CSLA Announces the Recipients of the 2021 Awards of Excellence: Dale Hodges Park by O2 Planning & Design and Source 2 Source Inc. with AECOM and Sans façon for Watershed+ is Awarded the Jury’s Award of Excellence
OTTAWA - 7 April 2021 – Today, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the recipients of the Awards of Excellence.
This year, 14 projects received a national award. Dale Hodges Park, by O2 Planning & Design and Source 2 Source Inc. with AECOM and Sans façon for Watershed+, was selected to receive the Jury’s Award of Excellence, which is given to one project annually which best demonstrates the CSLA’s vision — that 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.
- Bernard St-Denis, Chair of the 2021 Awards of Excellence jury
Winners were selected by a national jury of landscape architects. A total of 72 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 which best demonstrates the CSLA’s vision (advancing the art, science, and practice of landscape architecture).
Learn about the 2021 Awards of Excellence Jury.
Special thanks to the sponsor of the 2021 Awards of Excellence, Maglin Site Furniture!
The recipient of the 2021 Jury’s Award of Excellence and a National Award is:
Dale Hodges Park
O2 Planning & Design and Source 2 Source Inc. with AECOM and Sans façon for Watershed+
Contact: Matt Williams, MLA, AALA, OALA, CSLA, and Bernard Amell, AALA, CSLA
Category: Large-Scale Public Landscapes
Learn more about this project.
The 2021 National Award Recipients are:
Accidental Wilderness: The Origins and Ecology of Toronto’s Tommy Thompson ParkWalter H. Kehm, OALA, FCSLA, FASLA |
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University of Guelph Child Care and Learning CentreEarthscape Play Inc. |
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Gordonridge Community Multi-Sport CourtERA Architects Inc. |
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Saugeen First Nation Creator’s Garden and Amphitheatre Restoration Master PlanBrook McIlroy Inc. |
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Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities ToolkitYvonne Yeung, Ken Greenberg, Matti Siemiatycki for City of Brampton and Urban Land Institute Toronto District Council |
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Sumac GardenStraub Thurmayr Landscape Architects, Dietmar Straub & Anna Thurmayr |
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The Future of Stephen AvenueThe City of Calgary, Gehl Studio, Stantec Consulting Ltd., and Calgary Downtown Association |
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Wanuskewin Interpretive PlaygroundCrosby Hanna & Associates |
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Place Alice-GirardNIPPAYSAGE architectes paysagistes + EXP. architecture de paysage et ingénierie |
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Memoirs of Pioneering Landscape Architects of Quebec and OntarioEVOQ Landscape Architecture (formerly ARCADIA STUDIO) |
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Biodiversity Corridor, Borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebecciviliti, LAND Italia, Table Architecture, Biodiversité conseil |
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Projet paysage de la MRC Brome-MissisquoiMille Lieux, coopérative de travail |
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SèveCollectif Escargo |
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The awards will be presented during a virtual celebration to be held during the CSLA-OALA Congress on May 29th, 2021. Register today.
High-resolution images of winning projects are available upon request.
For more information
Michelle Legault, Executive Director, Email: executive-director@csla-aapc.ca | Office: 613-668-4775,
12 Forillon | Ottawa ON | K2M 2W5, www.csla-aapc.ca