Canadian Architect 12-2008

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contents
12/08 canadian architect
26 the Winners
Profiles of the 2008 award reciPients.
66 List of entrants
The NaTioNal Review of DesigN aND PRacTice/
The JouRNal of RecoRD of The Raic
deceMBer 2008, v.53 n.12
coVer a ProPosal for an aBandoned oil rig
in the casPian sea, Part of the Conver
gent SpeCieS suBMission By university of
toronto architecture student vivian chin.
56 vivian chin, university of toronto
22 aWards of exceLLence
froM a record nuMBer of suBMissions, only four Profes
sional Projects distinguished theMselves this year as suPer
lative exaMPles of architecture, while graduating archi
tecture students iMPressed with their Poetic aPProaches to
reallife issues.
30 stantec architecture/KuwaBara Payne McKenna BluMBerg architects 34 rdh architects inc.
40 PatKau architects inc.
44 PatKau architects inc.
48 Michael Barton, university of British coluMBia
52 Kevin jaMes, dalhousie university
59 Mariegil Blanchette, Mcgill university
10 canadian architect 12/08
viewpoint
International VELUX Award for Students of
Architecture which takes place every second year,
challenging students to explore themes of sun
light and daylight in their broadest sense. With
no specific categories or requirements, submis
sions include everything from building design to
the rethinking of daylight in urban living con
texts. The jurycomprised of Hani Rashid (USA),
Enrique Browne (Chile), Huat Lim (Malaysia),
Francis Nordemann and Michel Langrand
(France), and Eva Jiricna (UK)examined 686
projects from 244 schools in 46 countries, there
by sampling the current zeitgeist in global archi
tectural education.
The winner of this years VELUX Award is
Reilly ONeil Hogan, a recent graduate from Cor
nell who examined the changing light qualities of
a commuter station in Lower Manhattan. Adriana
Ross, a student from Carleton University, re
ceived an honourable mention and was the only
Canadian finalist. Largely inspired by the way a
spiders web catches natural sunlight, Rosss pro
ject addresses how an apartment tower can
incorporate either direct or diffuse natural day
light into its design. Her metaphorically infused
solution is enhanced by other physical interven
tions such as doubleskin faades and cross
ventilation, along with patterned cutouts in con
crete slabs.
Receiving an allexpensespaid trip to Venice
to collect their awards, the three winners and
eight honourablemention recipients gained a
tremendous sense of confidence and validation
for their work. Accustomed to being browbeaten
by their architecture professors and criticized for
failing to presciently address design problems
challenging our profession, the students were
emotionally overwhelmed by the ceremonies that
honoured them. It is not every day that students
are given an open platform on which to confi
dently display and discuss their ideas. The joy in
recognizing our young talent is perhaps a good
way to end 2008, providing us with a sense of
hope and optimism as the architectural profes
sion enters a period of economic uncertainty.
For every jury there is a reason. This year, the
jury for the Canadian Architect Awards of Excel
lence decided to give an unprecedented number
of awards to architecture students, while select
ing fewer than usual submissions from architec
tural firms. Readers will note that many of the
jurys comments relate to research in practice, or
a lack thereof. However, upon reviewing the stu
dent projects, the jurys disappointment turned
into optimism. And students couldnt be happier
with the jurys declaration that they have emerged
as the real winners in this years Awards of
Excellence.
Are we experiencing an unprecedented shift in
the way we value the innovation emerging from
architecture schools? Undoubtedly, the profes
sion will continue to grumble about the lack of
real workingworld preparedness in recent
graduates, but what about the many offices that
neglect to include architectural design research
as part of their business plan? While principals
of design firms complain about the navet of our
young graduates, the building and construction
industry has embraced the burgeoning leader
ship and innovation demonstrated by architec
ture students around the world.
There are a few recent examples of organiza
tionsmany of them led by the building indus
trythat support the work of todays architecture
students. Two notable competitions include the
Holcim Awards and the International VELUX
Award for Students of Architecture.
Developed by the Holcim Foundation for Sus
tainable Construction, the Holcim Awards pro
gram is an extensive multiregional and inter
national competition that celebrates innovative
and tangible sustainable projects. During every
threeyear competition cycle, the Holcim Awards
includes a Next Generation category in which
many of the 2008 recipients were students.
Examples of the student projects include an eco
system revitalization proposal for Suzhou Creek
in China by a Taiwanese student, and the Dharavi
redevelopment in Mumbai, India by two archi
tecture students from Germany.
Another important awards program is the
aBove There are many forums in which The work of archiTecTure sTudenTs is held in very
high regard amongsT The global archiTecTural communiTy, and The inTernaTional
veluX award for sTudenTs of archiTecTure provides a good eXample. The laTesT selecTion
of winning projecTs for This awards program was celebraTed in venice in november.
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Veronafiere: Participants rock out in Italy
Each year RAIC awards five RAIC members
scholarships to attend Veronafieres continuing
education courses and MARMOMACC, the worlds
leading trade fair for the marble and stone
industry.
This years RAIC member recipients offer commen-
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First let me thank the RAIC for maintaining this
opportunity for Canadian Architects in Verona, Italy.
The experience was unlike any trip I have ever taken.
The perfect balance of vacation activities combined
with educational seminars. The event could not have
been any better prepared... Top to bottom I enjoyed
my time in Italy with my colleagues from all over the
world. I enjoyed myself so much I am planning to
attend the AIA conference in San Francisco in May to
reunite with many of them.
Philip OSullivan, MRAIC
Wow, did you see him halve that piece of rock;
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after a job well done. It must be very rewarding. They
must be thinking whats all the fuss? After all, they
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Liza Medek, MRAIC
It was a very comprehensive continuing education
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gling trade show the largest I have seen...
The site visits were informative and inspiring... The
site visit to the Cave di Falcovia quarry, from which
Michelangelo obtained his marble was particularly
awe inspiring. The tour to the Henraux plant in the
Village of Querceta in Tuscany province was a high-
light, providing insights into the cut-
ting, polishing and finishing aspects
of cut-to-size stone... Overall, it was a
great learning experience, a great
architectural experience and a great
social experience with 30 architectural
colleagues from around the world.
Robert B. Guthrie, MRAIC
I must thank you again because it was
a great and interesting experience,
great guys, very interesting tours of
the quarries and really exceptional
hosting by the Italians. I enjoyed it
a lot.
Of course we Canadians were at the
heart of the action (until 2 in the mor-
ning every night!) beating the Amer-
icans, South Africans, Irish, English
and Aussies with flying colors, well not so flying the
morning after.
Pierlucio Pellissier, MRAIC
Lee Gavel, FRAIC also attended.
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Paule Boutin, FIRAC
1st Vice-President and
President-Elect
Ranjit (Randy) K. Dhar, FRAIC
2nd Vice-President and
Treasurer
Stuart Howard, FRAIC
Immediate Past President
Kiyoshi Matsuzaki, PP/FRAIC
Regional Directors
(British Columbia/Yukon)
Wayne Guy, FRAIC
(Alberta/NWT)
Charles Olfert, MRAIC
(Saskatchewan/Manitoba)
David Craddock, MRAIC
(Ontario Southwest)
Ralph Wiesbrock, FRAIC
(Ontario North and East/Nunavut)
Claude Hamelin Lalonde, FIRAC
(Quebec)
Paul E. Frank, FRAIC
(Atlantic)
Chancellor of College of
Fellows
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Council of Canadian University
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Art Matters Public Forum webcast
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discussion on the theme How do we sustain buildings? How do
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RAIC hosts another Provincial Roundtable
A Roundtable with representatives from all the Provincial and
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Certification Board, and RAIC took place at the Canadian War
Museum in Ottawa.
Highlights included:
General agreement on
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Governor General Medals of Architecture:
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On October 17, the Governor General Medals in Architecture were
presented to representatives of the twelve winning projects by
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michalle Jean at Rideau Hall.
Pictures of the event are available at www.gg.ca.
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practice of architec-
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Deadlines. All-
nighters. Papers
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taped or pinned to
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We often need to be reminded that archi-
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models on your studio desk, and that good
architecture is more than just a good crit.
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important to remind the profession what
architecture is when it is about a strong
concept and design, a well-drawn drawing,
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RAIC Board meeting and Strategic Planning
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RAIC Foundations new strategic plan was also presented and
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RAIC Practice Support work continues
The RAIC has the following projects underway:
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launch is expected to be at the 2009
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Housekeeping changes to Document Six and the Architectural
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dans le village de Querceta en Toscane a t
un grand moment et nous a permis dobserver
les mthodes de coupe, de polissage et de
finition de la pierre aux dimensions voulues ..
Ce voyage fut une grande exprience sur les
plans ducatif, architectural et social, que jai
eu le plaisir de partager avec 30 collgues
architectes de diverses rgions du monde.
Robert B. Guthrie, MRAIC
Je tiens vous remercier encore, car ce fut
une exprience hors du commun; personnes
extraordinaires, visites de carrires trs intres-
santes et accueil vraiment exceptionnel des
Italiens. Jai beaucoup aim mon voyage.
Les Canadiens sont rests au cur de laction
tous les soirs jusqu 2 heures du matin, plus
tard que les Amricains, les Sud-Africains, les
Irlandais, les Anglais et les Australiens, mais
force est dadmettre quils taient un peu moins le
haut du pav le lendemain matin.
Pierlucio Pellissier, MRAIC
Lee Gavel, FRAIC a galement fait partie du voyage.
Conseil dadministration
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Prsidente
Paule Boutin, FIRAC
Premier vice-prsident et
prsident lu
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Prsident sortant de charge
Kiyoshi Matsuzaki, PP/FRAIC
Directeurs rgionaux
(Colombie-Britannique/Yukon)
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(Alberta/T.N.-O.)
