41° to 66°: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in October 4 – December 21, 2008

To many people, the phrase “sustainable architecture” means caulking their windows and installing a solar panel or two. But in fact, sustainable architecture is about much more than smart technology and energy-saving devices.

Today, a growing number of Canadian architects see sustainable architecture in the context of a broader contemporary sensibility that revisits the roots of 20th century Modernism, while also drawing inspiration from regional material culture and building design traditions, many of which were developed in direct relation to local climatic and geographic conditions.

This emergence of regionalism as a theme in contemporary Canadian architecture can be seen to parallel the development of an interest in sustainable design, because the two phenomena often overlap. As architect Niklaus Kohler notes: “Because of the shortage of resources, traditional vernacular building practices have tended intuitively, through trial and error, towards economically and environmentally optimal solutions.” In addition to their technologically appropriate responses to geography and environment, regional architectures typically embody the essence of local cultural identity, be it the embodied wisdom of rural vernacular building practices or the environmental attunement and animistic cosmology of indigenous cultural traditions. This offers a potentially rich alternative to the conventional perception of sustainable architecture as driven by technology and energy performance. Instead, it lends itself to the pursuit of an architecture whose responsiveness to local conditions leads not only to greater energy and material efficiencies, but that also addresses local cultural and tectonic traditions, leading to greener and also more meaningful architecture.

41° to 66° is national in its scope, with recent examples of sustainable architecture in Canada from coast to coast to coast. It is laid out in six regions (Arctic, West Coast, Mountain, Prairie, Continental, Atlantic) with photo and text wall panels, and six beautiful models.

Co-curator John McMinn leads a tour of the exhibition on October 4. Photograph by Sharon Doucette.

Exhibition Curators John McMinn, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo Marco Polo, Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University

A catalogue is available for this exhibition.

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Arctic Atlantic

Project: Tr’ondek Hwech’in Cultural Centre Project: Murdena Marshall Meeting Hall Location: Dawson City, Yukon Location: Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia Client:Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation Client: Murdena Marshall Architect: Maurer Kobayashi Architects Designer: Richard Kroeker Structural: Wood & Associates Structural Engineers Structural: Buro Happold (Michael Dickson, Chris Mechanical: Northern Climate Engineering Williams) Electrical: Dorward Engineering Services Electrical: Albert Marshall Photography: Chris Chiei Landscape: Albert Marshall Completion: 1999 Photography: Richard Kroeker Completion: 2004 Project: Mayo Replacement School Location: Mayo, Yukon Project: Danielson Cottage Client: Yukon Territory Government & Department Location: Smelt Brook, Cape Breton Island,Nova of Education Scotia Architect: Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd. Client: Esther and Bill Danielson Structural: Fast & Epp Partners Architect: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Mechanical: Northern Climate Engineering Ltd. Energy Engineer: G.F. Shymko & Associates Structural: Campbell Comeau Engineering Ltd. Electrical: Dorward Engineering Services Ltd. Photography: Undine Prohl, Brian MacKay-Lyons Landscape: Inukshuk Planning and Development Completion: 1998 Photography: Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd. Completion: 2003 Project: Messenger House II Location: Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia Project: Kugluktuk Recreation Complex Client: Mary and John Messenger Location: Kugluktuk, Northwest Territories Architect: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Client: Hamlet of Kugluktuk Ltd. Architect: Pin/Matthews Architects Structural: Campbell Comeau Engineering Ltd. Structural: FSC Group Photography: James Steeves Mechanical: FSC Group Completion: 2003 Electrical: FSC Group Photography: Pin/Matthews Project: Howard House Completion: 1998 Location: West Pennant, Nova Scotia Client: Vivian and David Howard Project: Kiilinik High School Architect: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Location: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Ltd. Client: Government of Nunavut Structural: Campbell Comeau Engineering Ltd. Architect: Pin/Taylor Architects Photography: Undine Prohl, James Steeves Structural: Armstrong and Nelson, Engineers and Completion: 1999 Land Surveyors Mechanical: Thorn Engineering Project: Centre d’Interpretation de Bourg de Pabos Electrical: FSC Group Location: Pabos, Quebec Photography: Pin/Taylor Architects Client: La corporation du Bourg de Pabos Completion: 2002 Architect: Atelier Big City Structural: Kumar Malde Mechanical: Plante et Associés Electrical: Plante et Associés Landscape: Le Groupe Lestage (Claude Cormier) Photography: Michel Laverdière Completion: 1994

