TORONTO — Diamond Schmitt Architects will be recognized with a Civic Trust Award for the second year in a row for the National Arts Centre (NAC) rejuvenation project in Ottawa.
The project, which demonstrates excellence in architecture, sustainability and universal design, transformed Canada’s premier performing arts centre while respecting its concrete Brutalist design, said a release.
The Civic Trust Awards, which will be presented March 1 in Manchester, England, is the longest-running built environment awards program in Europe. The NAC project is one of only a few award winners from North America selected from hundreds of submissions.
The revitalization features a new interior public gathering space which creates a connection with the city and enhances views of Parliament Hill, monuments and the Rideau Canal parkland.
The original geometry is extended on the footprint of former terraces with a fresh material palette of wood, steel, glass and bronze to expose and celebrate the creative activity inside, indicates the release.
The renewal enhances acoustics, sightlines and accessibility in the main Southam Hall and animates the street presence of the Fourth Stage, an incubator for theatre and music, adds the release.
In 2018, Diamond Schmitt Architects won the Civic Trust Award for Lazaridis Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont. Previous Civic Trust awards for the firm include two projects in Toronto, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare (2016) and Daniels Spectrum (2015).
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