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(Saskatchewan/Manitoba)
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(Sud et Ouest de lOntario)
(Est et Nord de lOntario/
Nunavut)
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(Qubec)
Paul E. Frank, FRAIC
(Atlantique)
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fellows
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Veronafiere : les participants sont impressionns de leur voyage en Italie
Tous les ans, lIRAC remet une bourse cinq de ses
membres pour participer aux cours de formation conti-
nue de Veronafiere et lexposition MARMOMACC, le
principal salon commercial au monde sur lindustrie du
marbre et de la pierre.
Voici les commentaires transmis par les rcipiendaires
de cette anne.
Permettez-moi tout dabord de remercier lIRAC doffrir
des architectes canadiens une telle possibilit daller
Vrone, en Italie. Lexprience sest rvle tout fait
diffrente de tous les voyages que jai effectus jusqu
maintenant. Lquilibre entre les activits touristiques et
les sminaires ducatifs tait parfait. Lvnement
naurait pu tre mieux organis...Du dbut la fin, jai
apprci mon sjour en Italie avec des collgues des
quatre coins du monde. En fait, jai tellement apprci
leur prsence que je prvois assister au congrs de
lAIA San Francisco en mai prochain, pour revoir plu-
sieurs dentre eux.
Philip OSullivan, MRAIC
Wow! Lavez-vous vu couper en deux cette pierre?
Incroyable! Et maintenant, il repart sur son tracteur avec
la satisfaction du travail bien accompli. Ce doit tre trs
gratifiant. Tous ces artisanss doivent se demander pour-
quoi une telle agitation autour deux. Cest quils sont de
vraies stars et quil est trs inhabituel de les voir mani-
puler toutes ces belles pierres. On pourrait dire quils
sont des rock stars !
Liza Medek, MRAIC
Le sujet a t trait de manire exhaustive avec des
cours thoriques, des expriences pratiques et des visi-
tes de diffrents sites. Marmomacc est un salon com-
mercial poustouflant. Le plus grand que jai vu jusqu
maintenant...
Les visites ont t fort instructives et inspirantes. ...La
visite de la carrire Cave di Falcovia, o Michelangelo
sapprovisionnait en marbre tait particulirement mou-
vante. La visite des installations de la socit Henraux
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Le 15 octobre dernier, plus de 125 personnes se sont jointes Leurs
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LIRAC est lhte dune autre table ronde provinciale
Une table ronde runissant des reprsentants de tous les ordres provin-
ciaux et territoriaux darchitectes, du Conseil canadien de certification
en architecture et de lIRAC a eu lieu au Muse canadien de la guerre,
Ottawa.
Parmi les faits saillants de
cette rencontre, mentionnons :
Entente gnrale sur les
modifications proposes
la Norme canadienne de
formation acadmique;
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rendu sur le renouvellement
du Syllabus de lIRAC et
son processus dapproba-
tion par lentremise du Con-
seil de lUniversit Athabas-
ca et le gouvernement de lAlberta le nom qui est propos pour le
programme est : Centre darchitecture de lIRAC lUniversit Atha-
basca;
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prparent et remplissent les documents relatifs la mise en uvre du
processus doctroi de permis aux architectes de ltranger possdant
une vaste exprience.
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crmonie Rideau Hall
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Jean a remis les mdailles du Gouverneur gnral en architecture
aux reprsentants des douze projets laurats. Lvnement a eu
lieu Rideau Hall. Des photos de la crmonie sont affiches sur le
site www.gg.ca.
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Prochains festivals
darchitecture de lIRAC
17-20 juin 2009 : Montral
2010 : Saskatoon
2011 : Vancouver
Runion du conseil dadministration de lIRAC et
planification stratgique
Le conseil dadministration de lIRAC a tenu sa runion ordinaire et sa
sance de planification stratgique les 16 et 18 octobre.
Il a revu et actualis le plan stratgique de lanne dernire. Le plan
rvis fournira des orientations sur la gouvernance, le rle des admi-
nistrateurs rgionaux, les communications et le dveloppement de
sections rgionales. Par ailleurs, le nouveau plan stratgique de la
Fondation de lIRAC a t prsent au conseil dadministration qui
la approuv en principe.
tudiants en architecture : au-del de latelier
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diants, la seule faon
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chs partout o se
portent les regards.
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tes. Ordinateurs qui plantent . Critique fina-
le. Il faut souvent nous rappeler que larchi-
tecture cest beaucoup plus que les dessins
et les maquettes qui sont sur nos tables de
travail et que la bonne architecture, cest plus
quune bonne critique. Paralllement, je crois
quil est tout aussi important de rappeler la
profession ce quest larchitecture lorsque le
concept et le design sont puissants, que les
dessins sont bien excuts et que la maquet-
te est bien ralise.
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associe depuis plusieurs annes dj. Jap-
prcie les avantages lis mon adhsion.
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tect que je reois tous les mois. Jai dvelop-
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des activits et des diverses possibilits qui
soffrent moi grce aux bulletins lectroni-
ques.
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adhsion lIRAC vient du fait que je peux
participer la discussion et contribuer les-
sor de larchitecture canadienne. Larchitectu-
re est la profession que nous exercerons et
nous reprsentons lavenir de cette profes-
sion. Je suis bien consciente que ce com-
mentaire est idaliste, mais il est aussi trs
concret. Nous ferons un jour partie de la
communaut architecturale dont lIRAC fait la
promotion et nous exercerons un jour notre
profession dans lenvironnement que lIRAC
prne. Il est important que cette communaut
reflte les valeurs qui sont les ntres, quelle
reflte notre vision de ce quest et de ce que
devrait tre larchitecture.
LIRAC reprsente larchitecture au Canada.
Les coles darchitecture et leurs tudiants
doivent en faire partie.
Sarah Gelbard, M. Arch., MRAIC
Rcipiendaire dune mdaille tudiante
de lIRAC 2008
cole darchitecture de lUniversit
Carleton
Les tudiants inscrits dans un programme de
grade professionnel en architecture peuvent
adhrer lIRAC gratuitement. Pour en
apprendre davantage, consultez la page
Devenir membre sous la section Adhsion du
site Web de lIRAC : www.raic.org.
LIRAC poursuit ses efforts pour soutenir la pratique
LIRAC travaille actuellement aux projets suivants :
Une mise jour complte du Manuel
canadien de pratique de larchitecture
(MCPA) qui intgre les quatre Suppl-
ments, actualise les liens et les biblio-
graphies et sera offert en version lec-
tronique on prvoit avoir termin la
mise jour en janvier 2009;
La prparation dun Guide national pour
la ngociation des honoraires appropris
relativement aux services dun architecte
on prvoit lancer le document dans le
cadre du Festival darchitecture de 2009,
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hope for the future
awards of excellence 2008
noting a paradigm shift in the way students think about the future of architecture,
the jury declared them as the real winners in this years awards of excellence.
bing thom is the founding principal of Van
couverbased Bing Thom Architects Inc. (1980).
While studying architecture at the University of
British Columbia, he began working for his in
structor and mentor, Arthur Erickson. Subse
quently, he completed his Master of Architecture
degree at the University of California at Berkeley,
where he helped pioneer one of the first
academic programs in Ethnic Studies in North
America. Thom distinguished himself early on in
his career with groundbreaking design work for
World Fair exhibitions, and helped define Expo
86 by designing its most acclaimed pavilions.
Shortly thereafter, he was awarded the commis
sion to design the Canada Pavilion for Expo 92 in
Seville, Spain. Among Thoms other successes
are the master plans for the cities of Dalian and
Yuxi in China, and the creation of Surrey Central
City (see CA, March 2004). Other projects in
clude the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
at UBC; the Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, BC;
the Pacific Canada Pavilion at the Vancouver
Aquarium and Marine Science Centre; the Trinity
Uptown Plan for Fort Worth, Texas; the recently
completed Sunset Community Centre; and the
highly anticipated Arena Stage theatre complex in
Washington, DC. Thoms talent and service has
been recognized by a range of honours including
the Order of Canada, the Golden Jubilee Medal,
honorary degrees from Simon Fraser University
and the University of British Columbia, and an
honorary professorship from Tongji University
in Shanghai.
siamak hariri was educated at the University of
Waterloo and Yale University, and is a founding
partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects (1994), a
firm that has since established a reputation for
the creation of innovative architecture. Hariri
is the partnerincharge of the Progressive
Architecture Awardwinning Bahi Temple for
South America in Santiago, Chile, and also
leads the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
project which comprises new facilities for law
students, faculty and administrators. Hariris
internationally acclaimed projects include the
McKinsey Toronto Headquarters at the University
of Torontos Victoria University Campus, which
was the youngest building to ever receive heritage
designation by the City of Toronto, and which
became the model for all future McKinsey & Co.
offices worldwide. He is also responsible for
developing the Governor Generals Award
winning Schulich School of Business at York
University. Currently, he is the partnerin
charge of the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
at the University of Waterloo and the recently
completed Department of EconomicsMax
Gluskin House at the University of Toronto.
