We are happy to share that Limberlost Place has been awarded the Runner-Up prize in the 2022 Rethinking The Future Architecture Construction and Design (ACD) Awards program for the Institutional, Concept category! Together with Acton Ostry Architects Inc., Moriyama & Teshima Architects are the authors of this landmark, mass timber, net-zero carbon emissions, tall wood building – the first of its kind of be constructed in Canada.
Limberlost Place’s architectural form is defined and shaped by site-specific sustainability measures, and acts as a vessel for innovative spaces for learning and student life. In direct contrast to the surrounding dematerialized glass towers, this compact, versatile, and light-footprint building is filled with warm, intimate, and collegial spaces that evoke a sense of purpose and permanence in the landscape.