Every two years, the prestigious Governor General?s Medals in Architecture recognize and celebrate outstanding design in recently built projects by Canadian architects. The competition, established

by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, continues a tradition initiated by the Massey Medals in 1950. Here are this year?s winners.
60_80 Atlantic Avenue
LOCATION Toronto, Ontario
ARCHITECT BDP Quadrangle
60_80 Atlantic is located in Liberty Village, a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto known for its repurposed industrial-era buildings. Photo Ben Rahn / A-Frame
60 and 80 Atlantic are a pair of linked office buildings that stand in the heart of Toronto?s Liberty Village, a former industrial zone located between the 19th-century Canadian Pacific Railway tracks and the Gardiner Expressway. Comprising the adaptive reuse of a historic building and a contemporary expansion, the project offers sustainable, contemporary workspaces, along with urban connectivity, within a quickly gentrifying historic neighbourhood. 60 Atlantic is an adaptively reused brick-and-beam building. Photo Jeff Howard
In phase one, the 1898 brick building at 60 Atlantic?originally built as a wine warehouse?was repurposed as a three-storey mixed-use building and urban catalyst. Its Corten-steel and glass addition contains a new circulation spine and washrooms, addressing today?s accessibility standards. The glass-wrapped stairway towers transform into i...