{"id":828,"date":"2006-06-02T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2006-06-02T16:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=828"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:43:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:43:46","slug":"and-the-winner-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/02\/and-the-winner-is\/","title":{"rendered":". . . And the winner is:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/images\/thestar\/img\/060602_waterfront_winner_300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, even though the official announcement isn&#8217;t for another two hours the <em>Star<\/em> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/NASApp\/cs\/ContentServer?pagename=thestar\/Layout\/Article_Type1&amp;c=Article&amp;cid=1149242520785&amp;call_pageid=968332188492&amp;col=968793972154\">reporting<\/a> that West 8 has won the Waterfront design competition:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>More than anything, the West 8 proposal saw the exercise as one that goes well beyond simply clearing up the awkward spots where the slips, water and road meet; instead its starting point was the need to reconnect Toronto and the lake and create a sustainable neighbourhood on the edge of the water.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Short notice, but if you want to hear politicians from all three levels of government make the formal announcement, they&#8217;ll be doing so at 2:30 this afternoon on the west side of John Quay Promenade (Queens Quay and Rees Street).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, even though the official announcement isn&#8217;t for another two hours the Star is reporting that West 8 has won the Waterfront design competition: More than anything, the West 8 proposal saw the exercise as one that goes well beyond simply clearing up the awkward spots where the slips, water and road meet; instead its<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/02\/and-the-winner-is\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;. . . 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