Sharp Centre for Design

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art school building building educational building

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sharp Centre for Design canonical	1
Sharp Centre for Design, Ontario College of Art & Design University	1
Sharp Centre for Design, Toronto	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.

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Target entity: Sharp Centre for Design
Context triple: [OCAD University campus, hasBuilding, Sharp Centre for Design]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ building ⓘ educational building ⓘ
address	100 McCaul Street, Toronto ⓘ
affiliation	OCAD University ⓘ linked to: Ontario College of Art
architect	Alsop Architects ⓘ Will Alsop ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Deconstructivism ⓘ Postmodern architecture ⓘ
awarded	RIBA Worldwide Award ⓘ linked to: RIBA International Awards
awardYear	2004 ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Toronto ⓘ Deconstructivist architecture in Canada ⓘ University and college buildings in Canada ⓘ
cityDistrict	Grange Park ⓘ
completionDate	2004 ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
donor	Rosalie and Isadore Sharp ⓘ linked to: Rosalie Wise Sharp
elevationType	elevated on stilts ⓘ
focus	art and design education ⓘ
function	design school facility ⓘ educational facility ⓘ
hasFeature	colourful supporting columns ⓘ elevated rectangular volume ⓘ pixelated facade pattern ⓘ
height	26 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Ontario ⓘ
location	Toronto ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Rosalie Sharp ⓘ Sharp family ⓘ
near	Art Gallery of Ontario ⓘ
nickname	tabletop building ⓘ
openingDate	2004 ⓘ
owner	OCAD University ⓘ linked to: Ontario College of Art
partOf	OCAD University ⓘ linked to: Ontario College of Art
recognizedAs	architectural landmark of Toronto ⓘ iconic symbol of OCAD University ⓘ
roofColor	white with black pixelated pattern ⓘ
startDate	2000 ⓘ
structuralEngineer	Carfrae Structural Consultants ⓘ
supportColor	multi-coloured stilts ⓘ
use	classrooms ⓘ offices ⓘ studios ⓘ
usedBy	students of OCAD University ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OCAD University campus → hasBuilding → Sharp Centre for Design ⓘ

William Alsop → notableWork → Sharp Centre for Design, Toronto ⓘ

linked to: Sharp Centre for Design

William Alsop → designed → Sharp Centre for Design, Ontario College of Art & Design University ⓘ