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Continental

Project: Computer Science Building, York Project: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University University of Location: Toronto, Ontario Location: Toronto, Ontario Client: Client: University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Architect: Architects Alliance in joint venture with Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Busby + Associates Architects Science Structural: Yolles Partnership Inc. Architect: Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. Mechanical: Keen Engineering Structural: Read Jones Christoffersen Electrical: Carinci Burt Rogers Mechanical: Keen Engineering Landscape: Robert Packham Design Inc. Electrical: Crossey Engineering Ltd. Sustainability: Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh Landscape: Ian Gray & Associates/Diamond and McDowell Schmitt Architects Inc. Photography: Steven Evans Photography: Steven Evans Completion: 2001 Completion: 2002

Project: Jackson-Triggs Estate Winery Project: Integrated Learning Centre at Beamish- Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Munro Hall, Queen’s University Client: Vincor International Inc. Location: Kingston, Ontario Architect: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Client: Queen’s University Architects Architect: Bregman + Hamann Architects Structural: Blackwell Engineering Structural: Halsall Associates Limited Mechanical: Keen Engineering Mechanical: Smith & Anderson Consulting Electrical: Carinci Burt Rogers Engineers Civil: Kerry T. Howe Engineering Electrical: Crossey Engineering Landscape: Janet Rosenberg & Associates Environmental: Allen Kani & Associates Photography: Robert Burley/Design Archive, Landscape: Janet Rosenberg & Associates Eduard Heuber/Arch Photo Inc., Peter Sellar/Klik Photography: Richard Johnson of Interior Images Completion: 2001 Completion: 2004

Project: Moorelands Camp Dining Hall Project: Angus Technopole Location: Lake Kawagama, Dorset, Ontario Location: Montreal, Quebec Client: Downtown Churchworkers Association Client: Societé de Developpement Angus Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Architect: Ædifica Architecture + Design + Structural: Blackwell Engineering Engineering Mechanical: Toews Systems Design Structural: Dessau Soprin, SNC-Lavalin inc. Electrical: Carinci Burt Rogers Mechanical: Dessau Soprin, Pellemon inc. Photography: Michael Awad, James Dow Electrical: Dessau Soprin, Pellemon inc. Completion: 2001 Environmental: SNC-Lavalin environnement inc. Photography: Michel Tremblay Project: Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre Completion: 1999 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario Client: Thunder Bay Regional Hospital; Cancer Project: Mountain Equipment Co-op Store Care Ontario; Northwestern Ontario Regional Location: , Ontario Cancer Centre Client: Mountain Equipment Co-op Architect: Salter Farrow Pilon Architects Architect: Linda Chapman Architect & Christopher (restructured as Farrow Partnership Architects Inc. Simmonds Architect and Salter Pilon Architects Inc.) Structural: Cleland Jardine Engineering Limited Structural: Mikelson/Cook joint venture Mechanical: Leslie Jones & Associates Mechanical: H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. Electrical: Leslie Jones & Associates Electrical: H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. Waste Management: by dEsign Landscape: Schollen & Company with KSGM Landscape: Jim Lennox Architects and Engineers Photography: Ewald Richter Photography Ltd. Photography: Farrow Partnership Architects Completion: 2000 Completion: 2004

