BC Steel Design Awards 2023

The CISC Awards of Excellence in Steel Construction are the most prestigious signature events across Canada.

Teams are rewarded for excellence for the realization of their exceptional projects in steel. Projects showcase complexity, innovation, beauty, uniqueness, and originality, amongst many other noteworthy attributes. Hundreds of nominations are received yearly; Engineers, Architects, Fabricators, Contractors and developers, as key stakeholders of the steel construction industry submit their projects individually or in teams. The best finalists are picked by a distinguished jury of renown Architects, Engineers and Steel Industry connoisseurs, and the winners in the various categories are selected and announced at the Awards Ceremony and dinner. These ceremonies offer an opportunity for the teams to shine and for all industry to appreciate, admire and applaud the immensely talented Canadian Steel Industry.

CISC BC Region Awards of Excellence in Steel Construction

May 18, 2023

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
900 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5

$135.00 / Ticket

Program
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Cocktail Hour
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Awards Ceremony
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Reception

Dress Code: Business Casual (Jacket recommended)

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We are excited to announce our keynote speaker this year, Naheed Nenshi!

Naheed K. Nenshi served as Calgary’s mayor for three terms between 2010 and 2021. During his time, Calgary became one of the greatest cities in the world, named as the best city in which to live in the Western Hemisphere. His leadership saw an unprecedented investment in quality of life including transit, roads, recreation centres and libraries including the magnificent Central Library, while keeping taxes the lowest in Canada. His time as mayor also saw the City of Calgary through four states of emergency, including devastating flooding in 2013 floods and the COVID-19 pandemic. He also became an international voice on urban issues, with audiences across Canada and around the world, including the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Naheed was awarded the World Mayor Prize as the best mayor in the world in 2014 by The City Mayors Foundation. He also has received the President’s Award from the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Humanitarian Award from the Canadian Psychological Association for his contribution to community mental health. Maclean’s magazine once called him the second-most influential person in Canada, after the Prime Minister, much to the amusement of his mother. Prior to his election, Naheed served as Canada’s first tenured professor of nonprofit management at the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University. Before entering academia, he was a management consultant for global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, and ran his own firm, Ascend Group, where his client list included the United Nations, where he worked on how corporations can help the world’s poorest people, and The Gap.

Naheed is a graduate of the University of Calgary, where he served as President of the Students’ Union, and holds a Master of Public Policy Degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he studied as a Kennedy Fellow. He is a proud firstgeneration Canadian of Indian ancestry, whose parents immigrated from Tanzania. His family and his Ismaili Muslim faith instilled in him the ethic of seva – service to the community, something he tries to live every day.

Announcing the Finalists!

We are pleased to announce the finalists for the CISC BC Region Awards of Excellence in Steel Construction! The entries have been exceptional, and it is an honour to recognize projects utilizing steel in the following categories: Engineering, Architectural, and Innovation & Sustainability.

Engineering Award Finalists

Education Learning Centre
Coquitlam, BC

Engineer: Bush, Bohlman & Partners LLP
Architect: Station One Architects
Owner: Coquitlam School District
General Contractor: DGS Construction
Steel Fabricator: Impact Ironworks Ltd.
Steel Detailer: TDS Industrial Services

2+U
Seattle, USA

Engineer: Magnusson Klementic Associates, Inc.
Architect: Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.
Owner: Skanska Commercial Development, Inc.
General Contractor: Skanska USA Building
Steel Fabricator: AI Industries
Steel Detailer: Tru-Line Drafting Services Inc.

410 West Georgia, Deloitte Summit Tower
Vancouver, BC

Engineer: Glotman Simpson Structural Engineers
Architect: Merrick Architecture
Owner: Westbank
General Contractor: EllisDon Constructors
Steel Fabricator: Canam Group Inc. (previously Supermetal Structures Inc.)
Steel Detailer: Canam Group Inc. (previously Supermetal Structures Inc.)
Steel Erector: Canam Group Inc. (previously Supermetal Structures Inc.)

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Vancouver, BC

Engineer: DIALOG
Architect: DIALOG
Owner: Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
General Contractor: Smith Bros. & Wilson (BC) Ltd.
Steel Fabricator: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Detailer: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Erector: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.

Architectural Award Finalists

Port Coquitlam Community Recreation Complex – Phase 1
Port Coquitlam, BC

Engineer: Bryson Markulin Zickmantel
Architect: Architecture49 Inc.
Owner: City of Port Coquitlam
General Contractor: Ventana Construction Corporation
Steel Fabricator: AI Industries
Steel Detailer: TDS Industrial Services Ltd.

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Vancouver, BC

King George Hub Phase 2
Surrey, BC

Engineer: Glotman Simpson Structural Engineers
Architect: Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership
Owner: PCI Developments Corp.
General Contractor: Ledcor Construction Ltd.
Steel Fabricator: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Detailer: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Erector: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.

410 West Georgia, Deloitte Summit Tower
Vancouver, BC

Innovation & Sustainability Award Finalists

Refined Part 2
Vancouver, BC

Engineer: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Architect: Jill Anholt Studio (Artist)
Owner: Pinnacle International (West First Plaza) Inc.
General Contractor: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Fabricator: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.
Steel Detailer: Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd.