Ontario Wood WORKS! 2015 Wood Design Award Winners Announced
Ontario Wood WORKS! 2015 Wood Design Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the Ontario @wood_works Wood Design Awards! Tweet
CNW, Toronto, November 12, 2015
A select group of Ontario’s leading architects, engineers, and project teams received Wood Design Awards at the 15th annual Wood WORKS! celebration in Toronto tonight. The awards program recognizes people and organizations that, through design excellence, advocacy, and innovation, are advancing the use of wood in all types of construction.
“The winning projects of this year’s program showcase the many benefits of wood construction,” says Marianne Berube, executive director of the Ontario Wood WORKS! program. “All of these buildings were thoughtfully created with people in mind. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a large commercial building or a small residential addition, a performance hall or a bar. Wood is a sustainable, innovative, cost-effective building solution that can meet the needs of many projects.”
Ontario Wood WORKS! handed out twelve awards at the event; nine went to specific wood projects and three were given to professionals whose contributions to the design/build community made them stand out as wood design experts and advocates. Among the winning projects were the new St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market, Pointe Cabin, the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts, and the inimitable Bar Raval.
Wood use is definitely on the rise, and not just because new code changes adopted earlier this year permit its use in a wider range of buildings. “There are many reasons for the increased use of wood,” explains Berube. “Wood has significant environmental advantages over competing materials and, in many applications, designers and developers are reporting significant time and cost savings. Prefabrication is also creating a lot of interesting new opportunities for wood construction, particularly in the mid-rise sector.”
Wood WORKS! is a national, industry-led initiative of the Canadian Wood Council that promotes and supports the use of wood in all types of construction. Working with the design community, Wood WORKS! connects practitioners with resources related to the use of wood in commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-unit residential construction, assists in product sourcing, and delivers educational seminars and training opportunities to existing and future practitioners.
Download high-resolution project photos using the links below.
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For additional information or to arrange interviews contact Sarah Hicks:
1-705-796-3381 • [email protected] • www.wood-works.ca/ontario
2015 Ontario Wood WORKS! Award Winners
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Ontario Wood Award
Sponsored by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Project: St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market (St. Jacobs, ON)
Architect: Architecture Incorporated, Architect Engineer: Blackwell Click here for high-res images |
| Environmental Building Wood Design Award
Sponsored by Ontario Lumber Manufacturers Agency | Project: Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre (Stouffville, ON)
Architect and Engineer: Dialog Click here for high-res images |
| Interior Wood Design Award
Sponsored by Boise Cascade | Project: Bar Raval (Toronto, ON)
Architect: PARTISANS Click here for high-res images |
| Residential Wood Design Award
Sponsored by Ontario Wood Truss Fabricators Association | Project: Pointe Cabin (Georgian, ON)
Architect: superkül inc. Click here for high-res images |
| Multi-Unit Wood Design Award
Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser | Project: Windows on the Green Condominium (Mississauga, ON)
Architect: SMV Architects, Romanov and Romanov Engineer: RJC Engineering Click here for high-res images |
| Institutional- Commercial Wood Design Award < $10 M
Sponsored by Resolute Forest Products | Project: Toronto Public Library, Scarborough Civic Centre Branch (Scarborough, ON)
Architect: LGA Architectural Partners with Philip H. Carter Architect + Urban Planning Engineer: Blackwell Click here for high-res images |
| Institutional- Commercial Wood Design Award > $10 M
Ontario Forest Industries Association | Project: Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library, Phase 1 (Brampton, ON)
Architect: ZAS Architects Engineer: Halcrow Yolles Click here for high-res images |
| Northern Ontario Excellence Award
Sponsored by FedNor | Project: École Ste. Marguerite Bourgeoys, Kindergargen Addition (Kenora, ON)
Architect: Nelson Architecture Engineer: Lavergne Draward and Associates Click here for high-res images |
| Jury’s Choice Award
Sponsored by LP Building Products | Project: Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts (Kingston, ON)
Architect: N45 Architecture Engineer: Halsall Click here for high-res images |
| Engineer Wood Advocate Award
Sponsored by FPInnovations | Moses Structural Engineers (Toronto, ON) |
| Architect Wood Advocate Award
Sponsored by Timber Systems Ltd. | Quadrangle Architects (Toronto, ON) |
| Wood Champion Award
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada | Mike Seiling, Director of Building, City of Kitchener; Immediate Past President, Ontario Building Officials Association |
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