Hariri has taught at the University of Torontos
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Land
scape and Design as an adjunct professor, and he
sits on the boards of the Royal Ontario Museums
Institute of Contemporary Culture, the Toronto
Community Foundation, and the Waterfront
Design Review Panel.
christine macy is a professor of architectural de
sign and history at Dalhousie University. Her re
search includes the representation of cultural
identity in architecture, public space design, civic
infrastructure, temporary urbanism and festival
architecture. She holds architectural degrees from
the University of California at Berkeley and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1990,
Macy established Filum, her partnership with
Sarah Bonnemaison, a firm that specializes in
lightweight structures and public space design for
festivals. Design projects include Gestures Pavil
ions, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (2005);
Tower to Industry, Nova Scotia Museum (2001);
Hummingbird: Millennium Flags Installation, Art
Gallery of Nova Scotia (2000) which received the
Design Exchange Merit Award; Birchtown Inter
pretive Centre, Black Loyalist Heritage Society
(1998); Fuji Pavilion, Botanical Garden, Montreal
(1996); Womens Monument Competition, Van
couver (1994) which received a Special Mention;
and the public plazas for General Motors Place,
Vancouver (19924). Before joining the faculty at
Dalhousie, Macy taught at UC Berkeley and the
University of British Columbia. Books she has
authored include Greening the City: Ecological Waste
water Treatment in Halifax (Dalhousie Architecture,
2001); Architecture and Nature: Creating the Ameri
can Landscape (Routledge, 2003) coauthored with
Sarah Bonnemaison and 2005 recipient of the
Alice Davis Hitchcock Award from the Society of
Architectural Historians; Festival Architecture (Rout
ledge, 2007); and Dams (Norton, forthcoming).
be surprised to learn that in most cases, less is
indeed moreif in doubt, leave it out. Many
submissions included drawings and renderings
that severely undermined the conceptual
strength of the project. Being clear and concise
about design concepts is vitally important, and
many project submissions failed to express key
architectural ideas in a clear and convincing
manner.
The following discussion illuminates some of
the most salient issues preoccupying this years
jury, and a number of noteworthy projects were
isolated to illustrate the successes and shortfalls
evident in the design process.
macy: The Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto by
DuToit Architects/DuToit Allsopp Hillier, Dia
mond + Schmitt, ERA Architects, Claude Cormier
Architectes + Paysagistes, Adams + Associates,
and Ferruccio Sardelladeserves to be recog
nized on a number of levels. At the parti level,
bringing that wetland terrace and accepting the
difference between a landscape move and an
institutional building really opens up the blocki
ness of the buildings that typical terraces dont
that move is commendable. In this climate, to
create this kind of environment is a real plus.
They are really making it work, and without too
many empty spaces.
hariri: The problem I have with this is that the
idea of the long horizon is not that special. They
didnt take advantage of the possibilities of sculpt
ing the landscape or the use of daylighting in the
interior spaces.
thom: It all comes back to the presentation. How
do you make a judgement? When I make a judge
ment, it is based on the thoroughness of a pres
entation. When I see something that doesnt look
right, I get suspicious in terms of the totality of
the language in the presentation.
hariri: I want to say something about the alarm
related to a question that was raised during the
jury deliberations: Where is the experimenta
tion? The annual Awards of Excellence program
at Canadian Architect magazine has been in exist
ence since 1968, and we have taken great pride
in administering an awards program that places
heavy emphasis on architectural discourse and
process, rather than on the brute outcome of a
finished building. While many projects were
formally exquisite at the conceptual stage, they
often lacked a level of uniqueness or innovation
that the jury was looking for. This was particu
larly evident amongst the residential projects
where a quality of sameness rendered them vir
tually indistinguishable. As for projects that
were more researchoriented, the jury felt that
most of them didnt go far enough in converging
research activities with progressive design.
Every year, the subject of what to include in
an awards submission emerges. Readers may
Without a doubt, the jury felt that it was the stu
dents who emerged as the clear winners in this
years Awards of Excellence. Demonstrating a
sophisticated awareness through the investiga
tion of nontraditional programs, this years stu
dents proposed thoughtful and pertinent designs
intent on healing the world, thereby imbuing a
tremendous amount of optimism in the jury.
Judging by the student projects, the desire to
intelligently respond to many of the worlds
problemsfrom oil sands exploration to ocean
pollution, outmoded industrial areas to the plight
of the manateecertainly represents hope for a
future in which the architectural profession col
laborates with both clients and visionaries in
evolving a more sustainable planet for future
generations.
Many readers might be asking themselves why
more projects were not recognized in this years
awards selection. One answer to this might be
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ing sameness. Everybody seemed to be operating
within a narrow band. For example, virtually all
of the houses look the same and that makes it
hard for us to pick a clear winner.
thom: So you are asking, Where is the experi
mentation?
hariri: If the idea of submitting something at
this stage is about being able to present an un
built project, that means you are allowed to push
the boundaries in the drawings and in the way
you communicate, so why is the mode of rep
resentation the same? The second thing I want to
talk about is that we seem to be missing the big
projects. Where are the opera houses and the
national galleries? Its amazing that at this time
of economic flourish, notwithstanding recent
events, youd expect that this round of submis
sions would be celebrating the greatest moments
of gathering that we have in this country, and we
are missing them. The most we had was a hospi
tal. There were a few university projects, but they
didnt really grab us.
macy: On the other hand, of the ones we sel
ected, all four Awards of Excellence deal with
landscape. Even though their sizes range from
small to quite a bit bigger, they all imply a much
larger relationship to the environment. In a way,
there is an aspiration for them to be more inclu
sive and bigger, even if they are small projects.
Maybe it was the search for significant projects
that made us much more open to thinking about
a larger picture of the buildings eventually
selected. I would also like to add that people
should consider the drawings more carefully. You
dont have to include all four elevations or more,
along with a full range of sections and plans to
communicate the idea of the building. Whats
really missing in many of the submissions is the
key concept or the statement about what it is that
they are trying to pursue. Architects should put
more energy into why or how their project is
something that contributes to the profession or
the discipline, as opposed to wanting to describe
all the facets of their building.
hariri: I want to applaud the Bridgepoint Health
project, because of all of the submissions, this
project is one of the few that deals with real
problems. Architecture is not just about formal
exploration but problemsolving. Its great when
the two intersect, but Bridgepoint makes us
aware that this is not just about formal explora
tion, but also problemsolving. It considers the
experience of a patient in a hospital, and the
entire scheme evolves from that. Disappointing
ly, many projects submitted were communicated
as a set of models and plans that really has very
little to do with the problem at hand; architec
ture is not just about a piece of sculpture in the
landscape.
thom: Maybe this is a good time to bring up the
submission entitled Expanding Demand for Cana
dian Wood Products by Urban Arts Architecture
because, to us, it deals with a contemporary issue
but it is not an awardwinning design submis
sion. It is a research submission.
hariri: Or the Evergreen Brick Works, where
there is a disconnect between the noble aspira
tions of the client and what was actually before us.
macy: But the Wood Products submission actu
ally takes on the myriad of problems that we deal
with on a daily basis. We appreciate that it has
these aspirations and we would like to encourage
this group to continue to work on the problem and
develop a stronger set of prototypes that might
really fulfill the promise of this particular study.
hariri: The other thing I remember is the dis
cussion around lowincome housing. It is a ser
ious problem and a real problem. Of the many
solutions proposed, nothing really blew us away.
macy: For example, in the 1237 Howe Street
social housing project by GBL Architects Group
Inc., you are taking a group of people that are
stigmatized, and then normalizing them.
Because of the fine level of finishes and archi
tectural treatment that is clearly visible and
sophisticated, you begin to blur the distinction
between affordable housing and any number of
condos being built on Vancouvers peninsula,
which I think is a great political strategy and very
admirable. Whether we are to compliment the
City of Vancouver or the housing agency for
adopting that strategy, or the architect who is
working within a variety of constraints in
volvedis another matter. It is basically about
people living in very tight quarters. Its a funda
mental prototype and should be taken at face
value.
thom: Evergreen, 1237 Howe Street and the
Wood Products submissions are all related to
social issues and real research projects, and the
problems have to deal with real economics. They
are all trying to solve problems but none of them
takes your breath away. This probably has to do
with the reality of economics, where very few
architects can afford to have a research and
development wing in their practices.
hariri: But hospitals are a mundane building
type as well, with all kinds of constraints, and
look what they did with Bridgepoint. I think that
these projects could have been simpler, and
therefore stronger. If you think that you have very
little money, a little bit of editing can make the
project so much stronger.
thom: If there were specific categories, I think
that the judging process would be easier. The lit
tle houses or smaller projects might then have
more of a chance in this kind of award program.
hariri: But wouldnt you say that we were looking
for the little projects that simply werent there?
We started out by saying we would tip towards
larger projects, because we understand that big
ger projects are inherently more complicated, but
there werent very many of these types of projects
that were submitted. With regard to youCube by
5468796 Architecture, I agree with Bing that the
problem with this project is the plan, but this
problem can be overcome.
thom: youCube is obviously designed by a very
young architect. There is an idea driving the sub
mission, but you can almost see it as a student
project.
hariri: I disagree. I look at this project as a way
forward. The problem with it is that they tried too
hard; they have collected their intentions into
one or two moves. The spaces in betweenit
would make for a great street.
macy: I enjoyed the investigation that this pro
ject proposes, coming out of the problemsolving
mode that we saw in the student proposals. It is a
great investigation. But based on a number of
design flaws such as circulation systems, it makes
it impossible to give it a design award. We decid
ed that ultimately it isnt a successful design
resolution, but we appreciate that the problem
was posed and studied. The problem investigated
is the dream of a relationship between indoor
and outdoor space that comes with a suburban
fantasy, but in a very tight urban context. Effect
ively it is a small, tight condo development.
hariri: With respect to the Brooklin Library &
Community Centre by Shore Tilbe Irwin & Part
ners, the model doesnt show enclosure. The
problem with these heroic roofs is enclosure, so
you wonder how the glass is going to notch
around the beams. The minute you add glass to
this, the power of the design is taken away.
macy: I appreciate a place where there is some
thing very simple in terms of the pitched roofa
classic gable roof structure. Perhaps there are a
top youcube Was seen as a refreshing
approach To infill housing buT faileD To
conVince The jury because of iTs un-
resolVeD planning anD circulaTion
consiDeraTions. aboVe The projecT locaT-
eD aT 1237 hoWe sTreeT in VancouVer
Was commenDeD for aDopTing a suc-
cessful poliTical sTraTegy of proViDing
DignifieD afforDable housing.
few too many drawings, and the project seems a
little underdeveloped.
hariri: Basically, I think that the students win in
this years Awards of Excellence.
thom: Would any of these projects be done for a
client, unless it was undertaken as a research
project out of an office?
hariri: But we never do work for the client. We
have to invent our client. You said it right: you
said that the thesis asks, What is the problem?
