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Approaching the Sharp Centre for Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) it's difficult to not feel shock at the sight of a black and white box with colored stilts. The shock gives way to the now proverbial awe as one senses the underside of the two-story object raised about eight stories above the street. But has Will Alsop (with local architect Robie Young + Wright Architects) created something that will stand the test of time, or a goofy one- or two-liner?

Sharp Centre for Design.Toronto, Ontario