Now in its second year, Toronto?s annual Winter Stations design competition has revealed its four winning designs, and three student designs that will add art to Toronto?s beaches. Receiving almost 400 submissions from local and international designers, this year?s theme ?Freeze/Thaw? challenged participants to respond to the changing climate of winter. Founded by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates, and Curio, the Winter Stations Design Competition uses design to inspire Torontonians back outside.

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Now in its second year, Toronto?s annual Winter Stations design competition has revealed its four winning designs, and three student designs that will add art to Toronto?s beaches. Receiving almost 400 submissions from local and international designers, this year?s theme ?Freeze/Thaw? challenged participants to respond to the changing climate of winter. Founded by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates, and Curio, the Winter Stations Design Competition uses design to inspire Torontonians back outside.?The public participation in Winter's Station's inaugural year proves that even the most overlooked winterscapes can be injected with vibrancy and life," says Ted Merrick, lead designer at landscape architecture firm Ferris + Associates. "Our ultimate goal for year two remains the same - to encourage the community out of hibernation and back to the beach." The winning designs will be built along different beaches in Toronto, add...