Wood trusses feature prominently in Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, by Bing Thom Architects and Shape Architecture (Associate Architect)
Canadian firms featured prominently amongst the award recipients for the prestigious 2015/16 International and North America Wood Design Awards program. Winning recipients were selected from over 140 entries by an esteemed architectural jury consisting of:

Dean Maltz, Managing Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects www.shigerubanarchitects.com
Stéphan Langevin, Partner at STGM Architect www.stgm.net/en
David Keltner, Principal at Hacker www.hackerarchitects.com

Special awards were granted by the Canadian Wood Council as well as this year?s sponsors, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Western Red Cedar. Projects submitted to this year?s awards program pushed the boundaries of what is thought of as conventional applications for wood products ? reaffirming wood?s versatility within construction. Both the International and North American projects displayed a well-articulated understanding of old and new techniques for wood in architecture. The Award Recipients for the 2015/16 Wood Design Awards program are:
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Underhill, Matinecock, New York, Bates Masi + Architects LLC
Stade de soccer de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Saucier + Perrotte architectes and Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, Bing Thom Architects, Shape Architecture (Associate Architect)
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