton Supply Co.
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Can a steel fabricator generate effusive praise? Edmonton Suppy Co. can. Reminiscent of the 'mom & pop' shops lovingly chronicled in Ben Katchor's cartoons about yesteryear New York, this steel supply and fabrication company is attractive on several counts:
- it's run by colorful personalities;
- it sells amazing stuff;
- it's located in the roughest part of the inner city.
Despite this whiff of danger, the odds of running into a bottle picker or a fashion shoot in the production yard are roughly equal.
comments courtesy of M.N.
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