Fifteen diverse buildings across Ontario receive Design Excellence Awards
Fifteen diverse buildings across Ontario receive Design Excellence Awards
Toronto, ON — The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) announced today its 2010 award winners who represent the best in Ontario architectural design, innovation, and business.
Fifteen new buildings in Fort Erie, Grey Highlands, Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa, Toronto, and Walsingham have been honoured. The Lapierre house, St. Catharines and Queen’s Quay Terminal Building, Toronto both received Landmark Awards as notable examples of the development of architecture in Ontario.
Design Excellence
60 Richmond Street, Housing Development, Toronto, Teeple Architects Inc.
Centre for Urban Ecology, Toronto, Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd. with Architects Alliance and gh3 inc.
Fire & Emergency Services Training Institute, Mississauga, Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects Incorporated
Gerstein Reading Room, Gerstein Science Information Centre, Toronto, Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated
House in Frogs Hollow, Grey Highlands, WILLIAMSONWILLIAMSON INC.
House in Grey Highlands, Grey Highlands, Ian MacDonald Architect Inc.
MaRS Centre, Toronto, Adamson Associates Architects
North House, Cambridge, RVTR
Project Grand Jete; Stage II, The Maitland Street Residence, Toronto, Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects
Regent Park Revitalization Phase One, Dundas /Sackville Apartments – 246 -252 Sackville Street, Toronto, Architects Alliance
Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Toronto, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
Southbrook Vineyards, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated
Tallgrass Prairie Pavilion, Walsingham David J. Agro The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Maki and Associates and Moriyama & Teshima Architects in collaboration
The New Canadian Plaza at the Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, NORR Limited Architects and Engineers
Landmark Award
Lapierre House, St. Catharines, James E. Secord and Saul Herzog
Queen’s Quay Terminal Building, Toronto, Zeidler Partnership Architects
Concepts & Presentations
Artifact:
Droplet, Honourable Mention Esmond Lee
House for the Future Chorus, Honourable Mention Sean Solowski & Steve Culver
Concepts/Proposals:
Re-Crate, Award of Excellence, Negar Jazbi, Przemek Latoszek & Farzam Mohajer, student team
Vacant Lot: Re-Invention of Social Space, Award of Excellence, Marcin L. Sztaba
Balance, Honourable Mention, Atelier Kastelic Buffey Inc., Kelly Buffey & Robert Kastelic
Best Emerging Practice
Building Arts Architects Inc.
G. Randy Roberts Service Award – Recognizing members of the OAA for extraordinary service to the members. Sheena Sharp
Order of da Vinci – Presented to persons who have made a significant and meaningful contribution to the profession of architecture. James M. Wight
The 2010 Awards were chosen by Juries comprised of a number of members of the public whose interests and background represent the Ontario design community. One hundred and eighty-nine submissions were received and reviewed.
Design Excellence Awards
CHAIR- Larry Richards Professor & Former Dean, University of Toronto
Matthew Searle Director of Marketing, IIDEX NeoCon Canada
Esther Shipman Curator, Architecture & Design, Design at Riverside
Gordon Dorrett Landscape Architect & President, Forrec
Glen Murray President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
Concepts & Presentations Awards
CHAIR- Ivan Martinovic Principal, Archdesign Group Limited, Architects & Former Owner, Urbanscape Gallery
Barbara Astman Camera Artist & Professor, Ontario College of Art & Design
Gareth Brennan President & Founder, Eventscape Inc.
Doug Panton Illustrator/ Designer & Creative Director at Daigneault & Panton Inc.
Landmark, da Vinci, G.Randy Roberts Award, Best Emerging Practice
CHAIR -Yves Gosselin Project Executive, Public Works and Government Services Canada
Diana Osborne architect, Osborne Architect
Greg Redden Partner, Macdonald Zuberec Ensslen Architects Inc. Gerrie Doyle OAA President & Principal, aipm architects inc.
The awards will be presented as the OAA Celebration of Excellence hosted by OAA President Gerrie Doyle and Evan Solomon will be the Master of Ceremonies, Friday, May 7 as part of the OAA Conference to be held in Windsor, Ontario May 5 – 8, 2010. To purchase tickets visit oaaconferenceregistration.com beginning March 23.
The OAA Awards offers the Ontario architectural profession an annual opportunity to present its work to a public and professional audience; it advertises the excellence of both individual award winners and the profession as a whole; it fosters a greater appreciation of architecture and architects among all levels of society, professional and non-professional.
The Ontario Association of Architects is a self-regulating, self-governing profession under the Architects Act. The association governs its members and regulates the practice of architecture in Ontario in order that the public interest may be served and protected. As part of its regulatory mandate, the Association delivers a wide range of programs and services to its members and the public.
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