The winning installations in an international design competition for a series of C$15,000 (9,000) temporary winter installations on Torontos beaches have been unveiledThe 11th annual Winter Stations contest sought proposals for temporary structures to entice visitors to the area during winter. The winning concepts will remain on site throughout March on Kew and Woodbine beaches at the western end of Torontos beaches district, overlooking Lake Ontario.The theme for this years contest organised by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates and Curio was Dawn and participants are encouraged to explore how the annual Winter Stations initiative can adapt, grow and metamorphose in the coming years.Winners included Parade by Jesse Beus and Watch by Trae Horne, both from the United States; Ascolto by Ines Dessaint and Tonin Letondu from France; and Slice of Sun by Cludia Franco, Mariam Daudali and Thomas Byrom from Portugal.The exhibition also features two student designs from Toronto Metropolitan University and Waterloo Department of ArchitectureRAW Design architect Dakota Wares-Tani said: After celebrating a decade of Winter Stations last year, we really wanted to look forward and challenge artists and designers to consider the future of the Stations.In reviewing the hundreds of submissions, we feel the selected installations brought something unique and exciting to the beach for 2025 and we cant wait to see them enjoyed by the public this winter.Last years theme was Resonance and participants were encouraged to reinvent cherished installations from previous Winter Stations editions.The 2024 winners included We Caught A UFO! by Xavier Madden and Katja Banovic from Croatia and Australia, and the Canadian entries: A Kaleidoscopic Odyssey by Brander Architects, Making Waves by Adria Maynard and Purvangi Patel, and Nimbus by David Stein.The exhibition also features three student designs constructed by the Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph along with two designs from the Winter Stations Archive.Torontos beach district stretches from Victoria Park Avenue to Coxwell Avenue. It is popular with tourists, swimmers and volleyball players during the summer months but is notably less busy when cold weather arrives.Previous winners in 2021 included ARc de Blob by UK and Austria-based Aleksandra Belitskaja, Ben James and Shaun McCallum of 'mixed-reality design studio iheartblob. Kaleidoscope of the Senses by Charlie Sutherland of Edinburgh-based SUHUHA was one of several concepts selected for the 2020 instalment of the popular annual commission.Other previous winners of the contest, first launched in 2014, include Obstacle by UK-based Kien Pham, The Beacon by Portuguese practice Joo Arajo Sousa & Joana Correia Silva Arquitectura, Driftwood Throne by Londons DM_Studio, and Sauna Ice Bath by FFLO.