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“MISSISSAUGA HAS A UNIQUE LAYOUT AND ACTS ALMOST AS A CITY WITH TWO GRIDS. YOU HAVE DUE NORTH AND SOUTH FORMING ONE GRID, AND A STREETSCAPE THAT RUNS DIAGONAL TO THOSE DIRECTIONS. OUR TWIST IS MEANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO BOTH COMPOSITIONS.”
– MANSOOR KAZEROUNI, GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AT IBI GROUP

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