Ontarios provincial government continues to move forward with a not-so-popular plan to relocate Torontosbeloved Ontario Science Center (OSC). At the beginning of 2025, locals responded with dismay as the institutions original campus, designed by Canadian modernist Raymond Moriyama, was fenced off and the OSC logo removed from the museums front entrance. Meanwhile, Infrastructure Ontario, the bureaucratic body in charge of the project, issued an RFP for the design and construction of the OSCs replacement, inviting three teams to compete for the commission. The teams were invited to submit proposals after submitting their qualifications and interest in a RFQ.The first team is led by Fengate Capital Management, and includes Cumulus Architects, Daoust Lestage, and Pomerleau Construction. EllisDon leads the second team with design partners Belvedere Architecture and BDP Quadrangle. The final team is a joint partnership between John Laing, Sacyr, and Amico, with architects Hariri Pontarini and Snhetta. (Each team also includes a facilities manager and financial advisor.) It is expected that the new Ontario Science Center building will not open until 2029. In the meantime, a temporary location for the institution will be constructed, although exact details are still forthcoming.The new OSC building will be built within Ontario Place, a cluster of artificial islands located in Lake Erie, directly south of Downtown Toronto. Originally conceived as a theme park, Ontario Place was in operation from 1971 until its closure in 2011. Though publicly owned, the majority of the site was leased to Therme Group, an Austrian developer that plans to replace the park with a luxury spa.Those opposed to the provinces decisions can visit SAVE OSC and Ontario Place For All to become more involved.