AIA honours two Canadian projects

by mbuckstein | January 18, 2012 9:37 am

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 A Nova Scotia and a Toronto building have won awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

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Representing excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design, more than 700 submissions from around the world entered the 2012 Institute Honour Awards.

Winning an award for architecture was Ghost Architectural Laboratory in Upper Kingsburg, N.S. Designed by Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, the architectural education centre sits on the Atlantic coast, where Samuel de Champlain first arrived in 1604. The permanent structures that occupy the site—a tower, studio, cabins, barns, and boathouse—provide accommodation for the program and a venue for community events.

Toronto’s Integral House was the other Canadian winner, taking home an award in the interior architecture category. Designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, the project site and building contains numerous sustainable features. Vertical geothermal pipes supply heating and cooling for the entire project, including the main concert hall/performance space for up to 200 people. The house also contains a green roof and vertical wooden fins that provide sun shading from the exterior and contribute to the acoustical performance of the concert hall/performance space.

Other winners included:
• Architecture: 8 House (Copenhagen, Denmark)–BIG;
• Interior Architecture: HyundaiCard Air Lounge (Incheon, South Korea)–Gensler; and
• Regional and Urban Design: Reinventing the Crescent: Riverfront Development Plan (New Orleans)–Eskew + Dumez + Ripple.

Source URL: https://www.constructioncanada.net/aia-honours-two-canadian-projects/

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