Awards
Moriyama & Teshima has received more than 200 awards, including six Governor General’s Medals for Architecture, Canada’s highest architectural honour. Selected awards include:
Governor General’s Awards
Governor General’s Medals in Architecture
2012 — The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Ontario
2008 — The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
1990 — Bay Bloor Radio, Toronto, Ontario
1986 — Science North, Sudbury, Ontario
1982 — Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Ontario
1982 — Goh Ohn Bell Shelter, Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario
OAA Awards
Ontario Association of Architects Awards
2017 — OAA Landmark Designation Award: Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2016 — OAA People’s Choice Award: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario
2016 — Design Excellence Award: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario
2015 — People’s Choice Award: Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2015 — Design Excellence Award: Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2015 — Design Excellence Award: Surrey Civic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia
2011 — Design Excellence Award: Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
2011 — Design Excellence Award: Lakehead University, Academic Building, Orillia, Ontario
2010 — Design Excellence Award: The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Ontario
2008 — Design Excellence Award: Multi-Faith Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2008 — People’s Choice Award: Multi-Faith Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2006 — Design Excellence Award: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
2006 — Good Design is Good Business Award: School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2005 — Design Excellence Award: School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2022
— World Architecture Festival (WAF) – Shortlisted, Future Projects – Education Category: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— World Architecture Festival (WAF) – WAFX Award: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— World Architecture Festival (WAF) – Shortlisted, Future Projects – Education Category: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— World Architecture Festival (WAF) – WAFX Award: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— Architizer A+ Award – Popular Choice Winner, Unbuilt Institutional Category: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— Rethinking the Future Award – Institutional (Concept) Category: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition – Institutional Category: ‘Conestoga College Centre for Culinary and Hospitality Innovation‘, Toronto, Ontario
— LOOP Design Award – Finalist, Temporary Architecture Category: ‘Canada Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai‘, Dubai, UAE
— LOOP Design Award – Finalist, Concept & Unbuilt Category: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— Excellence in Design Innovation Award, Waterfront Design Review Panel Awards, Waterfront Toronto: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— Architecture Press Release, Global Future Design Award: ‘Mukwa Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence, Algoma University‘, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
— Architecture Press Release, Global Future Design Award: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
2021
— World Architecture Festival (WAF) – Shortlist, Education, Future Projects: ‘Honey Bee Centre, Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
— ARIDO Award – Learn Category: ‘Brian Mulroney Institute of Governance, St. Francis Xavier University‘, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
— Ontario Engineering Projects Award (OEPA) – Award of Excellence: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— Ontario Engineering Projects Award (OEPA) – Willis Chipman: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
2020
— AZURE Awards – Best in Unbuilt Buildings Winner: ‘Honey Bee Centre, Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
— Architizer A+ Awards – Finalist, Unbuilt Institutional Category: ‘Honey Bee Centre, Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
2019
— Certificate of First Award from Rethinking The Future: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— Architectural Review Future Projects Award, Sustainability Prize: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— AZURE Awards – Best in Unbuilt Buildings Winner; People’s Choice Award: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— World Architecture News Award: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— Interior Design 2019 Best of Year Award Honoree: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
— Contract Magazine Interiors Award, Civic/ Public Category: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
— Canadian Interiors Best in Canada – Institutional Design: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
— Contract Magazine Interiors Award, Civic/ Public Category: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
— Canadian Architect Award: Honey Bee Centre, Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
— Ottawa Urban Design Awards: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
— Southern Interiors Construction Association Industry Awards of Excellence – Educational Category: UBCO Commons, Kelowna, British Columbia
— National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP), Outstanding Emerging Project, The Gordie Howe International Bridge project
2018
— OGMA Award of Excellence in Architectural Glass & Metal Design: Humber College Student Resources & Welcome Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— Canadian Architect Award: ‘Limberlost Place, George Brown College‘, Toronto, Ontario
— ARIDO Award of Merit: Etihad Museum, Dubai, UAE
— Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor’s Prize in Architecture – Institutional Design: Discovery Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
— Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Architecture – Award of Merit / Large Building: Discovery Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2017
— OAA Landmark Designation Award: Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— ARIDO Award of Merit: Canon Canada Headquarters Showroom, Brampton, Ontario
— Leading Culture Destination Awards, Best New Museum in the Middle East and Africa: Etihad Museum, Dubai, UAE
2016
— OAA Design Excellence Award: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA People’s Choice Award: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario
— Marble Institute of America (MIA) + BSI Pinnacle Award: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario
— Marble Institute of America (MIA) + BSI Pinnacle Award: Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— Brampton Urban Design Award of Excellence for Commercial/Mixed Use Project: Canon Canada Headquarters Showroom, Brampton, Ontario
2015
— OAA People’s Choice Award: Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA Design Excellence Award: Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA Design Excellence Award: Surrey Civic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia
— OLA Library Building Award: Beaverbrook Branch Library, Ottawa, Ontario
— Edmonton Urban Design Award: Centennial Plaza, Edmonton Federal Building, Edmonton, Alberta
— SAB Green Building Award, Surrey Civic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia
2014
— Azure Top 10 Big Projects of 2014, First Place: Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre, Toronto Ontario
— Toronto Heritage Award, Honorable Mention: Goldring Student Centre, Toronto Ontario
— PUG Award, Honorable Mention: Goldring Student Centre, Toronto Ontario
— New City Design Award of Excellence, Surrey City Hall, Surrey, British Columbia
2013
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), Alberta Region, Building Communities Award: Edmonton Federal Building, Parkade and Centennial Plaza, Edmonton, Alberta
2012
— Niagara Community Design Awards, Overall Excellence Award: Niagara Falls History Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario
— Canadian Institute for Steel Construction (Alberta), Building Communities Award: Edmonton Federal Building and Centennial Plaza Redevelopment
— Governor General’s Awards: The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Ontario
2011
— Design Excellence Award: Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
— Design Excellence Award: Lakehead University, Academic Building, Orillia, Ontario
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), Atlantic Region, Award of Excellence – Green Structures: Nova Scotia Community College, Phase 2 Centre for the Built Environment
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), Ontario Region, Award of Excellence – Architecture: Queenston Plaza Border Crossing Facility, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
— Edmonton Urban Design Awards: Edmonton Federal Building and Centennial Plaza Redevelopment
2010
— Ontario Wood Works, Green Building Wood Design Award: Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
— Innovation Award, Excellence in Business Awards, Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce: Cape Breton University, Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment
— OAA Design Excellence Award: The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Ontario
2008
— North American Copper in Architecture Award: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Illumination Engineering Society (IES), Illumination Design Award – Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design: Multi-Faith Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA Design Excellence Award: Multi-Faith Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA People’s Choice Award: Multi-Faith Centre, Toronto, Ontario
— Governor General’s Awards: The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
2007
— Design Exchange Awards, Gold, Interior Design: Multi-Faith Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
— Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), International Fellowships Award: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— City of Toronto Green Roof Award: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
— Lieutenant Governor’s Design Awards for Architecture: Nova Scotia Community College, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2006
— OAA Design Excellence Award: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— OAA Good Design is Good Business Award: School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
— LEAF Awards, Best Public Building: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), International Design Award: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), International Lubetkin Prize, Finalist: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— International Illumination Design Award – Award of Merit: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Design Exchange Awards, Gold, Architecture – Commercial: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Consulting Engineers of Ontario, Engineering Award of Excellence: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Royal Irish Architecture Award (RIAI): Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Globe Foundation of Canada, Award for Excellence in Urban Sustainability: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
2005
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), Ontario Region, Steel Design Award – Architectural: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Ontario Concrete Awards, Architectural Merit: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Ottawa Urban Design Awards, Award of Excellence – Public Places and Civic Spaces: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
— Pug Awards, Honourable Mention: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
— OAA Design Excellence Award: School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario