Centre d?expertise sur l?aluminium (CeAl) and Alcoa Innovation proudly announce the two grand prize winners of the design competition dubbed Architecture and community commitment: A tale of aluminum. Launched last November in cooperation with Association des Architectes en pratique privée du Québec (AAPPQ) and backed by funding from the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation (MESI), the competition promotes the innovative use of aluminum in the building sector. The two prizes were officially awarded at AAPPQ?s annual June cocktail event.
The panel of judges included Carlo Carbone, professor at UQÀM?s School of Design, Anne Carrier, architect with Anne Carrier Architecture and President of AAPPQ, David Prud?homme, Director of Centre d?expertise sur l?aluminium (CeAl), François Racine, President of Alcoa Innovation, and chair Ron Rayside. Grand Prize
After deliberation, the panel of judges bestowed top honours upon Groupe A/Annexe U (Érick Rivard, Marie-Noël Chouinard, Maxime Rochette, Keven Ross and Rémi Morency) for Constellations, a bold, dynamic, public space concept. The prize comes replete with a cash award of $15,000. In the opinion of the judges, the project best articulated the notion of the discriminating use of aluminum in sustainable, mobile or permanent architectural spaces less than 120 square metres in area. Panel chair Ron Rayside, architect and senior partner with Rayside Labossière, had the following to say about the winnin...