PM launches design-and-build competition to ‘rehabilitate’ 24 Sussex Drive
The contest will be open to Canadian firms, with an independent jury led by architect Moshe Safdie selecting the winning design.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a design-and-build competition to restore the dilapidated 24 Sussex Drive, vowing the government will "restore this institution" and preserve Canadian heritage for generations.
- The 30-plus room mansion has remained uninhabitable since 2015 due to mold, pest infestations, and years of deferred maintenance. Carney described it as "stripped down to the studs and barely held together."
- Architect Moshe Safdie will chair an independent jury assembled by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, tasked with assessing proposals and recommending a winning design to Cabinet. The contest is open to Canadian firms.
- No public budget has been set for repairs; the Rideau Hall Foundation will launch a fundraising campaign to cover costs. Carney said the competition itself will help determine the project's financial scope.
- By Canada Day next year, officials expect to announce the winning proposal, establishing a concrete milestone for finalizing the path forward for the long-neglected prime ministerial residence.
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Carney launches contest to restore Canadian prime minister residence
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday a renovation contest to see which architecture firm can do the best job at restoring 24 Sussex Drive, the residence of Canada‘s top leader. The historic property has been vacant and unkempt since 2015. Stephen Harper was the last prime minister to live at the home. Carney, like Justin Trudeau before his resignation last year, resides at the nearby Rideau Cottage while 24 Sussex Drive lies e…
Respect Our Institutions. Restore 24 Sussex.
Commentary For more than a decade, Canada has allowed the official residence of its prime minister to sit vacant and deteriorate. What should be one of our country’s most recognizable national symbols has instead become an international embarrassment. It is time to restore 24 Sussex Drive. This should never have become a partisan issue. The residence belongs neither to a prime minister nor to a political party. It belongs to Canada. Like Parliam…
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Le Journal de QuebecMark Carney launches a beauty contest at Canada's iconic 24 Sussex Prime Minister's Official Residence in Ottawa
Carney's fix for 24 Sussex is a 'build-and-design' contest
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his plan to restore the dilapidated official residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive. Canadian companies can submit their proposals in a nationwide competition and a jury of architecture and heritage experts will recommend the best plan.
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