The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the finalists for the OAA Design Excellence Awards.
Representing Ontario’s emerging new talent and some of the province’s most established architecture firms, 20 projects have been shortlisted for the prestigious Design Excellence category this year. During the month of March, each of the 20 finalists will be featured on the OAA blOAAg.
“The OAA Awards showcases the exceptional work that Ontario architects are doing in the province, Canada and around the world,” said John Stephenson, OAA president. “Each year I’m blown away at the creativity and forward-thinking architects bring to their projects.”
Selected from more than 140 submissions, this year’s 20 finalist projects range from supporting the Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games to education facilities and community centres. Finalists were judged on a number of criteria, including creativity, context, sustainability, good design/good business and legacy.
Winners in categories including Design Excellence, Concepts, Landmark Designation, Best Emerging Practice, G. Randy Roberts Service Award and Order of da Vinci will be announced on April 3.
2017 OAA Awards – Design Excellence Finalists
- 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games – BMX Supercross Legacy Track
Toronto, ON
Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects Inc. - Boulevard Club West Wing Replacement
Toronto, ON
Teeple Architects Inc. - Centennial College Ashtonbee Campus Library & Student HUB
Toronto, ON
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. - Conestoga College Student Recreation Centre
Kitchener, ON
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. - Core Modern Homes
Toronto, ON
Batay-Csorba Architects (Design Architect for interior and exterior design) and Turner Fleischer Architects (Prime Consultant) - East Point Park Bird Sanctuary Pavilions
Toronto, ON
Plant Architect Inc. - Emerald Hills Leisure Centre
Sherwood Park, AB
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. + MTA - Eva’s Phoenix
Toronto, ON
LGA Architectural Partners (formerly Levitt Goodman Architects) - Great Plains Recreation Facility
Calgary, AB
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. + MTA - Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre
Peterborough, ON
Perkins+Will Canada Inc. - Meadowvale Community Centre and Library
Mississauga, ON
Perkins+Will Canada Inc. - Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
KPMB Architects - Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization
Toronto, ON
Plant Architect Inc. and Perkins+Will Architects in Joint Venture - Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
Wembley, AB
Teeple Architects Inc. and Architecture: Tkalcic Bengert - Ports 1961 Shanghai
Shanghai, China
UUFIE INC. - Queen Richmond Centre West at 134 Peter Street
Toronto, ON
Sweeny &Co. Architects Inc. (formerly Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co. Architects Inc.)
Project was commenced by Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects Inc. and completed under Sweeny &Co. Architects Inc. - River City – Phase 1 & 2
Toronto, ON
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes / ZAS Architects Inc., in joint venture - Rosemary House
Toronto, ON
Kohn Shnier Architects - Story Pod
Newmarket, ON
Atelier Kastelic Buffey Inc. - Williams Parkway (Phase 1)
Brampton, ON
Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects Inc.
