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CSLA Announces 2014 Best Landscape Architecture Projects in Canada

CSLA Announces 2014 Best Landscape Architecture Projects in Canada

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) recently announced the winners of the 2014 Awards of Excellence in Canadian landscape architecture. Selected by a national jury of landscape architects, the national and regional awards are judged on a variety of factors from project management performance to application of environmentally friendly practices. Read on for a look at these award-winning landscape architecture designs!

Dundas West Streetscape | PMA Landscape Architects

This year, 15 projects received national award out of a 29 total award recipients. The awards are presented in three categories: Honor, Merit, and Citations. “More and more frequently landscape architects appear to be leading projects that are increasingly multi-disciplinary,” says Brian Parker, Chair of the Awards of Excellence jury. “Collaborative work with engineers, architects and planners bodes well for the profession.” 

National Honour / honneur national 

Dundas Street West Parkettes (Toronto)
Fung Lee, PMA Landscape Architects Ltd.
Category / Catégorie : Design

The Landscape of Memory: Poppy Plaza (Calgary)
Dave Spencer + Marc Boutin, Stantec Consulting Ltd. With the Marc Boutin architectural collaborative inc.
Category / Catégorie : Design

Les promenades urbaines (Montréal)
Marie-Claude Séguin, Ville de Montréal, Direction des grands parcs et du verdissement
Categories / Catégories : Communications and Planning and Analysis / Communications et Planification et
analyse

Pottery Road Crossing | PLANT

National Merit / mérite national

Toronto Natural Environment Trail Strategy (Toronto)
Erik Lees, LEES+Associates Landscape Architects
Category / Catégorie: Landscape Management / Aménagement des paysages

Pottery Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing (Toronto)
Mary Tremain, PLANT Architect Inc.
Category / Catégorie: Design

East Bayfront Water’s Edge Promenade (Toronto)
Tanya Brown, West 8 + DTAH
Category / Catégorie: Design

Tree Planting Solutions in Hard Boulevard Surfaces: Best Practices Manual (Toronto)
Clara Kwon, DTAH
Category / Catégorie: Research

An Adventure in Firsts: The Variety Heritage Adventure Park at the Forks National Historic Site (Winnipeg)
Monica Giesbrecht, HTFC Planning & Design
Category / Catégorie: Design

Zaubergarten in an Urban Clearing, Childcare Centre Munich (Munich)
Dietmar Straub and Anna Thurmayr, Straub Thurmayr CSLA Landschaftsarchitekten
Category / Catégorie: Design

The Chemin-Qui-Marche Lookout (Montréal)
Isabelle Giasson, Groupe IBI-CHBA
Category / Catégorie : Design

Imperial Lofts – A Breath of Fresh Air (Montréal)
Isabelle Giasson, Groupe IBI-CHBA
Category / Catégorie : Residential Design / Design résidentiel

Parc Hydro-Québec | Claude Cormier

National Citation / citation nationale

Downtown Moves: Transforming Ottawa’s Streets (Ottawa)
Donna Hinde, Delcan and The Planning Partnership
Category / Catégorie: Planning & Analysis / Planification et analyse

John Street Roundhouse Park (Toronto)
Trevor McIntyre, IBI Group
Category / Catégorie: Design

TOM Field of Daisies/Field of Poppies (2012 & 2013 editions) (Montréal)
Claude Cormier, Claude Cormier et Associés
Category / Catégorie : New Directions / Nouvelles orientations

Parc Hydro-Québec (Montréal)
Claude Cormier/Sophie Beaudoin, Claude Cormier et Associés
Category / Catégorie : Design

Mid Main Park | Hapa Collaborative

Regional Honour / honneur régionale

Mid Main Park (Vancouver)
Joseph Fry, Hapa Collaborative
Category / Catégorie : Design

Credit Rivers Parks Strategy (Mississauga)
Mark Schollen, Schollen & Company Inc.
Category / Catégorie : Planning & Analysis / Planification et analyse

Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art Master Plan (Toronto)
Brent Raymond, DTAH
Category / Catégorie : Planning & Analysis / Planification et analyse

Victoria Park Subway Station – Green Roof and Landscape (Toronto)
Scott Torrance, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc.
Category / Catégorie : Design

Ruelle verte Cartierville | Jasmin Corbiel, Groupe Rousseau Lefebvre via AAPQ

Regional Merit / mérite régional

John Lawson Park Playground and Splash Pad (West Vancouver)
Richard Findlay, Richard Findlay Landscape Architect Inc.
Category / Catégorie : Design

MacEwan Terrace Garden at Riverwood (Mississauga)
Rod MacDonald & Mark Steele , The Landplan Collaborative Ltd.
Category / Catégorie : Design

Designing Thunder Bay’s Image Routes: An Innovative Approach to Large-Scale
Streetscape Redevelopment (Thunder Bay)
Calvin Brook, Brook McIlroy
Category / Catégorie : Communications

Downtown Tomorrow: Linking Orillia’s Core to the Water (Orillia)
George Dark,Urban Strategies Inc.
Category / Catégorie : Planning & Analysis / Planification et analyse

Ruelle verte Cartierville (Montréal)
Jasmin Corbiel, Groupe Rousseau Lefebvre
Category / Catégorie : Design

Regional Citation / citation régionale
Courthouse Square (Goderich)
David Leinster, The Planning Partnership Ltd.
Category / Catégorie : Landscape Management / Aménagement des paysages

Wellington Place (Toronto)
David Leinster, The Planning Partnership Ltd.
Category / Catégorie : Design

Open Hearth Park (Sydney)
Gary Sorge, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Category / Catégorie : Design

Plan directeur d’aménagement récréotouristique de Rivière-au-Renard (Ville de Gaspé)
Jean-Francois Rolland, Groupe IBI-DAA
Category / Catégorie : Planning & Analysis / Planification et analyse

Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (Toronto)
Claude Cormier, Claude Cormier et Associés
Category / Catégorie : Design

The awards will be presented at a gala during the CSLA Congress held at the National Arts Center in Ottawa on May 31, 2014. You can see a list of winners from previous years here

Lead image via West8 

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