2011 Niagara Community Design Award Winners Announced

A Brief Note from Niagara At Large

Each year Niagara, Ontario’s regional government presents awards to businesses, local municipalities and others that have carried out building and other projects that contribute to the aesthetics of urban and rural landscapes in our region, and to the quality of life in our communities.

The latest annual Niagara Community Design Awards were presented this January 25 in a banquet room in Thorold, Ontario and Niagara At Large is pleased to post the following news on them from the region, along with the list of recipients.

NIAGARA REGION, Jan. 26, 2012– The Niagara Community Design Award recipients were announced this January 25 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Thorold.

This year's Architecture Award winner - the new Niagara District Airport Terminal in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

This is the seventh year for the Region’s Niagara Community Design Awards which recognize and celebrate excellence in design in Niagara and that demonstrate the application of Smart Growth Principles. The awards continue to focus on projects that enhance the built environment, efficiently use land, and demonstrate creativity and vision.

The award categories include: Small Scale Project; Larger Scale Project; Public Realm Improvement; Architecture; Façade Improvement; Adaptive Re-use; Policy and Plans; and Leadership and Legacy.

This year’s recipients, by category, are:

 Small Scale Project o Honourable Mention: Lincoln County Humane Society, St. Catharines

 Larger Scale Project o Award: The Heatherwood Fine Residence, St. Catharines

o Honourable Mention: Market Hall, Brock University

o Honourable Mention: Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Fa

Public Realm Improvement o Award: The City of Port Colborne Olde Humberstone Community Improvement Plan

o Award: City of Niagara Falls – Main and Ferry Business Improvement Area

 Architecture o Award: Niagara District Airport Terminal Building, Niagara-on the-Lake

o Honourable Mention: Family and Children’s Services Niagara, Niagara Falls

 Façade Improvement o Award: Patterson Funeral Home, Niagara Falls

o Honourable Mention: Cannery Park, Niagara-on the-Lake

 § Adaptive Re-use o Award: Inniskillin Wines, Niagara-on-the-Lake

o Honourable Mention: Hummel Properties Inc. Head Office, Niagara-on-the-Lake

o Honourable Mention: Valley Way Non-Profit Retirement Residence, Niagara Falls

 § Policy and Plans o Honourable Mention: Gateway Secondary Plan, Town of Fort Erie

o Honourable Mention: Central Business District Urban Design Policies, Town of Lincoln

  § Leadership and Legacy o Tony Continelli, Premium Building Group, St. Catharines

 For further details about this year’s award winners, and for more information on the Niagara Community Design Awards, please visit www.niagararegion.ca.

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