Award

"An imaginatively choreographed project full of invention and surprise."

"It has an organic sensibility that relates to its surroundings in a compelling way."

"There is a monumentality achieved by the simplicity of this form, set within a strong linear bar scheme."

"It has a Canadian spirit about it that’s just lovely. It would be amazing to see something like this built."

"A fantastic, playful and intriguing project; the forms and images are just beautiful."

"A striking architectural response to a harsh environment."

"It’s an elegant, choreographed resolution to the site’s topography."

"This is an incredibly resolved, well-executed design."

"The Centre provides a dynamic and modern counterpoint to the rest of the campus and neighbourhood and is a sensitive response to its context."

"There’s also a complete clarity of intention in the materiality and composition of the façade that is no longer about commodity baseline systems."

"It’s contextually sensitive, and at the same time incredibly bold."

"The master-planning strategy emphasizes an adjustable framework of simple elemental forms and the spaces in between."