At least the students are asking that question as
well as reconsidering the role of architecture.
They are asking the critical questions.
thom: The most enjoyable part of my two days
here was looking at these student projects. I feel
much more optimistic about the world. If this is
what the students are looking at, then they are on
the right track. The range of questions that they
are asking is fantastic. Its about peace, war, sur
vival and regeneration. These are universal
themes of humanity. Architects are the last of the
generalists, and this is the golden age for archi
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Awards. The firm has also played a significant
role in Torontos cultural renaissance, with pro-
jects for the Gardiner Museum, Canadas Nation-
al Ballet School, and the Toronto International
Film Festival, among others. Left to right: Rich
Hlava, Sylvia Kim, Lilly Liaukus, Norma Angel,
Deanna Brown, Ko Van Klaveren, Nic Green, Stu-
art Elgie, Michael Moxam, Marian Walsh, Bruce
Kuwabara, Mitchell Hall, Judy Taylor, John Peter-
son, Glenn MacMullin, Kevin Thomas, Jane
Wigle.
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Rounthwaite Dick and Hadley Architects Inc. is a
consulting firm specializing in corporate, com-
munity and institutional architecture. Since its
inception in 1919, RDH is one of the oldest firms
in Canada, with an extensive body of work
stretching over an 89-year period. Throughout
this time, they have been responsible for unique
and complex building projects in Canada and
abroad. RDH has become known for offering an
engaging design process striving for architecture
which balances technical innovation with sophis-
ticated design solutions. Recent projects include
the Bloor Gladstone Library, the School of
Optometry at the University of Waterloo, the
Canadian Chancery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the
Academic Resource Centre at the University of
Toronto, and the G. Raymond Chang School of
Continuing Education at Ryerson University.
Michael Barton began his career in the
theatre, film and television industries as a
director, actor and producer. He has also
worked as a media consultant, business
manager and social justice activist. Prior
to his Master of Architecture Degree from
UBC, Michael earned a BA (Honours)
degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from
the University of London and a Master of
Science Degree in ArchitectureAdvanced
Environment and Energy Studies from the
University of East London/Centre for
Alternative Technology. Michael has pre-
viously called the UK, USA and Indonesia home and is currently practicing
architecture in Vancouver, where he lives with his wife Mari.
Vivian Chin received her Master of Archi-
tecture degree from the University of
Toronto, where her research focused on
the territorial boundaries of animal and
human occupation. She was the recipient
of the Heather M. Reisman Gold Medal in
Design in 2008, and also holds a degree
in Architectural Studies from the Univer-
sity of Toronto. Vivian is currently work-
ing in Toronto with gh3, and previously
interned with WORK Architecture Com-
pany and Tod Williams Billie Tsien
Architects in New York. Her professional
experience has been focused on private and multi-unit residential projects
in Canada, the US and Panama, and she has participated in numerous suc-
cessful international competitions. Vivian has been an invited critic at the
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the Uni-
versity of Toronto.
Marie-Gil Blanchette graduated with a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from
McGill University in 2005, and her curi-
osity about Swiss architecture led her to
live and work in Switzerland for a year.
While abroad, she visited several large
European cities during which time she
experienced the inspired manner in
which past and contemporary architec-
ture was linked. Also passionate about
water and its architectural possibilities,
Marie-Gil decided to pursue both sub-
jects in her thesis research for Watercycle.
She received her professional Masters degree in Architecture from McGill
University in 2008, and is currently working and living in Montreal.
After earning a degree in Psychology from
the University of Guelph, Kevin James
spent a year and a half travelling in Japan.
Upon his return, he completed a degree
in Architectural Science at Ryerson Uni-
versity in Toronto, which was followed by
a Master of Architecture degree from
Dalhousie University. While studying at
Dalhousie, Kevin was part of a three-
person team that was awarded first place
in a national social-housing competition
hosted by the Universit de Montrals
LEAP group. Also during this time,
Kevinalong with three other studentscreated an installation entitled
Walking the Park, which will soon be published in a book on architectural
installations, available through Princeton Architectural Press in 2009. Pre-
viously, Kevin worked for award-winning Canadian design firm molo in
Vancouver, and is currently employed at RDH Architects in Toronto.
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bridgepoint health
architectS Stantec architecture/Kuwabara Payne McKenna
bluMberg architectS (architectS in Joint Venture)
location toronto, ontario
award of excellence
The irony of the success of modern medicine is
that people can now live with multiple diseases.
The reality is that this has not improved the qual-
ity of life, and it is taxing the health-care system,
one of the building blocks of the Canadian iden-
tity. This is called the third frontier of health
care, and the challenge today is to enhance the
quality of prolonged life while reducing operating
costs.
A significant component of Bridgepoint
Healths vision to become Canadas leading
centre for the treatment, management and pre-
vention of complex chronic disease and disability
involves the redevelopment of its site and facili-
ties. The project is as much about city-building
and engagement with the community as it is
about creating an architecture of wellness. It will
not only provide state-of-the-art hospital facili-
ties but will enable Bridgepoint to create a Vil-
lage of Care, a new model for health care that
prioritizes connection with the community, em-
powers patients to be proactive with their per-
sonal health-care programs, and provides a safe,
secure, stress-reducing environment to attract
top In the heart of torontos rIverdale neIghbourhood, brIdgepoInt healths relatIon
shIp to the downtown core and rIverdale park Is clearly vIsIble. aboVe left takIng maxI
mum advantage of vIews, the fIfth floor was conceIved as an enclosed garden
wIth terraces and shared therapy programs. aboVe right enterIng from the cIvIc plaza,
patIents can apprecIate the lIfe of the cIty. daylIght and landscape are Integral com
ponents of the facIlIty.
and retain skilled health-care staff.
The site, located on the natural eastern bound-
ary of Toronto, presents a range of threshold
conditions which in a sense resonate the challen-
ges of complex chronic disease; that is, to adapt
to each one within an overall context of wellness.
It is surrounded by the lush Don River Valley,
Riverdale Park and the high-speed Don Valley
Parkway to the west; the vitality of the Riverdale
top drawIng InspIratIon from the porcha typIcal element of both hotel and resIden
tIal buIldIng desIgnthe ground floor Is conceIved as a publIcly accessIble urban
porch to provIde opportunItIes for patIents to engage wIth the communIty. aboVe the
entrance court, known as the cIvIc pIazza, Is desIgned for vehIcular access and all
manner of gatherIng, convalescIng and observIng.
neighbourhood at Broadview and Gerrard to the
southeast; and the pastoral Riverdale Park to the
north.
The redevelopment concept optimizes the
therapeutic benefit of nature for healing by
emphasizing visual and physical access to the
varied green spaces. It builds on the 2006 master
plan which reorganized the existing Bridgepoint
site into a nine-square grid of streets and pedes-
trian paths. The historic Don Jail occupies the
centre and a new 10-storey health facility occu-
pies two squares on the northwest edge of the
site.
The design concept for the health facility inte-
grates green spaces through the building hori-
zontally and vertically. A meditative labyrinth, an
ancient form of healing and reflection, is located
at the north ground level blending the threshold
Integrate landscape, expand communIty connectIons
enhance vIews toward the cIty
develop cIvIc spaces
extend park Into sIte
preserve herItage elements
extend landscape Into buIldIngs wIth vertIcal landscape elements
block b development
proposed dropoff and proposed ambulatory space behInd don JaIl
defIne corner of broadvIew and gerrard
establIsh concept of communIty porch
deIfIne future potentIal for rIverdale lIbrary and hIstorIc don JaIl
InstallatIon of new brIdgepoInt drIve and publIc street
IdentIfy place or arrIval
establIsh connectIon to cIty
defIne areas for landscape/communIty IntegratIon
top study models of varIous patIent rooms Illustrate the InclusIon of expansIve vIews
of the surroundIng cIty and parkland, and the optImIzatIon of natural daylIght.
Middle study model of a typIcal patIent room shows glazIng that Is desIgned for both
patIent prIvacy and maxImum daylIght penetratIon. aboVe a cutaway sectIon Illustrates
the restored rotunda of the hIstorIc don JaIl.
between the hospital and the park. Shared ther-
apy programs are consolidated in the fifth-floor
sky garden which is conceived as a light-filled
studio environment with access to two outdoor
terraces. On the tenth floor, a roof garden and
greenhouse provide an outdoor space for patients
to convalesce while enjoying expansive views of
the Don Valley and the city skyline.
The mass and scale of the large 476-bed hos-
pital facility is mitigated by organizing the
51,070-square-metre program into a series of
stacked neighbourhoods of care supported on a
podium which is conceived as an urban porch.
The urban porch is inspired by the vernacular of
domestic and resort architecture in Ontario, and
manifests the concept of the integrated Village
of Care. It accommodates a caf, multipurpose
auditorium, library and terrace which are organ-
ized into strategic precincts that invite gathering
and interaction.
The plan and fenestration patterns of the hos-
pital facility are seamlessly integrated to maxi-
mize views and access to natural light for all
patient rooms, shared therapy and common
group spaces. All patient rooms are located along
the perimeter, and have horizontal windows with
low sills to provide unobstructed views from
prone, upright and seated positions. Vertical bay
windows act as a counterpoint to the predomin-
antly horizontal pattern, and add texture to the
exterior expression.
