Award of Excellence

"Thoughtful, elegant, and inclusive."

"This quiet infill project feels inevitable and fresh."

"This project prioritizes community."

"Whimsical, yet structured."

"The materials and expression of the new building says: 'This is a law school that understands where it is located, and is committed to reconciliation.'"

"This project takes the pier typology to a new level, and the architecture allows you to imagine a much wider range of activities on both land and water than…

"The simple approach to the roof carried by the galloping mass timber forms is uplifting and peaceful."

"A masterful composition of texture and natural light, with places for social interaction as well as spaces for repose."

"This sensitively inserted addition and the adaptive reuse of these historic institutional buildings is superbly done."

“Very good architecture gives more than expected in bringing a solution to a challenge."

“This project is a beautiful and complete expression of the Indigenous program and ethos with which it was designed."

"The very thoughtful use of pattern, repetitive structural elements, and a clever balance of structural systems creates a shelter that hovers over the Prairie…

"The reuse of the existing fabric buildings is economical, sustainable and creates a rich juxtaposition for the modern intervention.”

“This project is one of several that came out of an initiative to model a process of community engagement, led by Indigenous architects, that would result in…

“This project aims to destigmatize supportive housing and to give a sense of dignity to its residents.”

"How do we bring biophilic design into towers? This 57-storey building essentially eliminates interior corridor space, instead including an outdoor breezeway…