Award of Excellence

"It’s a building about passage and threshold, and an example of what you can do with a utilitarian infrastructure that we haven’t paid attention to for…

"We have many big, iconic buildings across Canada that would benefit from new intervention and reuse strategies with this kind of sensibility."

"There’s a finesse in the research and the materiality of this design—the building composition is solid and well-grounded."

"The proportions and connections are impeccable, and the design offers a surprising and unexpected solution to the need to integrate the house into the typology…

"We see the elegance of a simple and rational construction logic at play."

"It is a project where you believe that people will use their common space in ways that enhance daily life, but also in ways that build a strong local…

"While we have seen inflatable archways before, the innovation here is in using an inflatable form as an urban repair tool—a band-aid for the city while things…

Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal is a landmark on Mount Royal with significant cultural and natural value. The most visited building in the province, it…

The “Above Zone” forms part of the Edmonton Valley Zoo’s ambitious redevelopment of its historic Children’s Precinct. With immersive landscapes and a “child’s…

The project started with a simple question: How do we design a house that will last a hundred years or more, and accommodate multiple generations of family…

"The solar panels and form are seamlessly integrated, signalling that the sustainability agenda matters as much as the program inside."

"This project brings together the elements of heritage, industrial fabric, a river wall system and an urban system in a constrained but rational package."

"This project is small in size, but exciting in its larger implications."

"Thoughtfully detailed with an innovative structural solution of hybrid wall-columns that allow for longer spans—a prototype system that could have impacts far…

"It works at the almost-sublime scale of the speedway and celebrates the event of the Grand Prix."

"The new-build portion is working extremely hard to leverage as much public space, light, interconnection between the levels, and green space as possible to…