The vision also calls for the adaptive reuse of
the Don Jail as a centre for research, education
and communication in the treatment and pre-
vention of complex chronic-care disease. The
design strategy focuses on transforming the dark
history of Neoclassical architecture from a penal
institution into an icon of Bridgepoints man-
date. It capitalizes on the landmark status of the
Don Jail and positions the jail as one of the main
doors into the Bridgepoint campus. The ground
floor is converted into a publicly accessible route
that leads from the original entrance through the
ground floor into the D-shaped rotunda, and
through to the civic court to the north. The inter-
ior is completely renovated with an emphasis on
drawing natural light in through the solid mason-
ry walls.
The sense of being connected to ones urban
client brIdgepoInt health/mInIstry of health and longterm care (mohltc)
architect teaM mIchael moxam (proJect prIncIpal), bruce kuwabara (proJect prIncIpal), Jane wIgle
(healthplannIng prIncIpal), stuart elgIe (proJect archItect), mItchell hall (proJect archItect), norma
angel, deanna brown, nIc green, rIch hlava, sIlvIa kIm, alexandra kIss, JaImIe lee, lIlly lIaukus, glenn
macmullIn, John peterson, paulo rocha, Judy taylor, kevIn thomas, ko van klaveren, deborah wang
Structural/electrical stantec consultIng ltd.
Mechanical the mItchell partnershIp Inc.
landScape phIllIps farevaag smallenberg landscape archItects
project ManagerS Infrastructure ontarIo
SuStainable deSign & energy efficiency stantec consultIng ltd.
life Safety/code randal brown & assocIates ltd.
eleVatorS soberman engIneerIng
Vibration/noiSe/acouSticS aercoustIcs engIneerIng ltd.
coMMiSSioning cfms consultIng Inc.
Municipal legal adViSor mccarthy tetrault
urban planning urban strategIes Inc.
heritage architectS era archItects Inc.
Site SerVicing rv anderson assocIates ltd.
traffic and tranSportation ba consultIng group ltd.
functional prograMMing agnew peckham
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area master plan sIte 41,281 m
2
; hospItal 51,070 m
2
; don JaIl 7,120 m
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; block ahospItal sIte 20,153 m
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budget wIthheld
coMpletion constructIon begIns 2009
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renderingS don collIns, spacecraft
tenth floor
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fifth floor
1 maIn entrance
2 cafeterIa
3 servery
4 study/readIng area
5 audItorIum
6 retaIl
7 porch
8 labyrInth
9 fInance offIces
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12 hIstorIc don JaIl atrIum
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and natural environment is fundamental to how the architecture will create
a healthy, supportive platform for living well at Bridgepoint Hospital.
hariri: The breakthrough here is the patient room and the beds being per-
pendicular to each other rather than side by side. Big shifts, small moves.
There is also the beauty of bringing back both elevations of the Don Jail.
Turning Bridgepoint on its side and then placing the gardens on either side
of the hospital with the whole entry sequence through the gardens is a ter-
rific idea.
Macy: We appreciate the windows dropping down to the floor height as well
as the windows placed higher up so that someone who is bedridden can
really appreciate their relationship to the landscape, which is at the core of
this project. We also appreciate the careful attention to human behaviour
and inhabitation and the consistent and rigorous study in terms of how
people actually experience these rooms, and then in a way the faade is the
consequence of that. In this project, the award should definitely go to the
client as well as the designer because its wonderful that both accept the
recuperative powers of nature, which has a long tradition across human
history. The idea where nature is used for healing is fundamental, and this
idea extends from the Islamic meditative gardens to the medieval healing
gardens to present day. The project builds upon that tradition, and under-
stands how the idea of landscape is important. We dont need to look at
parking lots, but parks. We can see how the design carries the idea of the
landscape all the way into the bedrooms. Thats really beautiful.
thom: Its a very carefully studied project in terms of human behaviour,
which has been considered throughout the building.
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8 audItorIum
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10 green roof
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First Leaside securities head OFFice
interests that have had a positive effect on the
design process. From the outset, the choice of
locating the head office facility away from a large
metropolitan area illustrates a client interest in
providing a contemporary, alternative work
environment expressed through architecture and
its relationship to site, nature and sustainability.
hariri: This has an extraordinary ethereal qual-
ity. You dont think of it as an office building but
really a building with wonderful qualities like the
The First Leaside Securities Head Office is a
40,000-square-foot sustainable office develop-
ment located in the town of Uxbridge, Ontario.
This project is intended to house all office func-
tions associated with a burgeoning financial ser-
vices firm based in a rural community.
The new building will be located at the western
edge of the towns business centre, and will
replace a small complex of agricultural buildings
located at a key entry point to the business and
retail corridor. This location will facilitate a
strong connection between the new offices and
the existing commercial area. It is intended that
this new facility will create a contemporary public
face for the company, while helping to reinvigor-
ate an existing high street in southern Ontario.
The office development is intended to achieve
LEED Platinum status. As such, several environ-
mental initiatives have been incorporated into
the building design. These initiatives include:
extensive and intensive rooftop planting; natural
ventilation; thermal chimney effect; and geother-
mal heating and cooling. Further to this, eco-
logical redevelopment of the site offers an oppor-
tunity to expand an existing valley shape to incor-
porate a biologically active floodplain.
The massing of the new building makes refer-
ence to the general form and configuration of pre-
existing agricultural buildings found on the site.
Consequently, the building is broken down into a
variety of small, integrated volumes. The overall
intent is to maintain a reading of smaller building
elements in keeping with the scale of low-density
commercial and residential properties.
Compositionally, the building form ascends in
two directions. The first ascension points toward
the downtown business district, while the second
ascends along the length of the existing rail cor-
ridor to the southwest.
The client for this project continues to be an
interesting collaborator with strong personal
architect RDH ARcHitects inc.
LOcatiOn UxbRiDge, OntARiO
award OF exceLLence
way it handles light. It is both simple and com-
plex. The closer you look, the more you realize
that there is a richness to the project and the
subtleties here are extraordinary. The richness of
the geometries exists within these subtletiesthe
way the roofline folds back into itself is one
example. At the same time, it is tightly controlled
in terms of its simplicity.
Macy: It takes a common problem across the
country, which is the issue of the generic office
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space, and presents a very sophisticated solution
that fits in quite sympathetically to its context
which in this case is between suburban and rural.
Also, it has a beautiful resonance in a natural set-
ting recognizing its location next to a ravine. It
really tries to integrate both a natural landscape
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rOOF terrace at each LeVeL therMaL chiMney/atria serVice inFrastrucure
and a small rural landscape into an extremely
elegant resolution for quite a conventional pro-
gram. The result is a really delightful office space
for working. It is exemplary in how it achieves
this and provides a good example for other firms
to consider. It introduces a variety of rich archi-
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space, how its heating systems work, how the air
system circulates, how people flowall in a very
tight envelope.
thom: The refinement of the buildings skin is
unusual, along with the ambiguity of the glass and
the perforated metal. It is obviously a difficult
site given its shape and configuration.
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Abbotsford, BC Canada
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
hadaway house
This snow-country house is located on a north-
west slope overlooking a panoramic view of
Whistler Valley in southwest British Columbia.
The site is a difficult wedge shape which offers
just enough room for a garage and a narrow
entrance on the street side at the top of the
slope.
The exterior form of the house is shaped by
the intersection of two principal considera-
tions: the first is the allowable building foot-
print and height, and the second is the need to
shed snow from the roof into appropriate stor-
age areas within the site. The sculptural volume
that emerges from this intersection of extruded
building footprint and folding snow-shed roof
is occupied in a manner that maintains the
inherent plastic properties of the building
form.
The main level is essentially one large space
with living, dining and kitchen areas, and an
outdoor deck, all of which open up to the valley
view. A vertical crevice of space runs under the
highest roof ridge, bisecting the warped vol-
ume and bringing light into the deepest part of
the section and plan. Stairs rise within this
rift, and a bridge crosses it at the upper level,
connecting master bedroom suite and study.
Below, on the lowest level, are more intimate
spaces housing guest bedrooms and a second
living area, as well as a large service space.
Accessible directly from the garage entrance to
the house, this service space supports life in
snow countrywhere wet clothes are hung to
dry or thrown directly into the laundry, and
where skiers can store all the paraphernalia of
their day outside. Another stair connects this
architect Patkau architects inc.
Location Whistler, British columBia
award of exceLLence
lower level to an outdoor patio below the house,
the only actual access to the steep site other
than that at the front entrance.
Construction is hybrid. The slabs and walls
which enclose the lower floor are concrete
construction, while the uppermost levels are a
composite steel and heavy timber structure
with wood-frame infill. The entire structure
is sheathed with a monolithic screen of open-
spaced 2 x 6 cedar boards over conventional
roof and wall assemblies. The thermal mass
of the lower concrete structure dampens
temperature swings within the house in sum-
mer and winter. And in the summer, the
interior is naturally cooled and ventilated
by drawing air from the lowest level on the
north side of the house to vent at the top of the
central rift.
aBoVe the delicately sited hadaWay house, Perched on a steeP
hillside overlooking Whistler valley. riGht When comPleted in
2010, the house Will offer its inhaBitants a Breathtaking
Panoramic vieW of Whistler valley.
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hariri: These spaces are packed with meaning.
The way the corners open up is just marvellous. I
love the way the ground just folds right up and
becomes the house, and then comes back down.
