This February, Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood will be infused with colour and vibrancy by a series of one-off art installations for the inaugural Winter Stations competition. Artists, designers and architects will transform the utilitarian lifeguard stations along the east beaches into wintertime public art, aiming to celebrate one of the city’s most underappreciated winterscapes.

Launched by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates and Curio, Toronto’s Winter Stations competition received over 200 submissions from around the world. The winning submissions, announced January 9, will be built along the Kew, Scarborough and Balmy Beaches and debut February 16, 2015 until March, 20.