Sharp Centre for Design
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The Sharp Centre for Design is a striking, elevated "tabletop" building in Toronto designed by architect Will Alsop, serving as an iconic landmark of OCAD University’s focus on art and design.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sharp Centre for Design canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11380876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sharp Centre for Design Context triple: [OCAD University campus, hasBuilding, Sharp Centre for Design]
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A.
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is an interdisciplinary hub at UC Berkeley that focuses on hands-on, human-centered design education, prototyping, and collaboration across engineering and other fields.
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B.
Segal Design Institute
Segal Design Institute is an interdisciplinary center at Northwestern University focused on teaching and advancing human-centered design, innovation, and product development.
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C.
Image Arts Centre
The Image Arts Centre is a prominent academic and cultural facility at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), dedicated to film, photography, and new media education and exhibitions.
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York School of Design
York School of Design was an art and design institution in York, England, known for training artists such as the Victorian painter Albert Joseph Moore.
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E.
Hillier College of Architecture and Design
Hillier College of Architecture and Design is a professional school specializing in architecture, design, and related disciplines within the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sharp Centre for Design Target entity description: The Sharp Centre for Design is a striking, elevated "tabletop" building in Toronto designed by architect Will Alsop, serving as an iconic landmark of OCAD University’s focus on art and design.
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A.
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is an interdisciplinary hub at UC Berkeley that focuses on hands-on, human-centered design education, prototyping, and collaboration across engineering and other fields.
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B.
Segal Design Institute
Segal Design Institute is an interdisciplinary center at Northwestern University focused on teaching and advancing human-centered design, innovation, and product development.
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C.
Image Arts Centre
The Image Arts Centre is a prominent academic and cultural facility at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), dedicated to film, photography, and new media education and exhibitions.
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D.
York School of Design
York School of Design was an art and design institution in York, England, known for training artists such as the Victorian painter Albert Joseph Moore.
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E.
Hillier College of Architecture and Design
Hillier College of Architecture and Design is a professional school specializing in architecture, design, and related disciplines within the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art school building
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building ⓘ educational building ⓘ |
| address | 100 McCaul Street, Toronto ⓘ |
| affiliation | OCAD University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Alsop Architects
NERFINISHED
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Will Alsop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Deconstructivism
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Postmodern architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | RIBA Worldwide Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Toronto
ⓘ
Deconstructivist architecture in Canada ⓘ University and college buildings in Canada ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Grange Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| donor | Rosalie and Isadore Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationType | elevated on stilts ⓘ |
| focus | art and design education ⓘ |
| function |
design school facility
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educational facility ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colourful supporting columns
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elevated rectangular volume ⓘ pixelated facade pattern ⓘ |
| height | 26 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| location | Toronto ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rosalie Sharp
NERFINISHED
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Sharp family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Art Gallery of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | tabletop building ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| owner | OCAD University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | OCAD University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
architectural landmark of Toronto
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iconic symbol of OCAD University ⓘ |
| roofColor | white with black pixelated pattern ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Carfrae Structural Consultants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportColor | multi-coloured stilts ⓘ |
| use |
classrooms
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offices ⓘ studios ⓘ |
| usedBy | students of OCAD University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sharp Centre for Design Description of subject: The Sharp Centre for Design is a striking, elevated "tabletop" building in Toronto designed by architect Will Alsop, serving as an iconic landmark of OCAD University’s focus on art and design.
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