The winners of the 2015 Don Smith Commercial Building Awards were announced Wednesday at the London Club.
The 19 entrants were judged on sveral categories: how environmentally sensitive the individual buildings were; design and innovation; and on the extent to which they met a specific developmental need within the broader community.
A total of 9 awards were presented.
Commercial Building Achievement Category
Commercial Renovation Winner
a-LiNK Architecture Inc. Office (136 Wellington Road, London)
Commercial Office Retail Winner
Nixon Medical Centre (510 Southdale Road West, London)
Commercial Repurpose Winner
The London Roundhouse (240 Waterloo Street, London)
Industrial Building Achievement Category
Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Plant Expansion (3021 Gore Rd., London)
Institutional Building Achievement Category
Institutional New Winner (tie) El gin St. Thomas Public Health Unit (1230 Talbot St., St. Thomas)
No.7 Fire Station (1295 Webster St., London)
Institutional Healthcare Winner
St. Joseph`s Health Care London- Milestone 2 Phase 3 (268 Grosvenor St., London)
Institutional Heritage Winner
The Elgin County Courthouse (4 Wellington St., ST. Thomas)
Institutional Education Winner (tie)
Clare Hall and Mercato at Brescia University College (271 Ramsey Rd., London) Ontario Hall Student Residence- Western University (230 Sarnia Rd., London)
Institutional Repurpose Winner Howard W. Rundle Centre for Digital & Performance Arts Fanshawe College (137 Dundas St., London)
Multi-Family Building Achievement Category
Multi-Family Building Achievement Winner
77 Tecumseh Ave., London
The awards were established by the Regional Commercial Council of the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors.
The program was named after the late Don Smith, co-founder of London-based construction company EllisDon.
