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Ottawa, ON, January 2016 – The Wood Design & Building magazine is delighted to announce the award recipients for the prestigious 2015/16 Wood Design Awards program.

24 + 22 Jan 2016

Wood Design & Building Awards Winners 2015

HONOR AWARDS

– Underhill, Matinecock, New York, Bates Masi + Architects LLC

photo : Michael Moran, Michael Moran Studio

– Stade de soccer de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Saucier + Perrotte architectes and Hughes Condon Marler Architects

photo : Olivier Blouin, Olivier Blouin Photos

– Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, Bing Thom Architects, Shape Architecture (Associate Architect)

photo : Ema Peter, Ema Peter Photography

– Puukuokka Housing Block, Jyväskylä, Finland, OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture

photo : Mikko Auerniitty

– Public Library of Constitución, Constitución, Chile, Sebastian Irarrazaval Arquitectos

photo : Felipe Díaz

Winning recipients were hand selected from over 140 online entries by an esteemed architectural jury consisting of:

 Dean Maltz, Managing Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects www.shigerubanarchitects.com
 Stéphan Langevin, Partner at STGM Architect www.stgm.net
 David Keltner, Principal at Hacker hackerarchitects.com

Special awards were granted by the Canadian Wood Council as well as this year’s sponsors, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Western Red Cedar. Projects submitted to this year’s awards program pushed the boundaries of what is thought of as conventional applications for wood products – reaffirming wood’s versatility within construction. Both the International and North American projects displayed a well-articulated understanding of old and new techniques for wood in architecture.

“It’s one thing to build a building, it’s another to ensure that the building complements its surrounding environment from a green, structural/functional and aesthetic point of view.” explained Etienne Lalonde, VicePresident of Market Development for the Canadian Wood Council. “The Wood Design Awards program is an opportunity for design teams to showcase their exceptional wood buildings and construction techniques, and to highlight examples of applications for wood/wood products that can be applied to different projects and under varying conditions.”

The Wood Design & Building magazine, in partnership with the Canadian Wood Council, extends its appreciation to everyone who participated in the 2015 Awards program, and congratulates all of the award recipients featured below. A special thank you is also extended to this year’s sponsors, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Real Cedar.

The Award Recipients for the 2015/16 Wood Design Awards program:

HONOR
 Underhill, Matinecock, New York, Bates Masi + Architects LLC
 Stade de soccer de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Saucier + Perrotte architectes and Hughes Condon Marler
Architects
 Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, Bing Thom Architects, Shape Architecture (Associate
Architect)
 Puukuokka Housing Block, Jyväskylä, Finland, OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture
 Public Library of Constitucion, Constitución, Chile, Sebastian Irarrazaval Arquitectos

MERIT
 Lightbox, Point Roberts, Washington, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
 Roy-Lawrence Residence, Sutton, Quebec, Chevalier Morales Architectes
 Fort McMurray International Airport, Fort McMurray, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, office of mcfarlane biggar
architects + designers inc. Project commenced as predecessor firm mcfarlane green biggar Architecture +
Design Inc.
 Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre Branch, Toronto, Ontario, LGA Architectural Partners and
Phillip H. Carter architects in joint venture
 MEC Head Office, Vancouver, British Columbia, Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc.
 Fire Station 76, Gresham, Oregon, Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc.
 World Intellectual Property Organization Conference Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, Behnisch Architekten
 PINCH Sweep Warp, Shuanghe Village, Yunnan Province, China, Hong Kong University Architecture students

CITATION
 Old Main Academic Building Addition, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Diamond
Schmitt Architects, Stantec Architecture (Associate Architect)
 Whitetail Woods Regional Park Camper Cabins, Farmington, Minnesota, HGA Architects and Engineers
 Bar Raval, Toronto, Ontario, PARTISANS Architects
 Mont-Laurier Multipurpose Performance Hall, Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Les architectes FABG
 Nursery in Guastalla, Guastalla, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Mario Cucinella Architects
 Veneer House – Cogon Day School, Barangay Cogon, Balilihan Bohol, Philippines, Kobayashi Maki Design
Workshop
 Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts and Media Building, Nelson City, New Zealand, Irving Smith
Jack Architects Ltd
 Dune House, Terschelling, The Netherlands, Marc Koehler Architects
 Guessing Agricultural School, Guessing, Austria, PICHLER & TRAUPMANN ARCHITEKTEN ZT GMBH

CANADIAN WOOD COUNCIL AWARDS
 Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, Wembley, AB, Teeple Architects (Design Architect); Architecture Tkalcic
Bengert (ATB) (Architect of Record); Reich + Petch Design International (Museum Consultant)
 MAZAMA House, Mazama, WA, FINNE Architects

SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE – SPONSORSHIP AWARD
 Quilakwa Center, # 5655 Highway 97A, Enderby, BC, KH Design Inc.

WESTERN RED CEDAR – SPONSORSHIP AWARD
 Treehouse, Ottawa, ON, Ha2 Architecture & Design

Here are the 2015 winners from the Wood Design & Building Awards program:

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