Courtenay City Hall and École au Coeur de l’ile in Comox were cited for excellence in wood design at the recent Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards.
The City of courtenay was recognized for its use of western red cedar, while Jesse Garlick, McFarland Marceau Architects topped the institutional wood design - large category for work on the school.
Leadership and innovation in wood use was celebrated at the Vancouver Convention Centre, as more than 350 distinguished design and building professionals, including architects, engineers, project teams and industry sponsors and guests gathered to honour the nominees and winners.
The eighth annual awards evening in Vancouver recognizes and encourages continued excellence in the building and design community.
Wood WORKS! is a national industry-led initiative of the Canadian Wood Council, with a goal to support innovation and provide leadership on the use of wood and wood products. Wood WORKS! BC provides education, training and technical expertise to building and design professionals involved with non-residential construction projects throughout B.C.
There were 106 nominations in 12 categories for projects all over the province, and included some national and international projects — one in China and another in South Africa.
— Wood WORKS!