2022 Awards of Excellence

CSLA Announces the Recipients of the 2022 Awards of Excellence:

Agguttinni Uumajunut Pimmariuninginnut (Territorial Park) by NVision Insight Group Inc. with John Laird Associates is Awarded the Jury's Award of Excellence

OTTAWA - May 18, 2022 - Today, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the recipients of the 2022 Awards of Excellence. This year, 15 projects received a national award. Agguttinni Uumajunut Pimmariuninginnut (Territorial Park) by NVision Insight Group Inc. with John Laird Associates is Awarded the Jury's Award of Excellence, which is given to one project annually which best demonstrates the CSLA's vision - of advancing the art, science, and practice of landscape architecture.

These award-winning projects are preeminent examples of Canadian landscape architecture. They illustrate the range of what landscape architects do and how landscape architects are helping to reshape our communities by defining the places where we live, work, and play.

"The 2022 CSLA Awards of Excellence recipients are like a cross-Canada tour of our country's landscapes: the expanse of the western Prairie, the majesty of the Arctic, the Pacific coast, and the Atlantic coast, the magnificent river valleys and the diverse urban places set amongst them. The jury this year was taken with the diversity of scope and geography that the profession of landscape architecture in Canada embraces. The recipients of these national awards are remarkable, but the collective statement made by all 57 submissions received in 2022 is a testament to the impact and the scope of the profession."  - George Dark, Chair of the 2022 Jury

Winners were selected by a national jury of landscape architects. They were George Dark (Jury Chair), Sophie Beaudoin, Tamara Marajh, Tiina Mack and Douglas Cardinal (External Juror). A total of 57 submissions were received. Criteria applied by the jurors included:

demonstration of a deep understanding of the craft of landscape architecture and attention to composition and detail,
demonstration of excellence in leadership, project management, breadth of work, new directions, or new technology,
innovation in concept, process, materials, or implementation,
promotion of the discipline amongst related professions, clients, and the general public,
demonstration of exemplary environmental and/or social awareness.

National Awards are for work that demonstrate excellence against all judging criteria. These projects are nominated for the Jury's Award of Excellence, which is given to the project that best demonstrates the CSLA's vision (advancing the art, science, and practice of landscape architecture).

The Awards of Excellence Ceremony will take place on Wednesday June 8th, 2022, from 3-5 PM ET via Zoom.

The recipient of the 2022 Jury's Award of Excellence and a National Award is:

Agguttinni Uumajunut Pimmariuninginnut (Territorial Park)

ᐊᒡᒍᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ (ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒧᖓᔪᖅ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᒃ)

NVision Insight Group Inc. with John Laird Associates

Chris Grosset, NuALA, FCSLA with John Laird, FCSLA
Category: Planning and Analysis
Location: Clyde River, NU

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The 2022 National Award Recipients are:

Touch the Water Promenade Dub Architects, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, ISL Engineering Kevin Dieterman, AALA, CSLA Category: Planning and Analysis Location: Edmonton, AB Learn more
Find your Centre: Mount Pearl City Centre Renewal Plan Mills & Wright Landscape Architecture Matthew Mills, APALA, CSLA Rachael Fitkowski, APALA, CSLA David Leinster, OALA, FCSLA Donna Hinde, OALA, FCSLA Victoria FitzGerald, APALA, CSLA Mike Hudson, BLA Category: Communications Location: Mount Pearl, NL Learn more
Wanuskewin Crosby Hanna & Associates William Hrycan, SALA, CSLA Category: Large-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Saskatoon, SK Learn more
Waterfront Park PWL Partnership & WSP Margot Long, BCSLA, FCSLA, ASLA Category: Large-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Vancouver, Washington, USA Learn more
Seneca's Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) Quinn Design Associates Inc. John Quinn, OALA, FCSLA Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Toronto, ON Learn more
Aménagement du paysage et eclairage de la Maison Brignon-dit-Lapierre VLAN paysages with the collaboration of IGF Axiom: electrical engineer, City of Montreal: civil engineer + construction supervision, Civiliti: urban designer, Enclume: historical study Julie St-Arnault, AAPQ, OALA, CSLA Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Montréal, QC Learn more
Plage de L'Est (La Débâcle) Ni Conception designed in close collaboration with Ruccolo + Faubert Architects Katerine Beaudry, AAPQ, CSLA Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Arrondissement Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, QC Learn more
Bloor-Annex BIA Parkettes DTAH James Roche, OALA, CSLA Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Toronto, ON Learn more
Morgan's Garden: Healing, Engaging, Empowering Virginia Burt Designs, Canada Inc. Virginia Burt, OALA, FCSLA, FASLA Paul Carabott, OALA, CSLA Emily Thorpe, BEDS, March Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Cleveland Heights, Ohio Learn more
Steveston Nikkei Memorial Hapa Collaborative Joseph Fry, BCSLA, CSLA Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Location: Richmond, BC Learn more
The Fraser River Delta Collaborative: Advancing Design for Sea Level Rise in the Fraser River Delta UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), Hapa Collaborative, PFS Studio, PWL Partnership, space2place Professor Kees Lokman, Joseph Fry, Kelty McKinnon, Derek Lee, Jeff Cutler Category: Research Location: Vancouver, BC Learn more
The 2020-2030 Iqaluit Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᕐᓈᖅ George Harris Collaborative Inc. George Harris, AALA, BCSLA, NuALA, CSLA Category: Research Location: Iqaluit, NU Learn more (with Inuktitut translation)
Les Habitations de Saint-Michel Nord Vlan paysages with the collaboration of Saia Barbarese Topouzanov: architect, Cima: structural and civil engineer, Aedifica: electrical and mechanical engineer, Wood: environmental consultant, Bouthillette Parizeau: security consultant, Exp: construction supervision shared street Julie St-Arnault, AAPQ, OALA, CSLA Category: Residential Landscape Location: Montréal, QC Learn more
Cabot Trail Retreat Outside! Landscape Architects Inc. Susan Sirrs, APALA, CSLA Category: Residential Landscape Location: Cape Breton Island, NS Learn more