ANN NORMAND | MARCH 19, 2015

This week, the winners of the 2015 Prairie Wood Design Awards were announced. The winning designers and engineers were recognized at a beautiful gala on Tuesday at the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton.

The winning projects were thoughtfully selected from over forty entries by this esteemed jury panel:

  • Larry McFarland, Architect AIBC, Fellow RAIC, Principal, McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd.
  • Daryl Procinsky, MArch, LEED-AP,FRAIC, Creativity Activator, Design Revolution Ltd.
  • Vedran Skopac, Dipl. -Ing. Arch., M.Arch. Architect, HKA, Manasc Isaac

Here are this year’s winners:

Category: Interior Wood Design Showcase

Building: St. Vital Park Pavilion

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Designer: 1×1 architecture inc. 

Photo Credit: Lisa Stinner-Kun

 

Category: Commercial and Institutional Wood Design

Building: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

Location: Wembley, AB

Designer: Teeple Architects

Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche; Beauchamp Photography; Candice Popik

 

Category: Residential Wood Design

Building: G House

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Designer: Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd.

Photo Credit: Jerry Grajewski

 

Category: Municipal and Recreational Wood Design

Building: Qualico Family Centre

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Designer: Number TEN Architectural Group

Photo Credit: Number TEN Architectural Group 

 

Category: Engineer Wood Advocate Award

Building: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

Location: Wembley, AB

Engineer: Fast + Epp/StructureCraft

This project is pictured above in the Commercial and Institutional Wood Design category. 

 

Category: Jury’s Choice A

Building: Junction 9 Yoga and Pilates Studio

Location: Calgary, AB

Designer: LEX3 Engineering

Photo Credit: Shannon Yau; MHB Photo

 

Category: Jury’s Choice B

Building: Winnipeg Folk Festival Village Tower

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Designer: HTFC Planning & Design

Photo Credit: Robert Tinker; Steve McCullough

 

Category: Wood Advocate Award

Building: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

Location: Wembley, AB

Recipient: River of Death & Discovery Dinosaur Museum

This project is pictured above in the Commercial and Institutional Wood Design category.  

Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners of the 2015 Prairie Wood Design Awards. I am looking forward to seeing more stunning and innovative wood projects next year.