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Winning warming huts pop up at The Forks

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Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Asron Hendershott of Raw Design Inc. designers cozies up in one of their three unique and colourful warming huts that will be available for the public to try out along the River Trail soon during the annual Warming Huts: An Art and Architecture Competition on Ice at the Forks.
Submitted In this artist's design rendering, kids try out a warming hut made of pool noodles.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The winning warming hut design, Skybox, sits on display at the Forks Friday.
Submitted An artist's rendering of the University of Manitoba team's Skybox warming hut design.
Submitted An artist's rendering of the University of Manitoba team's Skybox warming hut design.
TREVOR HAGAN/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Voyageur Hut, designed by Etienne Gabourie, sits on display for visitors at The Forks on Friday.
Submitted An artist's rendering of the Voyageur warming hut designed by Etienne Gabourie.
Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press This year's winner of the annual warming huts architecture competition at the Forks was this 'Windshield' design by Kate Busby and Bella Totino.
Submitted A artist's rendering of the Windshield warming hut design.
Submitted An artist's rendering of the 'Red Blanket' warming hut design by Toronto's WorkShop Architecture. Their design is composed of red, felted wool panels, held in place by a rod at the top and hung in two parallel lines from a bridge. Cold skaters are invited to wrap themselves in these immense blankets, huddle in groups, play and be social.
Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press Hut designers Mamie Griffith and Richard Kroeker assemble Kroeker's 2010 winning hut design, Fir Hut, at the Forks on Friday.

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