The way the model represents the house is fan-
tastic. It is not just about the folding, but it sort of
sits both half in and half on top. It carves down
into the site below, but it also perches and looks
like it will tip over in some places.
macy: I was a bit worried about getting into
some of the qualities of the spaces inside. It looks
gorgeous from the outside in terms of a sculptur-
al object but I was trying to imagine myself in
some of the interior spaces. This is an example of
a house that acts as a pavilion. It is an artful
house that follows the tradition of wanting to be a
sculptural object. Whats nice about this project
is that it pushes the boundaries in terms of how
we understand architecture because you dont see
the floor planes that you are expected to walk on,
or the wall planes that you are expected to place
cLient martin and susan hadaway
architect team stephanie coleridge, lawrence grigg, John
mcfarlane, aileen morales, John patkau, patricia patkau, peter
suter, dawson williams
structuraL equilibrium consulting inc.
contractor alta lake lumber co.
area 4,500 ft
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furniture against. There are a number of archi-
tects, certainly in the 20th century, who have
experimented with a lot of these other geog-
raphies. It definitely pushes the edges in terms of
how we can understand space and inhabit it. It is
almost like an anti-gravity space. The French
have a word for this which is the chef doeuvre, or
the German meisterwerk. The idea is that you have
to be very sophisticated to be able to do some-
thing that is so obviously complex. As designers,
it is the artfulness that we have to appreciate. A
difficult thing to do, and they pulled it off.
thom: The project is a very tight resolution. The
success of this building will depend on its skin.
How the house will be skinned will be tricky, but
it has a lot of potential.
aBoVe a series of photographs of the
study model taken from different
angles. the model illustrates an excep-
tional level of refinement in the archi-
tectures formal geometry, apparent in
the multiple folded planes of this year-
round retreat.
main LeVeL
1 entry
2 foyer
3 dining room
4 living
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5 deck
6 kitchen
7 garage
upper LeVeL
1 master bedroom
2 master ensuite
3 walk-in closet
4 bridge
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5 study
6 storage
7 open to below
award of excellence
architect Patkau architects inc.
location Port coquitlam, British columBia
our lady of the assumption
parish church
opposite, top to Bottom The inTerior elevaTion of The churchs fold-
ed planes will conTribuTe To The buildings dynamic and exuber-
anT religious experience; The reflecTed ceiling plan indicaTes a
conTinuiTy of folded planes from wall To ceiling.
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church is a Roman Catholic Church that
seats 700 people in its main space and 100 people in its chapel. The main
space and chapel can be joined together to form a single larger space for
special events. Sited in Port Coquitlam, a suburban city 30 kilometres east
of Vancouver, the new church shares its site with an existing church (which
will be converted to a parish hall) and a school.
At the request of the client, the church follows strict liturgical orientation
with its main entrance facing west, placing the entrance of the church deep
within the site. A landscaped walk leads pedestrians from the street to a
plaza at the entrance of the church, a quiet transitional spacea threshold
between secular and sacred, quotidian and spiritual. The plaza and land-
scaped walkway which extend the narthex into the landscape are commodi-
ous and welcoming to the communal assembly and ritual procession char-
acteristic of Roman Catholic worship.
The Second Vatican Council marked a critical point in the development of
the Roman Catholic liturgy. Varying architectural interpretations of these
liturgical reforms have been investigated in the intervening 40 years. The
plan of the church is guided by the simplest and most rigorous interpreta-
tion of these liturgical texts. The result is a traditional, processional layout
with a strong axial relationship from the primary entrance in the west to the
sanctuary in the east. Pews are arranged symmetrically along the axis, facing
towards the east.
The sanctuary, flanked by the baptistery and a devotional shrine, is raised
and daylit from above. The liturgical and architectural problem of either
removing the tabernacle from the sanctuary to a separate chapel or relegat-
ing it to one side of the sanctuary is addressed by locating the chapel
immediately behind the sanctuary, with both spaces sharing a single taber-
nacle. Confessionals and sacristies are freestanding volumes on either side
of the chapel, allowing an uninterrupted perimeter ambulatory containing
the Stations of the Cross. The reredos screen that separates the chapel from
the church proper can open to connect the two volumes when all 800 seats
are required.
As the budget is modest, the creation of an evocative space and form is
dependent upon the direct expression of construction. Folded weathering
steel shear walls are used to construct church identity. Each exterior face of
the folded wall is sized to be fabricated from a single eight-foot sheet of
weathering steel up to 50 feet long. Large-scale corrugations at the east and
west ends of the nave accommodate deeper structure required by the end
conditions. The roof assembly combines triangular steel tubes with the
sheet folds to create a highly stable and efficient three-dimensional struc-
ture. This single monolithic system affords rapid construction on site and
provides a self-finishing, durable and low-maintenance exterior.
The folded geometry enlivens the exterior and interior, evoking the depth
and rhythm of a traditional arcaded and columnar nave. At the main
entrance, these recesses form a west-work that flanks the entry doors with a
shrine and bell tower. Smaller recesses at the east elevation develop into
openings that modulate daylight and provide indirect views from the street
to the chapel.
Interior volumes are low at both church and chapel entrances. In the
church, the volume rises slowly, releasing space into light over the sanctu-
ary. In the chapel, the luminous volume above the sanctuary diminishes
rapidly, establishing spatial intimacy. The interior is clad simply with dry-
wall painted a luminous warm white. Light, from the skylight located over
the sanctuary and secondary sources deep within the folds of the wall, gives
way to shadows and dimness as it models the interior to reveal the order,
space and form of the church.
hariri: It is beautiful to imagine this in COR-TEN where materiality and
form work as one. The presentation was concise and clear. Each of the
images added on to the next and this was very nice to see. When you look at
it in section and plan, it all comes together.
client our lady of The assumpTion parish
architect team James eidse, shane oneill, John paTkau, paTricia paTkau, peTer suTer
landscape phillips farevaag smallenberg
structural fasT + epp sTrucTural engineers
mechanical cobalT engineering
electrical/lighting rfa consulTing elecTrical engineers
civil ron beesley engineering
acoustical consultant daniel lyzun & associaTes lTd.
costing consultant bTy group
code consultant gage-babcock & associaTes lTd.
Building envelope consultant spraTT emanuel engineering lTd.
area 16,500 fT
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1 enTrance foyer
2 ouTdoor shrine
3 narThex
4 nave
5 sancTuary
6 bapTisTery & oils
7 shrine
8 Tabernacle
9 chapel
10 vesTing sacrisTy
11 servers sacrisTy
12 kiTchen
13 washroom
14 sTorage
15 mulTipurpose sacrisTy
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macy: This is a particularly nice reiteration in ecclesiastical architecture
where you see the marriage between structure and form to suggest larger
meanings. There are many examples of great cathedrals or religious build-
ings that try to express the idea of spiritual form through structurefrom
the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul all the way down. This is an exquisite contem-
porary expression within this tradition.
thom: I think that it is a very beautiful building. I was hoping that there
would be more detail as to how the light would be brought onto the altar and
how the geometry is resolved. This is really the key. It is tightly controlled;
there is not a single superfluous element.
16 confessional
17 balcony
18 organ
Below, left to right an illusTraTion of The nave, TerminaTing wiTh a
view of The Tabernacle; a rendering of The lighT-flooded sanc-
Tuary wiTh The bapTisTery seen beyond; a rendering of The
churchs exTerior folded planes ThaT will be clad in cor-Ten
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StUdent aWard of eXcellence
StUdent Michael Barton, University of British colUMBia
location northern pacific ocean
Every year we produce some 60 billion tons of
plastic, and much of it is intended for a single
use, like packaging. Recent studies show that an
enormous amount of this plastic waste ends up in
the ocean. Due to the confluence of currents in
the Pacific Ocean, a great deal of this plastic is
drawn together into a multi-million-square-
kilometre area known as the Northern Pacific
Gyre.
The plastic pieces float on the ocean currents,
gathering barnacles until they become too heavy
to float. They then sink to the bottom of the
ocean, leaving a carpet of plastic dust kilometres
below. Smaller pieces are often mistaken for food
by surface creatures, and the animals are unable
to digest the plastic, inevitably dying from injury.
Some parts of the gyre have a plastic-to-plankton
ratio as high as 48:1. This awful density of waste
has led some to describe the gyre as an island of
garbage twice the size of Texas.
This proposal intends to gather the plastic
from the ocean and (following the impulse of the
architect) build with it to moderate the negative
effects of the current condition. Initial efforts
focused around the farming of plastic, but in due
course the projects focus shifted towards the
construction of a synthetic land commodity. The
site provides the peculiar condition of being an
almost totally stable oasis of calm in an otherwise
raging ocean. This provides conditions that can
accommodate building. Using raw materials
gathered from the site, a self-contained building
operation is undertaken.
The construction of the building is only the
beginning of the project. The manufactured land
mass attracts life to its structures above and
top DiagraMs illUstrate the constrUction of islanDs that float aroUnD in the pacific
ocean. aBoVe, left to riGht rainwater rUn-off froM the sUrface creates pockets of fresh
water that Divers can appreciate for its UnUsUal optical effects; openings in the sUr-
face of the islanDs proviDe light to the ocean Below anD access to the sea froM
inlanD; a sUBMergeD strUctUral griD forMs a Barrier reef anD offshore Mini-islanDs
give context anD orientation for islanD inhaBitants.
top the orange areas on this Map represent weather conDitions where the gyre is
possiBle DUring a typical year. the approxiMate location of the great pacific garBage
vortex is shown in yellow. aBoVe, left to riGht a pictUre of garBage floating on the
oceans sUrface; a satellite photo taken off the coast of Japan illUstrates a gyre pat-
tern caUseD By the oceans cUrrents; the area of the pacific oceans garBage gyre is
approxiMately DoUBle the size of the state of texas.
below the surface of the water, both human and
wild. The interdependent nature of the eco-
systems above and below suspends the island in
tension as both systems seek to flourish and
grow. Over time, natural and human processes
will alter the built form.
