Awards
2026
- SABMag Canadian Green Building Awards, Institutional (Large) Award
- