The OAA Awards offers the Ontario architectural profession an annual opportunity to present its work to a public and professional audience; it advertises the excellence of both individual award winners and the profession as a whole; it fosters a greater appreciation of architecture and architects among all levels of society, professional and non-professional.

One hundred and sixty-two submissions were received and reviewed by three juries. (Click here for a profile of the 2008 Award juries)

These award-winning projects illustrate the diversity, expertise and leadership within the profession today:

Award List of Winners
2008

Design Excellence:

Academic Resource Centre, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Toronto
Brian MacKay-Lyons Architect (Design Architects) with Rounthwaite, Dick & Hadley Architects (Prime Consultant)

Bloorview Kids Rehab
Toronto
Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. in joint venture with Stantec Architecture Ltd., Architects

Brampton Soccer Centre
Brampton
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd.

Conservation, Rehabilitation and Upgrade of the Library of Parliament
Ottawa
Ogilvie and Hogg Architects Inc., Desnoyers Mercure & Associés, Spencer R. Higgins Architect Inc. & Lundholm Associates Architects

Courtyard House
Toronto
Studio Junction Inc.

Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Mississauga
Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners Architects

Hespeler Library
Cambridge
Kongats Architects

Multi-faith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice, University of Toronto
Toronto
Moriyama & Teshima Architects

Museum of Inuit Art
Toronto
gh3 inc.

The Peel Regional Cancer Centre and Ambulatory Care Centre at the Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga
Farrow Partnership Architects

Recreation, Athletic and Wellness Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Mississauga
Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners Architects

Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Toronto
Teeple Architects Inc.

The George and Kathy Dembroski Centre for Horticulture,Toronto Botanical Garden
Toronto
Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.

Umbra Retail and Concept Store
Toronto
Kohn Shnier Architects

University of Waterloo, School of Architecture & Design at Riverside, Cambridge Libraries and Galleries
Cambridge
Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd.


Concepts and Presentations

Image:

Camera Obscura Image of a Church inside a Room
Image: Award of Excellence
Johnathan Wong, student

Artifact:

Led Lighting: Baby Fish Tide
Artifact: Award of Excellence
Catherine Lin, intern

The Girl in the Wood Frock
Artifact: Award of Excellence
Andrea Ling, intern

Proposals/Concepts

The Tropical Forest Science Center
Concepts: Honourable Mention
Ensitu, Panama (Design Architect of Record)
Urbio, New York (Planning and Design Architects)
gh3 inc., Toronto (Design Architects)
NXL, Toronto (Lab Architects)
David Agro LEED, Toronto (Design LEED Consultant)

1:50 Elevation Details
Concepts: Honourable Mention
City of Toronto Planning/Urban Design

Cities and the dead 6: ghost orchards
Concepts: Honourable Mention
Son Van Huynh, student


Best Emerging Practice

Dubbeldam Design Architects
Toronto

Landmark Award

Toronto Eaton Centre,
Toronto
Zeidler Partnership Architects & Bregman + Hamann Architects

Rosedale Valley Bridge
Toronto
NORR limited Architects and Engineers the successor firm of John B. Parkin Associates

G. Randy Roberts Service Award - Recognizing members of the OAA for extraordinary service to the members.
James William Strutt

Order of da Vinci - Presented to persons who have made a significant and meaningful contribution to the profession of architecture.
Stephen V.E. Irwin


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