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ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCES 2014 AWARD WINNERS AND OPENS VOTING FOR PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD MARCH 25 – APRIL 15

March 21, 2014…, ON – Demonstrating the best in architectural design and innovation, winners of the 2014 Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Awards feature Canadian projects designed by Ontario architects, ranging from sustainable single-family homes to the redevelopment of key cultural and civic destinations.

Representing Ontario’s emerging new talent and some of the province’s most established architecture firms, 15 newly completed projects in Toronto, , , Bracebridge, Hamilton, Brampton, Midhurst, and Halifax, have been distinguished in the Design Excellence category. Selected from more than 170 submissions, recipients of the 2014 ‘Design Excellence’ Award have been recognized by a jury of peers from the design community on the following criteria:

1. Creativity: The innovative nature of the design solution. 2. Context: The contribution a project makes to its unique location, to neighbouring uses and to community building. 3. Sustainability: The contribution the project makes to a sustainable environment. Considers project design merits and the reduced use of raw materials and dependence on fossil fuels, as well as projects that achieve high quality interior environments, with regards to daylighting, air quality and material use. 4. Good Design/Good Business: The degree to which the project creatively supports and interprets the business and architectural goals of the client through programming and design. 5. Legacy: The contribution of the project in establishing a new benchmark for architectural excellence.

Celebrating forward-thinking design and leadership in architecture, more than 30 winners in nine categories will be recognized at a formal awards ceremony in , May 9, as part of the OAA’s annual conference.

2014 OAA Awards - List of Winners

Design Excellence Bridgepoint Active Healthcare Toronto, ON Algonq uin Centre for Construction Excellence Stantec Architecture Ltd., Architects / KPMB Ottawa, ON Architects Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated HDR Architecture Associates, Inc./ Diamond and Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc. Schmitt Architects Incorporated

Centennial College Athletic and Wellness Centre Concepts Toronto, ON Kongats Architects Semi [Detached] Batay-Csorba Architects Library and Academic Facility Jodi Batay-Csorba Toronto, ON Andrew Batay-Csorba Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated Jiigew (by the water) Chinguacousy Park Redevelopment Prince Arthur’s Landing, Thunder Bay, ON Brampton, ON spmb & Brook Mcllroy Architects MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. UnEarthed County of Simcoe Administration Centre Honourable Mention Midhurst, ON Ken O. Lum Teeple Architects Inc. & Ted Handy & Associates Inc., Architect in joint venture Sustainable Design Excellence Award Hydro Place Winnipeg, MB Manitoba Hydro Place KPMB Architects (Design Architect) Winnipeg, MB Smith Carter Architects & Engineers Incorporated KPMB Architects (Design Architect) (Executive Architect) Smith Carter Architects & Engineers Incorporated Prairie Architects Inc. (Advocate Architect) (Executive Architect) Prairie Architects Inc. (Advocate Architect) Moore Park Residence Toronto, ON Drew Mandel Architects Landmark Designation

Mount Dennis Library 50 Park Road Toronto, ON Toronto, ON G. Bruce Stratton Architects John B. Parkin Associates (Now NORR Limited, Architects and Engineers) Nova Scotia Power (NSP) Corporate Headquarters Halifax, NS McMaster University Health Sciences Centre WZMH Architects Hamilton, ON Fowler Bauld and Mitchell, Associate Architects Zeidler Partnership Architects

Stealth Cabin Wandich Cottage Bracebridge, ON Peterborough, ON Superkül Inc., Architect Strasman Architects Inc.

Stoney Creek Recreation Centre Hamilton, ON Best Emerging Practice Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects Inc. with Lintack Architects Incorporated Atelier Kastelic Buffey Inc.

Through House Toronto, ON G. Randy Roberts Service Award Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Recognizing members of the OAA for extraordinary Tommy Thompson Park Pavilions service to the members Toronto, ON Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. Susan Ruptash

Victoria Park Subway Station Toronto, ON IBI Group Architects Brown and Storey Architects Inc. Lifetime Design Achievement Award Order of da Vinci

Honouring members for career-long contribution to Presented to persons who have made a significant Architectural Design Excellence and meaningful contribution to the profession of architecture Jerome Markson Gordon Grice

People’s Choice

The Ontario Association of Architects invites members of the public to cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award. Launching March 25 and running until April 15, the public is encouraged to visit the OAA’s People’s Choice Award Page on the OAA website (www.oaa.on.ca) and pick their favourite new building from the 15 ‘Design Excellence’ Award winners.

2014 OAA Award Juries

The 2014 Award winners were chosen by juries that included members of the public whose interests and backgrounds represent many areas of the Ontario design community.

Design Excellence & Sustainable Design Excellence Awards:

CHAIR – Marco L. Polo, Associate Professor, Writer & Architect Mark Cote, Vice President Development, Oxford Properties Group Terrance Galvin, Founding Director, Laurentian School of Architecture Rina Greer, Public Art Consultant and Director, Toronto Sculpture Garden Robert E. Millward, President & Founder, R.E. Millward & Associates Ltd. Sheena Sharp (Sustainability Advisor,) Architect, Coolearth Architecture Inc.

Concepts:

CHAIR – Kelvin Browne, Executive Director & CEO, Arlene Gould, Director, Design Industry Advisory Committee Ivan Martinovic, Architect, Principal-Archdesign Architects, Jim Melvin, Partner, PMA Landscape Architects

Landmark, Order of da Vinci, Best Emerging Practice & G. Randy Roberts Award:

CHAIR – Diarmuid Nash, Partner, Moriyama & Teshima Architects J.William Birdsell, OAA President 2014 Diana Osborne, Architect, Osborne Architect Andrew Bruce-Payne, Society Chair – North Bay Society of Architects

OAA Celebration of Excellence Awards and Dinner May 9

The 2014 awards will be presented in Montreal on Friday May 9, 2014 at the OAA Celebration of Excellence Awards and Dinner hosted at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth by OAA President Bill Birdsell and Master of Ceremonies, Ben Mulroney.

Additional awards to be announced at the event include ‘Best of Show’, the ‘Michael V. and Wanda Plachta Award’ and ‘People’s Choice’. For more information about the 2014 OAA Awards and to purchase tickets please visit: http://conferenceregistration.oaa.on.ca.

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About the OAA Awards The OAA Awards offer the Ontario architectural profession an annual opportunity to present its work to the public and a professional audience; demonstrating the excellence of both individual award winners and the profession as a whole; fostering a greater appreciation of architecture and architects in the public realm.

About the Ontario Association of Architects The Ontario Association of Architects is a self-regulating organization governed by the Architects Act, which is a statute of the Government of Ontario. The OAA’s mission is to represent, regulate, support and promote the profession of architecture in the interest of all Ontarians, and to lead the design and delivery of built form in the Province of Ontario. For more information, visit: www.oaa.on.ca.