We thank our Sponsors
National sponsor
The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) is the prime source of technical information about precast prestressed concrete in Canada. The Institute develops, maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge (BOK) necessary for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast concrete structures. The BOK refers to the collective knowledge of an industry, and includes many initiatives like CPCI’s Roadmap to Net–Zero by 2050, the industry’s third-round of regionalized average EPDs, the new GCCA EPD Software Tool, the industry’s research into the first Total Precast Passive House sizeable residential project in North America with Kearns Mancini Architects (Ontario) and many more. CPCI has published over 100 technical publications, including the CPCI Design Manual and Best Practice Guides.
Category sponsors
Thanks to our 2024 jury (left to right)
- Sindhu Mahadevan – Studio Lead and Head of R&D at MGA Michael Green Architecture (MGA), Vancouver
- Daniel Ling, Director and Principal, Montgomery Sisam Architects – OAA, AIBC, SAA, AANB, NSAA, AIA, MRAIC, LEED AP
- Peter Osborne, Architect, AIBC, AAA, SAA, MAA, OAA, FRAIC, LEED ® AP, Partner, GEC Architecture, Toronto
Institutional (Large) Award/Prix institutionnel (grande taille)
UBC MacLeod Building Renewal, Proscenium Architecture + Interiors and Teeple Architects
JURY COMMENTS: An incredible transformation of an existing building. While much of the upgrade is technically driven, elements such as solar shading have been used to reimagine its Modern identity. The transformation continues on the inside, with new daylighting and ventilation strategies opening up the spaces.
Institutional (Small) Award/Prix institutionnel (petite taille)
Windermere Fire Station 31, GH3* Architects
JURY COMMENTS: A fine example of a building in which the form is driven by its performance targets, the sustainability strategies required, and the technologies employed to implement them. The result is simple and elegant, a radical and refreshing departure from the traditional architectural responses to this typology.
Residential (Large) Award/ Prix résidentiel (grande taille)
Foxglove Shelter, NSDA Architects
JURY COMMENTS: This complex program of shelter, supportive housing and health services so important to social sustainability, is appropriately contained in a simple form with a calming character. Material choice and detailing are thoughtful, with horizontal and vertical solar shading balancing the overall expression.
Residential (Small) Award/ Prix résidentiel (petite taille)
Heimaklettur House, MOTIV Architects Inc.
JURY COMMENTS: This small house is a great example of how doing more with less is key to sustainability. It is appropriately sited, well designed, well detailed, well crafted and thoughtful in its execution. It is notable for its modesty and simplicity; yet the interior has a generous sense of space and light.
Residential (Small) Award/ Prix résidentiel (petite taille)
Bird’s Wing Passivhaus Duplex, ONE Seed Architecture
JURY COMMENTS: In addition to achieving Passive House performance, this duplex addresses multiple aspects of social sustainability, such as affordability, demographic diversity and aging in place. It doubles the density in this former single-family zone, while still respecting the form and scale of the surrounding buildings.
Mixed Use Award/ Prix usage mixte
Cheko’Nien House, Perkins&Will
JURY COMMENTS: This project is notable for its richly mixed program, including student housing, academic areas and food services. Innovative and progressive, it makes a positive contribution to social life on the urban campus. Selective use of large windows and exposed wood in areas where people gather reinforce their connection to nature.
Technical Award/Prix technique
TAD Project, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, J. Robert Thibodeau Architecture + Design Inc.
JURY COMMENTS: This project takes an underutilized, poor performing and discarded single storey retail building; transforming it with a variety of technical interventions that make it net-zero, greatly extending its service life. Inside, the plain box has been enlivened with light, colour and cultural references.
Technical Award/ Prix technique
Gabion House, Waymark Architecture
JURY COMMENTS: An exemplar in its suburban context, this project is notable for its many technical innovations. The use of rocks from the site to form its character-defining gabion wall is one example of its thoughtful and creative use of durable, low-impact materials. Space planning emphasizes functionality and flexibility.
Existing Building Upgrade Award/Prix amélioration/rénovation d’un bâtiment existant
Little by Little Studio, pico ARCHITECTURE inc.
JURY COMMENTS: This adaptive reuse of a 1950s commercial building is notable for its creative and comprehensive approach. Beyond the improvements in performance, innovative repurposing of materials, such as tiles into countertops and existing studs into wood screens, make for a very elegant transformation.