PAGE OCR A6 – December 2008 – The Ontario Construction Report
Wood WORKS! Awards gala achieves
record nominations, highlights excellence
MATTHEW DESROSIERS – The OCR Construction Report Editor
“These winning projects show that wood really works
in all types of construction, and demonstrate how wood has
It was a record year for the Wood WORKS! Awards held
an increasingly important role in Canadian Architecture,”
this past month in Toronto.
said Berube.
The 8th annual award gala was held at the Toronto Con- The winners of this year’s awards are:
gress Centre on November 12.
“We received a record number of project nominations
Green Building Wood Design: - Francis J. Lapointe
this year, and we are thrilled to see more and more design
Architects and Blackwell Bowick Partnership Inc for the
and build professionals using wood in a wide variety of
Fifth Town Artison Cheese Factory in Price Edward
building types,” said Marianne Berube, executive director
County.
for Wood WORKS! Ontario. “This year’s winners are di-
verse, demonstrating wood’s exceptional versatility. Award
winning projects this year range greatly in size and use and
include, among others, an artisan cheese factory, a hotel, a
multi-use community centre, and a regional training and
Institutional Wood Design < $10M: - Robertson Mar-
cultural centre.”
tin Architects Inc. and Cunliffe & Associates for the Beech-
The Canadian Wood Council spearheads the awards pro-
wood National Memorial Centre in Ottawa (above).
gram. It is designed to recognize excellence in building
with wood, and to recognize those who are pioneering and
Institutional Wood Design > $10M: - Shore Tilbe
preserving the use of wood in construction.
Irwin Partners and Halcrow Yolles Inc. for the Cassie
“The award winners chose wood for its structural
Campbell Community Centre in Brampton.
strength, lower cost and high efficiency, the texture and
warmth it adds to interiors, and for its sustainability as a
Northern Ontario Excellence Award: - Peterson +
renewable and recyclable material,” Berube said. “Many
Habib Consultants Inc. for the Dryden Regional Training
people don’t realize that wood is the world’s only major re-
and Cultural Centre in Dryden.
newable building material. Sustainable forestry practices
employed in Ontario and throughout Canada guarantee that
Interior Design: - Altius Architecture Inc. and Black- Jury’s Choice Award: - C.Y. Lee Architects Inc. and
we can use wood with confidence and pride. Building with
well Bowick Partnership Inc. for Eels Lake Cottage in Ap- Blackwell Bowick Partnership for The Rock Community
wood is an environmentally responsible choice.”
sley (above). Church in Woodbridge.
The awards exist in Ontario, Alberta, and British Co-
lumbia.
Engineer Wood Advocate Award: - Read Jones
Residential Wood Design: - superkül inc. architect and Christoffersen Engineers Inc. based in Toronto.
Blackwell Bowick Partnership Inc. for Shift Cottage in
Georgian Bay (below). Architect Award: - Altius Architecture Inc. based in
Toronto.
Multi-Unit Wood Design: - Montgomery Sisam Archi-
tects Inc. and Blackwell Bowick Partnership Inc. for the Wood Champion Award: - Diamond + Schmitt Archi-
Ontario Mission of the Deaf in Barrie. tects based in Toronto.
Commercial Wood Design: - Lowry Otto Erskine For more details on some of these winning projects, see
Williams Architects and Georgian Engineering for Parry the December issue of the GTA Construction Report, and
Sound Microtel in Parry Sound. the NOCN Construction News.
Shift Cottage in Georgian Bay
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