Winter Stations, which is back for its 11th year, has revealed the four winning designs selected from hundreds of submissions worldwide.In addition to the four winning designs, two student designs from Toronto Metropolitan University and Waterloo Department of Architecture will be showcased.The theme for this year was Dawn, where designers were invited to explore how Winter Stations can evolve, and were asked to consider the future of the exhibition and its relationship with the public and the environment. Dawn challenged designers to explore how Winter Stations can adapt, grow, and metamorphose in the coming years, shaping the urban landscape in imaginative and innovative ways.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, said RAW design architect Dakota Wares-Tani. 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.All four winning submissions are from international designers. The installations will launch on Family Day weekend and will be on display throughout March Break. The stations will enjoy additional showcases, spreading art into Greater Toronto Area (GTA) communities through its partners Northcrest Developments and Resident.The 2025 Winter Stations winners include the following.Parade by Jesse Beus, United States. Image credit: Winter StationsParade by Jesse Beus, United StatesParade is a celebration of those who live in the warm dawn of self-acceptance. It is made up of six characters each with their own unique colour, shape, purpose, and identity. Together this eclectic cast of follies proudly march together in an unstoppable procession and invite all to join them! Users join the parade through an archway and move from character to character discovering eachs personality and interactivity, including sliding, sitting, and shading, reads Winter Stations website. Despite anything that might try to get in their way, these six friends will march on until love has dawned on all hearts.WATCH by Trae Horne, United States. Image credit: Winter StationsWATCH by Trae Horne, United StatesWATCH reflects on the specific point in time that it and visitors are within. The large, canted faade acts as a leaning respite for watchers of the sunrise and lake. Facing due east, WATCH is a solar aligned structure anticipating equinox. Just as ancient civilizations marked the earth in ways to signify the time in the year and an important place, so too does WATCH. The a-framed structure captures the equinox in Toronto as the architecture becomes perfectly aligned with the sunrise when light spills in a straight line through the open threshold, reads Winter Stations website.Ascolto by Ines Dessaint, Tonin Letondu, France. Image credit: Winter StationsAscolto by Ines Dessaint, Tonin Letondu, FranceThis acoustic shelter welcomes guests in a contemplation space. Supported adjacent to the lifeguard tower on one side and buried in the sand on the other, the object creates a sound capsule. The simple and minimalist shape refers to a sound-amplifier object (horn, wind instruments, gramophone and etc.). Built in wood, the inner space is big enough for two or three people for a more intimate experience.Slice of Sun by Cludia Franco, Mariam Daudali, Thomas Byrom, Portugal. Image credit: Winter StationsSlice of Sun by Cludia Franco, Mariam Daudali, Thomas Byrom, PortugalWhen one lives in a city, dawn is mainly brought to the public by glimpses of orange light. This installation invites guests to enter a slice of sun and feel embraced by dawn light at any time of the day.Peak by Anita Hu, Catherine Zheng, Isaac Walsh, Jason Cai, Nadine Hijazi, Ricardo Espinoza, with faculty supervisor Fiona Lim Tung, University of Waterloo Department of Architecture. Image credit: Winter StationsPeak by Anita Hu, Catherine Zheng, Isaac Walsh, Jason Cai, Nadine Hijazi, Ricardo Espinoza, with faculty supervisor Fiona Lim Tung, University of Waterloo Department of ArchitecturePeak welcomes contemplation and new beginnings, and offers opportunities for individuals to explore and admire the surrounding natural landscape. It also intends to give agency to the ever-changing and unpredictable conditions of the site.Solair by Arjun Jain (Lead), Jade Wong (Lead), Finn Ferrall, Marko Sikic, Nick Kisil, with faculty supervisor Vincent Hui, Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science. Image credit: Winter StationsSolair by Arjun Jain (Lead), Jade Wong (Lead), Finn Ferrall, Marko Sikic, Nick Kisil, with faculty supervisor Vincent Hui, Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural ScienceSolair is a sculptural installation that aims to capture the ephemeral beauty of dawn through the interplay of light, wind, and reflection. Inspired by the delicate transition from night to day, Solair amplifies the forces of nature sunlight and air and transforms them into a visual and sensory experience.For more information, click here.The post Winter Stations 2025 reveals winning designs appeared first on Canadian Architect.