The winners of the first annual American Architecture Prize have been chosen, including ten Canadian winners.
The AAP jury has selected exceptional designs in over 40 categories across the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. Each design was evaluated on its own merit based on characteristics of form, function, and innovation.
The Canadian winners include:

CROSSROADS GARDEN SHED
Photo: Calgary Municipal Land Corporation + 5468796 Architecture

Company: 5468796 Architecture

Lead Designer: 5468796 Architecture

Category: Architectural Design / Agricultural Buildings / Platinum

In 2014, 5468796 was engaged by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation to design a garden shed as part of a larger park development in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of East Village, a 49 acre parcel located on the banks of the Bow River between Fort Calgary and the downtown business centre. The project?s intended function was to house the gardening tools and supplies necessary for community members to tend the nearly 100 raised planter beds provided in the park. By redefining the project brief and aspiring to provide value beyond the original mandate, 5468796 expanded the ?shed? into a pavilion with civic presence within the budget of $100,000, including both soft and hard costs.
The reallocation of resources included the use of recycled shipping containers as the underlying structure of the pavilion, allowing a custom fabricated trellis and cladding system...