The project thus explores three core values of
the architect: honour the impulse to build;
recycle and reuse materials; and remediate and
regenerate natural systems. However, the project
invites the possibility of absurd or contradictory
outcomesseeking to embed them in the project
as stimulus for discourse, rather than pursuing
the hubris of a perfect solution. In this sense, the
project has a tragic rather than comic narrative
trajectory, giving it a certain ability to entice crit-
ics to explore the appeal and contradictions of
the core themes.
At the heart of the project is a concern for the
unchecked human impulse towards growth and
expansion, and the role of the architect is in part
to build to accommodate that impulse for growth.
The project seeks to reveal and question preva-
lent assumptions about the inherent benefits of
sustainability strategies in the context of that
impulse.
hariri: I like the way this project completely
rethinks the role of the architect and also that the
whole nature of site is being challenged. I think
this student is doing a marvellous job in achiev-
ing a thought-provoking, interesting, and beauti-
ful project. The strength of the student work begs
the question of where is the daring in architec-
tural practice? It is brave new thinking for a
brave new world.
macy: This is probably the most visionary pro-
ject that weve looked at. In a way, its a project
that has no real relationship to the real world. On
the other hand, it deals with problems that are
very much part of the real world, and there has
always been a place for visionary architecture in
architectural discussions. We are attracted to the
breadth of thinking surrounding the huge prob-
lem of waste in both the ocean and on land. This
student thought of something from the ground up
that might be improbable but which is extremely
thought-provoking. A pseudo-continent out of a
Polynesian archipelago. Where do I place my
buildings? Its a brownfield reclamation of the
ocean. Its fantastic.
thom: This student is asking, Where is my
site? and has determined that its the whole
globe. This is a huge project reduced to a very
simple set of ideas.
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islanD; a series of DiagraMs illUstrating possiBle locations of the gyre throUghoUt
the first nine Months of the year; a MeMBer of the strUctUral griD evokes an organic
qUality to its Design; the constrUction process Begins with a sqUare kiloMetre of
Uniflote Blocks anD enDs with the installation of colUMns sUpporteD By a Dense
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Tashme camp in Hope, BC, a delicate balance between the fundamental
structures of Western and Eastern form and thought must be achieved in
order to provide an architecture which addresses the hybrid culture of the
community it represents. The keys to the approach are to use those shared
elements of architecture which are found in both cultures, while also
tOP An entrAnce to the memoriAl drAws visitors beneAth the
existing silos And into A sunken courtyArd below where there
is A pAvilion contAining informAtion on the history of JApAn
ese internment in cAnAdA. MiddLe A study of kyudo, A trAdition
Al form of JApAnese Archery. aBOVe As visitors pAss through the
north silo of the proJect, they enter into A sunken courtyArd
spAce, indicAted by this sectionAl drAwing. OPPOSite MiddLe A long
itudinAl section of the sunken pAth leAding visitors towArds
the lAndscApe element of the memoriAl.
In the West, the fundamental structures of form are abstractions understood
to be outside human experience, archetypal in nature and timeless. In the
East, the opposite is true. Abstraction is not something which is apart from
nature, but rather, intrinsically tied to it. There are no specific archetypes
because there can be no perfect forms. Each iteration is inherently imperfect
because it is governed by the process with which it was made, by human
hands. This, however, is not a cause for dismay as it would be in the West,
but rather for celebration, for in the imperfect object resides the traces of its
creation. The act of creating is thus elevated above the creation itself.
Process, then, is more than the means by which to produce; it is the
primary purpose itself. The repetition of a process creates rituals, thus
formalizing the value placed on process and elevating its performance
thereof to a sacred act.
In the design of a memorial for the Japanese Canadians interned at the
StUdent kevin JAmes, dAlhousie university
LOcatiOn hope, british columbiA
Seeking SPeciFicity in the UniVerSaL:
a MeMOriaL FOr the JaPaneSe canadianS interned
dUring the SecOnd WOrLd War
0 10M SiLO and Path 0 10M SiLO and Path
addressing the primary role of process in both the design of the memorial
and its realization. These strategies allow for the universal comprehension
of the memorial while the way in which it is placed into the landscape
creates a specific link to both place and history.
Through the study of the traditional Japanese art of kyudo and the abstract
art of the Japanese Canadian artist Kazuo Nakamura, an internee at the
Tashme camp, a number of cultural influences both Canadian and Japanese
in origin were used to develop a memorial which responds to the hybrid
cultural heritage of the community interned. Rather than resorting to a
pastiche of stylized cultural stereotypes, the memorial was formed around
the concepts of abstraction and ritual. Through abstraction, the scale of the
event is translated into a visceral experience which can be universally
understood. In order to address the specifics of the site and the cultural
heritage of the Japanese Canadians, a ritual of tree-planting as a major
landscape element helps tie the concept of process to the abstraction of the
memorial's layout. Through the two approaches, this thesis seeks to create a
memorial which is open to all Canadians in its cultural references, while
addressing the specific cultural heritage of the Japanese Canadians and the
crime committed against their community.
hariri: When you look at the process, you find a certain spirit. For example,
the section and the ways that the photographs have been manipulated have
the same spirita very soft spirit of a meditative architecture against an
extraordinary idea of landscape and the way that the landscape is overtaken
through a longer period of time.
Macy: This submission really highlights the human experience of architec-
tural space and explores how people can bring their own experiences into it. It
cLOckWiSe FrOM aBOVe A series of drAwings describes the sequence of spAces thAt visitors
pAss through when they visit the memoriAl; the plAnting of cherry trees is used As A
device to mArk where shAcks for the internment cAmp once stood; A topogrAphic
model of tAshme; study models explore the sunken courtyArd, pAth And entry to the
memoriAl.
is very respectful of Japanese-Canadian experi-
ences in Canada. I particularly like the delicacy of
the landscape and the four seasons, the ephemeral
nature of plantings in juxtaposition with these
fairly dense and troubled experiences associated
with the depths of the earth.
thom: In some ways the presentation of this
project is better than any of the others. This is
one person's language, which relates to what
happens in offices today. In many offices, there
are several voices, and the language that we speak
is no longer a single artistic language. You cannot
have many people write a poem; one person
writes a poem. How do you keep that one idea
running through the big projects when so many
are involved? A big project takes so many years to
work through, and with the exception of the prin-
cipals, the individuals involved in these projects
have often moved on.
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Location VarioUs sites
StUdent award of exceLLence
The expansion of human territories has dramat-
ically overlapped with animal boundaries and
activities, allowing geographic, socio-economic,
and cultural forces to effect mutations in behav-
iour. These overlaps generate two kinds of
boundariesinadvertent, and constructive. Ani-
mals that augment their habitation through sym-
biotic relationships with human activities exist in
inadvertent boundaries. Inadvertent boundaries
are adaptative, formless, and are a byproduct of
human activities, such as environmental or phys-
ical effects. Constructive boundaries are territor-
ial and constructed, such as national borders.
These boundaries generate habitations due to
marginalization and opportunism. Animals
which inhabit these boundaries should neither
be considered domestic nor wild, but a new
group that is defined by their contingence to both
human and natural environments. This proposal
seeks to respond to these inadvertent and con-
BeLow a presentation model of the riViera BeaCh power station in west palm BeaCh,
florida.
structive boundaries and questions the potential
of adaptation, mutualism, and cohabitation.
The project is composed of two parts; research
into these boundary conditions, and a design
proposal focused on one such site. Through
research and analysis, 11 sites were explored
which exhibit these overlapping boundaries and
activities between animals and humans. These
sites include: 1) the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone,
Ukraine, where the Przewalski species of wild
horse has adapted and survived within the harsh
sub-urban environment; 2) the abandoned Cas-
pian Sea oil derricks of Baku, Azerbaijan, where
cormorants have adapted natural nesting habitats
from onshore forests to the vacant offshore oil
infrastructure; 3) the uninhabitable landmine
fields of the Falkland Islands, where nesting
penguins have capitalized and flourished in the
empty land; 4) the expansion and occurrences of
endangered flora and fauna in the Korean
Demilitarized Zone; and 5) the Riviera Beach
Power Station in West Palm Beach, Florida,
where the main focus of the project holds.
Every winter, there are as many as 200 mana-
tees which gather around Floridas power plant
warm-water outfalls. Manatee populations
have modified their migration patterns to this
constant discharge of warm water. Specifically
considering the Riviera Beach Power Station,
this proposal focuses on the territorial bound-
aries of animal and human occupation. New
programs, such as hotel, spa, restaurant, and
pool are inserted into the power plant infra-
structure to form convergent zones where all
habitants are mutually beneficial. These pro-
gram insertions are based on the power plant
operation, generating mutualistic relationships
between the existing power plant and manatees
with new forms and occupants.
hariri: I think that this student is an artist, and
her drawings and paintings are extremely mov
ing. The drawings should be exhibited as paint
ings, as they are both artful and meaningful. A lot
of artists are struggling with a narrative, but not
this student.
