The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards
By Lucas on Apr 04, 2017
The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards have been announced! The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) unveiled the winners of the Design Excellence category, as well as the winners for Best Emerging Practice, Concept, Landmark Designation, G. Randy Roberts Service Award, and the Order of da Vinci.
“On behalf of the OAA, I congratulate all of this year’s winners for their extraordinary work in representing the creativity and innovations of architects across the province,” says John Stephenson, OAA President. “All projects submitted for the Design Excellence Awards this year have showed communities just how much architects can help.”
There were 20 Design Excellence finalists out of more than 140 submissions, and now 10 winners have been announced! They were judged based on creativity, context, sustainability, good design/business, and legacy.
On April 4th, you will be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award on the OAA website. The winners will be honoured on May 26th at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. The Celebration will cap off the 2017 RAIC/OAA Festival of Architecture. Additional awards will be announced at this time, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Award, Michael V & Wanda Plachta Award, and the People’s Choice Award.
2017 OAA Awards Winners
Design Excellence
Boulevard Club West Wing Replacement, Toronto, ON, Teeple Architects Inc. 
Centennial College Ashtonbee Campus Library & Student HUB, Toronto, ON, MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. 
Conestoga College Student Recreation Centre, Kitchener, ON, MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. 
Eva’s Phoenix, Toronto, ON, LGA Architectural Partners (formerly Levitt Goodman Architects) 
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, KPMB Architects 
Queen Richmond Centre West at 134 Peter Street, Toronto, ON, Sweeny &Co. Architects Inc. (formerly Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co. Architects Inc.) Project was commenced by Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects Inc. and completed under Sweeny &Co. Architects Inc. 
River City – Phase 1 & 2, Toronto, ON, Saucier + Perrotte Architectes / ZAS Architects Inc., in joint venture 
Rosemary House, Toronto, ON, Kohn Shnier Architects 
Story Pod, Newmarket, ON, Atelier Kastelic Buffey Inc. 
Williams Parkway (Phase 1), Brampton, ON, Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects Inc. Best Emerging Practice
blackLAB architects inc.Concepts
Shobuj Pata – Multi-Unit Residential Development, Studio JCI Inc. 
Forwards and Backwards, Jennifer Davis (Intern Architect) and Jon Sasaki Landmark Designation
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Moriyama & Teshima Architects 
The Fielding Memorial Chapel of St. Mark, Thornloe University, Sudbury, ON, Townend Stefura & Baleshta Architects Order of da Vinci
Sheila PennyG. Randy Roberts Service Award
J. William Birdsell
