University campus,Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD University (Canada, Contemporary Iconic) William Alsop’s Sharp Centre for Design floats above Toronto’s streetscape on brightly colored steel stilts, its checkerboard box perched high above the older brick buildings below. The exterior’s playful black-and-white pattern and vibrant support columns make it a landmark of contemporary design. The building’s elevation creates a sheltered plaza beneath, encouraging public interaction and creativity. Its bold, unconventional form challenges traditional notions of academic architecture and signals the school’s commitment to innovation and artistic freedom, ariel view