Macy: I like the way the project notices the exist
ing condition. Often, things that are the most
dangerous can often be the best spaces for habi
tat. The most famous example of this is the Rocky
Mountain Conservation Region in the US which
is adjacent to a large nuclear waste dump. Be
cause it is off bounds for humans, we have this
amazing flora and fauna juxtaposed. The idea of
wilderness and nature that is something humans
have pulled out of is ironically true in the most
polluted of landscapes. This student took that
premise and started to explore the extreme juxta
position of sites that are the most problematic,
opposite top, LeFt to riGht At the exclusion
Zone in chernobyl, rAdiAtion is Ab
sorbed by soil, vegetAtion And wAter,
but is not retAined by AsphAlt, thereby
mAking it A viAble building mAteriAl;
Along the shores of the fAlklAnd
islAnds, A rAised observAtion infrA
structure is proposed thAt Avoids the
minefieldlittered ground while Allow
ing humAns And penguins to coexist
without disturbing eAch other; At the
rivierA beAch power stAtion in west
pAlm beAch, An observAtion deck And
new restAurAnt looking out At A
mAnAtee hAbitAt is built Above An exist
ing pArking lot. riGht vArious progrAm
insertions help enliven the rivierA beAch
power stAtion.
existing manatee habitat extend manatee habitat
align with new site connections insert new program
warm water discharged when sea temperature drops
below 22c
warm water captured for new program use when
sea temperature is above 22c
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aBove inserting new program elements at VarioUs phases will lead to the Complete
rehaBilitation of the CUrrent riViera BeaCh power station site. top right the proposal
Calls for new aCtiVities to Be inserted at the Base of aBandoned oil rigs in the Cas
pian sea to Create new liVing opportUnities for Both hUmans and Birds. BeLow a Cross
seCtion throUgh the florida spa shows the aCtiVation of warmwater disCharge for
hot water and a newly Created manatee refUge.
and that are either industrial wastelands or polit-
ical off-bound areas. It is a very experimental,
provocative project that results in some nice
intersections that might make us rethink the role
of nature in the city. The image of the manatees
around the hot-water dump off the coast of Flor-
ida really impresses me. In the national park sys-
tems in both Canada and the US, lookouts are a
critical part in terms of where roads come in and
out. Norway is doing the same thing now. This
reminds me of those kinds of projects where
there are routes and roads as part of the itinerary.
thom: I was taken with this project because this
is such a courageous student who could have
spent an entire term on any one of these issues,
but instead took all of them in the context of a
global view. Yet each one is so different and con-
sidered so deeply that to me it was quite pro-
found. Obviously, the project was done by some-
one with a broad perspective, yet she achieved a
remarkable depth of understanding.
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StUdent award OF eXcellence
StUdent Marie-Gil Blanchette, McGill University
lOcatiOn Montreal, QUeBec
Watercycle is a project that seeks to rethink water
management specifically within the context of the
city of Montreal. The architectural project
attempts to create a link between the functional
water treatment in the cityoften invisible to the
public eyeand the poetic celebration of water.
This prototypical project treats snow, recycles
residual grey water, and creates a new type of
urban park. The spaces guide the visitor along a
journey through which one discovers the process
of filtration.
The site chosen for experimentation is the
Craig Pumping Station located on rue Notre-
Dame. Lying beneath the shadow of the Jacques-
Cartier Bridge, the pumping station seems like a
disconnected artifact. Although abandoned for
nearly 30 years, its original use, when construct-
ed in 1887, was to prevent spring-time flooding.
Considering that Montreal becomes flooded with
melting snow every year, the newly added pro-
gram to the site becomes a reinterpretation of its
original use. Snow collection has been managed Site plan
by the city since 1905. Before 1999, some of the
snow was directly discharged into the St. Law-
rence River, but this process has been strictly
forbidden for environmental reasons. Currently,
snow is treated by different methods in Mont-
real, and all of them end at the water treatment
plant. The project thus becomes an alternative to
this process by modifying the existing cycle and
integrating it into the city itself. Moreover, the
project seeks to address the renewal of the neigh-
bourhood and the progressive reappropriation of
the river shores that are still undefined post-
industrial zones in this area of the city.
The architectural intervention divides the site
in two. One is a large dumping space and a longi-
tudinal park that is laid out along the streets axis.
The dumping space is created by a large trench
dug into the ground. Thus, the pumping station
becomes a freestanding figure revealing its
essence. The main access to the interpretation
centre contains temporary and permanent exhib-
ition spaces. Conceptually and physically, the
interpretation centre acts as a filter between the
city and the shore, whereas the urban park is a
promenade along which different types of foun-
tains, basins and irrigated gardens animate the
spaceall of which are fed by recycled grey water.
The project adapts and changes its appearance
through the seasons, waiting to be discovered and
appreciated as much in winter as in summer. The
topography of the park has been modified to
enhance visual connectivity for visitors, as exist-
ing site conditions do not permit any visual and
physical connection to the river. Most import-
antly, the urban park provides a new type of rela-
tionship between citizens, their water, and their
city of Montreal.

hariri: The beauty of this project is that the
architect solves a very real problem. We want
people to know what it takes to treat our water;
we know this problem exists because we are deal-
ing with these issues on Torontos own water-
cOnceptUal Site plan
cOncept map
SecOnd FlOOr
third FlOOr
1 Main loBBy
2 teMporary exhiBition space
3 caf
4 existinG pUMps
5 perManent exhiBition space
6 offices
7 archives storaGe
8 MUlti-pUrpose rooM
9 aUditoriUM
10 oBservation footBridGe
11 laBoratory
12 Basins
13 water tank
14 Maintenance
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preViOUS paGe a renderinG of the site dUr-
inG the sUMMer Months illUstrates vari-
oUs Gardens and water treatMent
facilities. leFt a renderinG of the site indi-
cates the aMoUnt of snow to Be treat-
ed, representinG it as a larGe pink cUBe.
belOw leFt the concept Map hiGhliGhts the
varioUs snow treatMent sites in Mont-
real. snow will Be treated and Grey
water will Be recycled throUGh the pro-
jects innovative filtration desiGn.
front. Students are doing better work than prac-
titioners, and architecture, in its capacity to edu-
cate, is the only way forward.
macy: Among students and those in the profes-
sional worldeveryone is talking about sustaina-
bility and greening. The critics see a lot of green-
wash where all the roofs are green, all the walls
are biowalls. This raises a question about the
relationship between nature, architecture and
urbanism; its a fact that snow falls and we have
to remove it, and it becomes polluted when its
mixed with gas, car oil and debris, and then it has
to be treated. So this project takes on the real
problem between the interface of nature and
urbanism, and it results in quite a hard-edged
urban scheme. It is very impressive to see some-
one bite into a problem like this and define what
is the architectural and urban form and how can
it manifest itself in a positive way through these
strip gardens. I think that its pretty sophisticat-
ed, forward-thinking and creative, and not
something thats about the status quo.
thom: This project speaks of how to adopt
another perspective on waste, and how to make
something beautiful out of it.
riGht, tOp tO bOttOm visitors to the perMa-
nent exhiBition space can watch as
snow is collected, Melted and treated
at the new facUlty; two sections
throUGh the existinG pUMpinG station
and site.
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Bregman + Hamann Architects, Bulthaup Toronto Inc., City of Toronto
Planning/Urban Design, Diamond and Schmitt Architects, DuToit Archi
tects/DuToit Allsopp Hillier/Diamond and Schmitt/ERA Architects/Claude
Cormier Architectes + Paysagistes/Adams + Associates/Ferruccio Sardella,
Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc., Farrow Partnership Archi
tects in association with Busby Perkins + Will Architects, Gow Hastings
Architects Inc., Ian MacDonald Architect Inc., Jennifer Turner Architect,
Kearns Mancini Architects Inc. with Gow Hastings Architects Inc., Klein
feldt Mychajlowycz Architects Inc., Lapointe Architects, Larkin Architect,
Levitt Goodman Architects, MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, Mac
Lennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects and Yallowega Blanger Architecture,
MMMC Inc. Architects, Montgomery Sisam Architects, Moss Sund Inc.,
nkA (Nelson Kwong Architect), Oleson Worland/Taylor Smyth Architects,
onebadant, Partners in Architecture and Development PAD Inc./Samer
Hoot, Peter Hamilton Architects, Pitropov Architecture, PLANT Architect
Inc., Queens Quay Architects International Inc., Raw Design, regional
Architects with Hilditch Architect, Rick Galezowski, Scott Morris Architects
Inc., Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners, SMV Architects, Strasman Architects
Inc., Taylor Smyth Architects, Teeple Architects Inc., WILLIAMSON
WILLIAMSON INC.
QUeBec ABCP Architecture et Urbanisme + Hudon Julien et Associs, Anne
Carrier Architectes, Atelier Pierre Thibault, Brire, Gilbert + associs/
Denis StLouis Architecte, Cardin + Ramirez & Associs Architectes,
Chevalier Morales Architects, Consortium Dan Hanganu Architects +
Architecture 2000 Inc., Croft Pelletier Architects, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et
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Urbaniste (MEA+U), Provencher Roy + Associs Architectes, Ral Baril,
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2008 StUdent aWardS Of excellence
In addition to this year's winners, the following architecture students were
chosen by their schools to enter their thesis projects in this year's awards:
Livia Antalikova (University of Calgary), Kirsty Bruce (Dalhousie Univer
sity), Elena Chernyshov (University of Waterloo), Justine Chibuk (McGill
University), Tomer Diamant (University of Toronto), Kelly Doran (Univer
sity of Toronto), Allison Gonsalves (Dalhousie University), Noel Heard
(University of Calgary), Mike Holt (University of Calgary), Chris Hunter
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de Montral), Matthew McFetrick (University of Manitoba), Tom Ngo
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Pauls (University of Manitoba), Adrian Politano (University of Waterloo),
Dominic Poncelet (Universit de Montral), Kelly Riopelle (Carleton Uni
versity), Clara Shipman (McGill University), Natalie Telewiak (University of
British Columbia), Alexander Witko (University of British Columbia).
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Architects Co., Cannon Design, CEI Architecture
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Interiors in association with William R. Rhone
Architect, Chang Holovsky Architects Inc.,
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Jones Design Inc., Dynamedia, Frits de Vries
Architect Ltd., GBL Architects Group Inc., GBL
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Borowski Lintott Sakumoto Fligg Ltd./Nick Mil
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manitOBa 5468796 Architecture, Andrew
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son Design Studio, Number Ten Architectural
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2008 aWardS Of excellence
In addition to this years winners, the editors
thank the following individuals and firms for
participating in the 2008 Canadian Architect
Awards of Excellence:
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