David Pontarini

David Pontarini
Co-Founder of Hariri Pontarini Architects
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation	Architect

David Pontarini, OAA, AAA, FRAIC, AIA is a Canadian architect and founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects in 1994, alongside Siamak Hariri.

Pontarini is a former member of the City of Toronto’s Design Review Panel, the City of Toronto’s Preservation Board, a visiting lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, and a former member of the OAA Council, representing Toronto Centre from 1992 to 2002.[1]

Honours

• Royal Architecture Institute of Canada's (RAIC) 2013 Architectural Firm Award [2]

Work in Progress

• Pinnacle One Yonge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• The Well, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• PJ Condos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Edmonton Ice District, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Buildings of Note

• 2019: Massey Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2019: King Portland Centre and Kingly Condos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2018: One Bloor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2018: 7 St. Thomas, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017: FIVE: Condos at 5 St. Joseph, Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
• 2016: Pinnacle on Adelaide, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2013: Shangri-La Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1999: McKinsey & Co. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1998: Robertson House Crisis Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Publications

• 2005: "Yorkville Condo Has Historic Link." Toronto Star 23 July 2005
• 2006: Ogilvie, Megan. "New VÜ for ‘Old Town’." Toronto Star 20 May 2006
• 2007: Hume, Christopher. " Some Causes for Concern in Condo Design." Toronto Star 21 April 2007
• 2010: Topping, David, Let’s Gape at One Bloor, Shall we?", Torontoist, April 2010
• 2010: Van de Ven, Lisa, "One Bloor", National Post, April 2010
• 2010: Daily Commercial News, “Work Continues on Shangri-la Toronto hotel and residences.” Construction Overview, June 2010
• 2011: Pontarini talks One Bloor design in Urbantoronto.ca Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• Architecture of Toronto

References

1. "David Pontarini Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
2. "Architecture Canada > Honours & Awards > Awards > Architectural Firm Award > 2013 Recipient". Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
3. "5 St. Joseph Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15.

• "Buzz Talk with David Pontarini". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
• "A Tower to Make Yonge young again". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 24 June 2010.
• "David Pontarini talks One Bloor design".

External links

• Hariri Pontarini Architects