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Prairie

Project: Alloway Reception Centre, Fort Whyte Project: Athabasca Health Centre Centre Location: Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Client: Athabasca Health Authority Client: Fort Whyte Centre Architect: Manasc Isaac Architects Architect: Syverson Monteyne Architecture with Carl Structural: Cochrane Engineering Nelson Jr. Mechanical: Hukalo Oberg Engineering Structural: John Glanville, Russell Brandt Electrical: Reid Crowther / Keen Engineering Mechanical: SMS Engineering Civil: Cochrane Engineering Electrical: SMS Engineering Landscape: KLA Group c/o Browning Design Inc. Landscape: Syverson Monteyne Architecture with Photography: Manasc Isaac Architects Carl Nelson Jr. and Lee Caldwell of Fort Whyte Completion: 2004 Centre Photography: Henry Kalen, Andrew Sikorsky Photography Completion: 2000 Mountain Project: SC3 Workplace Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Project: Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Client: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Location: Merritt, Architect: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Client: Nicola Valley Institute of Technology/ Structural: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers University College of the Caribou Mechanical: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Architect: Busby Perkins+Will (formerly Busby + Electrical: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Associates Architects) Landscape: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Structural: Equililbrium Consulting Photography: Gerry Kopelow Mechanical: Keen Engineering Completion: 2004 Electrical: Earth Tech Canada Civil: True Engineering Project: Hinton Government Centre Landscape: True Engineering Location: Hinton, Alberta Photography: Nic Lehoux Client: Town of Hinton Completion: 2001 Architect: Manasc Isaac Architects Structural: Duthie Newbie Weber Project: Canmore Civic Centre Mechanical: Keen Engineering Location: Canmore, Alberta Civil: ISL Butler Krebes Client: Town of Canmore Electrical: Reid Crowther Architect: Marshall Tittemore Architects Landscape: Gibbs & Brown Structural: Cascade Engineering Group Ltd. Photography: James Dow Mechanical: Keen Engineering Ltd. Completion: 2001 Electrical: Keen Engineering Ltd. Landscape: Landplan Associates Ltd. Project: St. John’s Ambulance Photography: Sean Dennie/photoganda.ca Location: , Alberta Completion: 2004 Client: St. John Council for Alberta Architect: Manasc Isaac Architects Project: Bragg Creek House Structural: Earth Tech Location: Bragg Creek, Alberta Mechanical: Keen Engineering Client: Mary Anne Moser and Tim Westbury Electrical: Keen Engineering Architect: Marc Boutin Architect Civil: GPEC Structural: Adept Engineering Ltd. Landscape: Carlyle & Associates Photography: Marc Boutin Architects and Ron Photography: Manasc Isaac Architects and James Choe Dow Completion: 2003 Completion: 2004

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West Coast

Project: Gleneagles Community Centre Project: White Rock Operations Building Location: West , British Columbia Location: White Rock, British Columbia Client: District of West Vancouver Client: City of White Rock Architect: Patkau Architects Architect: Busby Perkins+Will Structural: Fast & Epp Structural: Fast + Epp Mechanical: Earth Tech Canada Mechanical: Keen Engineering Electrical: Earth Tech Canada Electrical: Flagel Lewandowski Civil: Webster Engineering Landscape: Wendy Grandin Landscape: Vaughan Landscape Planning & Photography: Colin Jewall + Enrico Dagostini Design Completion: 2003 Photography: James Dow Completion: 2003 Project: Materials Testing Facility Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Project: Richmond City Hall Client: City of Vancouver Engineering Services Location: Richmond, British Columbia Architect: Busby Perkins+Will Client: City of Richmond Structural: Fast + Epp Architect: Hotson Bakker / Kuwabara Payne Mechanical: Keen Engineering McKenna Blumberg Associated Architects Electrical: Reid Crowther & Partners Structural: Bush Bohlman & Partners Photography: Martin Tessler Mechanical: Stantec Consulting Ltd. Completion: 1999 Electrical: R.A. Duff & Associates Inc. Landscape: Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Inc. Project: West Vancouver Aquatic Centre Photography: Martin Tessler/Joyce Drohan Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia Completion: 2000 Client: District of West Vancouver Architect: Hughes Condon Marler : Architects Project: Revenue Canada Building Structural: Fast + Epp Location: Surrey, British Columbia Mechanical: Keen Engineering Co. Ltd. Client: Public Works and Government Services Electrical: Robert Freundlich & Associates Ltd. Canada Landscape: Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Architect: Busby Perkins+Will (formerly Busby + Photography: Martin Tessler, Nic Lehoux, Gary Associates Architects) Otte Structural: Jones Kwong Kishi Completion: 2004 Mechanical: Keen Engineering Electrical: Reid Crowther Landscape: Site Design Solutions Photography: Martin Tessler Completion: 1998

Project: Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Client: University of British Columbia Architect: Stantec Architecture Ltd. (formerly Architectura Planning Architecture Interiors Inc.) in collaboration with Arthur Erickson Structural: Bush Bohlman & Partners Mechanical: Keen Engineering Co. Ltd. Electrical: Robert Freundlich & Associates Landscape: Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Photography: Gerry Kopelow Completion: 2000

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