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Once Winnipeg’s warm cabin opens, families can look forward to a musical feast.

On Thursday morning, people gathered at The Forks market to get a glimpse of the winners selected for the warm house project this year.

"It has become a tradition to come to The Forks to experience this world-class art and architecture. It is a way to celebrate and embrace our sometimes easy and sometimes difficult Winnipeg winter," said Sara Stasiuk, CEO and President.

Among 100 entries from 27 different countries, Peter Hargraves, head of Sputnik Architecture, announced the winners for the twelfth time. The principal said that his office has been working with The Forks to warm the cabin since the beginning, and prays for the cold weather every year. 

Hargraves said: "I apologize to people who have suffered because of the results of our prayers."

The title of this year's exhibition is Ice Art and Architecture Competition: Fantastic Ideas Abound. Construction will begin in the third week of January. This winter, teams from Norway, Brazil and China will come to build their proposed greenhouse.

"They are more than just an attraction. They quickly become an annual tradition for the thousands of visitors who flock to Fox every winter," said Martin Duhawks, president of the Manitoba Institute of Architects.

Thanks to Alsimmons and his son Karl, a "crazy" cabin will be heard by the river. The two are building a small house full of durable musical instruments, and children can play with gloves and roller skates.

"I was asked to do one performance here, two performances. We are deciding what we think it will be, and I think it will be storytelling with sound effects," Simmons said. "These ideas are still being developed."

He said this, just like the name of his cabin, it sounded crazy. Simmons said, "Ding, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang" and the like will come from the cabin that "warms our hearts".

Mimi Locher, Dean of the Department of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, said that their students will build on the contributions made last year. Locker said they are creating a warm place.

"The practical experience of collaborative research and design, and then seeing the transformation of design from paper to construction, is a very unique and important educational activity," Loch said.

She said that last year they identified who needed warmth the most and worked with Thunderbird House in their cabin

The Frontier School Division is building a small house inspired by two students who built a backyard theater. The cottage is called BLOSSOMS and will focus on storytelling and learning.

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