The finalists of the 2018 OAA Design Excellence Awards

The finalists of the 2018 OAA Design Excellence Awards have been unveiled! Presented by the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), the OAA Awards recognize the best in Ontario architecture for all types of developments, including housing, academic institutions, places of worship, and many more!

“The 2018 finalists have set a new standard for excellence in architecture and represent a dynamic range of bold and cutting-edge thinking that architects in our province are fast becoming renowned for. The projects demonstrate exciting new approaches to functionality that enhance the lives of Ontarians, Canadians and global citizens,” says OAA President, John Stephenson.

“Once again, I’m pleased that through the OAA Awards we can celebrate the world-class design and vision of architects based in Ontario that are creating and inspiring powerful contributions for our future,” he adds.

Out of the 111 submissions, the jury narrowed it down to 20 finalists, six of which are located here in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The jury selected the finalists based on creativity, context, sustainability, good design/good business, and legacy.

The Design Excellence finalists:

Alta Chalet

Town of the Blue Mountains, ON

Atelier Kastelic Buffey Inc.

Bahá’í Temple of South America

Santiago, Chile

Hariri Pontarini Architects

Casey House

Toronto, ON

Hariri Pontarini Architects

CF Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge

Toronto, ON

Zeidler Partnership Architects (Executive Architect) and WilkinsonEyre (Design Architect)

Collaborative Greenhouse Technology Centre

Vineland, ON

Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Inc.

Compass House

Mulmur, ON

Superkül Inc.

Double Duplex

Toronto, ON

Batay-Csorba Architects

Environmental Science and Chemistry Building, University of Toronto, Scarborough

Scarborough, ON

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

House on Ancaster Creek

Williamson & Williamson

Ancaster, ON

Williamson Williamson Inc.

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building & Louis A. Simpson International Building, Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, USA

KPMB Architects

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, USA

KPMB Architects

Langara College Science & Technology Centre

Vancouver, BC

Teeple Architects Inc. in association with Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc.

Limelight Bandshell

North York, ON

Paul Raff Studio Incorporated Architect

McEwen School of Architecture/ École d’architecture McEwen

Sudbury, ON

LGA Architectural Partners Ltd.

Mulmur House 3

Mulmur Township, ON

Ian MacDonald Architect Inc.

National Arts Centre Rejuvenation

Ottawa, ON

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

Remai Modern

Saskatoon, SK

KPMB Architects (Design Architect) and Architecture49 Inc. (Architect of Record)

Student Learning Centre, Ryerson University

Toronto, ON

Zeidler Partnership Architects (Executive Architect) and Snøhetta (Design Architect)

UBC Aquatics Centre

Vancouver, BC

MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. and Acton Ostry Architects Inc.

Wellington Building Rehabilitation

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Ottawa, ON

NORR Architects & Engineers Limited

The winners of the Design Excellence Award will be announced on April 3, 2018, along with the winners of the Best Emerging Practice Award, G. Randy Roberts Service Award, and the Order of da Vinci Award.