Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence 2023

VANCOUVER: The League congratulates this year’s recipients of the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence. These awards, given out annually since 1967, is a national program recognizing future projects in the design phases, including final-year student projects in architecture. Now in its fifth year, the program also recognizes professional and amateur photographers showcasing their best image of a Canadian building.    

2023 Award Recipients:

Awards of Excellence:

• The National Centre for Indigenous Laws | Two Row Architect (Prime), Teeple Architects Inc., and Low Hammond Rowe Architects
• Nelson Pier | MBAC (Urban Design) and SOA (Architect of Record)
• Frog Lake First Nations’ Children & Family, Intervention/Prevention Horse Healing Centre | Reimagine Architects Ltd.
• Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre | architects—Alliance
• The New Vic, McGill University | Diamond Schmitt/Lemay Michaud Architectes

Awards of Merit:

• The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum | Hariri Pontarini Architects and Iredale Architecture
• Triptych | Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
• The Parti Wall | JA Architecture Studio
• Indigenous House | Formline Architecture in association with LGA Architectural Partners with Public Work
• Dawes Road Library & Community Hub | Perkins&Will and Smoke Architecture
• Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub | Lateral Office (Design Architect), Verne Reimer Architecture Inc. (Prime Consultant)
• John Innes Community Recreation Centre | MJMA Architecture & Design
• El Aleph – Main House | MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited

Student Awards of Excellence:

• Toronto’s Terrestrial Reefs | Cameron Penney, Carleton University
• Kushirikiana Architectural Guide | Jonathan Kabumbe, Laurentian University
• The Third Space | Kaamil Allah Baksh, University of Manitoba

Photo Awards of Excellence:

• CAPO | James Brittain
• Creating the Landmark Project: Structural Framework | Salina Kassam