Steel design award winners chosen from across Canada

MARKHAM, ONT. – The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) announced four winners — two from Ontario and one each from Quebec and Alberta — of the biennial CISC National Steel Design Awards of Excellence recently.

The two-year competition brought together regional winners from across the country in four award categories: architectural, engineering, sustainability and bridges, explains the Oct. 11 media release.

Winners of the 2016 CISC National Steel Design Awards of Excellence are:

Architectural: Cogeco Amphitheatre, Quebec. Project description: "Structurally, the choice of a metal structure is imposed due to volumetric singularities and spans the roof. The coveted lightness and speed of execution have been important factors in the choice of material. The structure of steel columns is exposed as a visible surface."

Project Team

Owner: City of Trois-Rivières, Que.

Architect: Paul Laurendeau/Francois Beauchesne/Consortium of Architects

Engineer: Stantec/DPHV

Fabricator: Canam-Buildings

Detailer: Genifab

Erector: Montacier

Engineering: Queen Richmond Centre, Ontario. Project description: "The custom-designed Mega Delta Frames meet at the nodes, and spring apart, creating three seamless, monolithic forms."

Project Team

Owner: Allied Properties REIT

Architect: Sweeny & Co. Architects Inc.

Structural engineer: Stephenson Engineering Limited

Project manager/general contractor: Eastern Construction

Fabricator: Walters Group Inc./CASTCONNEX

Detailer and erector: Walters Group Inc.

Sustainability: Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, Alberta. Project description: "The centre was designed with a focus on sustainability, collaboration between all stakeholders and community development."

Project Team

Architect: BR2

Structural engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen

General contractor: Clark Builders

Fabricator: Whitemud IW and Canam Group

Bridges: Strandherd Armstrong Bridge, Ontario. The bridge, located south of Ottawa, has a total length of 143 metres.

Project Team

Bridge owner: City of Ottawa

Erection/construction engineers, PSS Cable Specialists, Bridge Specialist Quality Assurance Engineer: Harbourside Engineering Consultants

Bridge designer: Parsons (formerly Delcan)

General contractor: Horseshoe Hill Construction

Steel erector: Montacier International