Governor General's Medals in Architecture 2006 Announced

[Paul Clerkin]

Governor General's Medals in Architecture Announced
Archiseek / Canada / Architecture News / 2006 / May 1

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce the winners of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture. The following built projects and the architects responsible will be honoured:

* 115 Studios - Cirque du Soleil - Les architectes FABG, Design Architect: Éric Gauthier (Montreal, QC)
* Bibliothèque Municipale de Châteauguay - atelier TAG et Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et Associés Architectes en consortium, Design Architects : Manon Asselin, Katsuhiro Yamazaki (atelier TAG) (Montreal, QC)
* Erindale Hall, University of Toronto at Mississauga - Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, Design Architects: Barry Sampson, FRAIC and Jon Neuert, MRAIC (Toronto, ON)
* Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec - Lapointe Magne + Ædifica, Design Architect: Michel Lapointe (Montreal, QC)
* "Structures d'accueil des jardins de Métis" - Atelier in situ, Design Architects: Annie Lebel, architecte et Stéphane Pratte, architecte (Montreal, QC)
* Maurer House - Florian Maurer Architect, MRAIC (Naramata, BC)
* SC3-Smith Carter Workplace - Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated (Winnipeg, MB)
* Schulich School of Business, York University - Hariri Pontarini Architects, Robbie/Young + Wright Architects In Joint Venture, Design Architect: Siamak Hariri (Toronto, ON)
* The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics - Saucier + Perrotte architectes, Design Architect: Gilles Saucier (Montreal, QC)
* Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne - atelier TAG et Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et Associés Architectes en consortium, Design Architects: Manon Asselin, Katsuhiro Yamazaki (atelier TAG) (Montreal, QC)
* Théâtre Espace Libre - Lapointe Magne et associés, Design Architect: Michel Lapointe (Montreal, QC)
* Unity 2 - Cormier, Cohen, Davies architectes (Atelier Big City) (Montreal, QC)



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http://canada.archiseek.com/news/2006/000133.html

[Paul Clerkin]

This is a truly stunning building....


http://canada.archiseek.com/news/2006/000133/9.html

[L1]

Pretty good list. Non-appearance of KPMB not a problem for me.

[helloinsane]

Always depends on the jury. It's nice to see Saucier get the recognition.

[L1]

I insist. This is work that can stand up internationally. It makes me feel a lot better about
spending time in Canada.

[helloinsane]

Have you made it over here yet?

[L1]

Have indeed. Not loving it, but trying.

[helloinsane]

Have indeed. Not loving it, but trying.

I'm sure your experience will improve in parallel with the weather; summer is fantastic in Toronto.

How did the search for work go? Ontario seems to be doing quite well in general.

[L1]

Hey thanks. Not great, but trying not to commute to Toronto, doing some freelance from KW, thinking about a practice but need a partner, may have to accept the commute though I'll see. Spring certainly amazing, just like that and garden seems to grow six inches.

[helloinsane]

I wouldn't fancy the commute, especially in the winter [i.e. October to April].

You'll be well placed to see KPMB's latest opus under construction, at least :

http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=4658

[L1]

Oh no..Daily views of City Hall enough, visited the winery though which was not too bad

[helloinsane]

The two projects are generations apart in design terms. The city hall was their first major commission after the Barton Myers days and is rather overwrought. The later work like the winery is a lot quieter.