CSLA Announces the Recipients of the 2023 Awards of Excellence
The Ring by CCxA is Awarded the Jury's Award of Excellence
OTTAWA - May 2023 - Today, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the recipients of the 2023 Awards of Excellence. This year, 15 projects received a national award. The Ring by CCxA 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.
Winners were selected by a national jury of landscape architects. They were Tiina Mack (Jury Chair), Glenn O'Connor, Claude Potvin, Natalie Goulet-Sorenson, and Ken Greenberg (External Juror). A total of 53 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 during the 2023 CSLA-SALA Congress in Saskatoon this June.
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The recipient of the 2023 Jury's Award of Excellence and a National Award is:
The Ring (Montréal, QC)
CCxA (formerly Claude Cormier et Associés)
Claude Cormier, AAPQ, FCSLA, and Sophie Beaudoin, AAPQ, FCSLA
Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
The 2023 National Award Recipients are:
Royal St. John's Regatta Winners Circle (St. John's, NL)
Tract Consulting Inc.
Neil Dawe, APALA, FCSLA
Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
xʷəyeyət - Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Regional Park Projects (Richmond, BC)
space2place design inc.
Jeff Cutler, BCSLA, FCSLA, Sarah Primeau, BCSLA, CSLA
Category: Planning and Analysis
Co-creating the St. George Rainway (Vancouver, BC)
City of Vancouver
Cherie Zhi Xiao, BCSLA, CSLA
Category: Communications
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation – CitySkate, Skateboard Amenities Strategy (Vancouver, BC)
van der Zalm + Associates (VDZ+A)
Mark van der Zalm, BCSLA, CSLA, Travis Martin, BCSLA, CSLA, David Jerke, BCSLA, CSLA, Nathan Ross, BCSLA Intern, Selina Zheng, BCSLA Intern, Natasha DeVries, BCSLA Intern
Category: Planning and Analysis
sθәqәlxenәm ts'exwts'áxwi7 (Rainbow Park) (Vancouver, BC)
DIALOG
Jill Robertson, OALA, APALA, AALA, BCSLA, CSLA
Category, Small-scale public landscapes designed by a landscape architect
Peitree Yaoliang Eco Resort (Yaoliang Village, Houzhou Prefectural City, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China)
PFS Studio
Greg Smallenberg, CM, BCSLA, OALA, FCSLA, FASLA
Category: Residential Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
St. Andrew’s Playground Park (Toronto, ON)
DTAH
James Roche, OALA, FCSLA
Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
Brampton Riverwalk Open Space and Urban Design Master Plan (Brampton, ON)
DTAH
James Roche, OALA, FCSLA
Category: Planning and Analysis
Copps Pier (Hamilton, ON)
FORREC Ltd.
Scott Torrance, OALA, CSLA
Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
Harbourfront Centre at York Quay (Toronto, ON)
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Michael Van Valkenburgh, OALA, CSLA
Category: Medium-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
Edmonton's Ribbon of Green (Edmonton, AB)
02 Planning & Design
Matt Williams, AALA, CSLA
Category: Landscape Management
The 2020-2030 Conservation, Design and Development Management Plan for Parc Jean-Drapeau (Montréal, QC)
NIPPAYSAGE
Michel Langevin, AAPQ, CSLA, Pauline Gayaud, AAPQ, CSLA, Marianne Lafontaine-Chicha, AAPQ, CSLA
Category: Planning and Analysis
Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam (Montréal, QC)
EXP + NIPPAYSAGE
Mélanie Mignault, AAPQ, CSLA, Catherine Blain, AAPQ, CSLA (NIPPAYSAGE), Sébastien Pinard, AAPQ, CSLA (EXP)
Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect
Parliament Hill Escarpment (Ottawa, ON)
Vlan paysages
Micheline Clouard, AAPQ, CSLA, and Julie St-Arnault, AAPQ, CSLA
Category: Large-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect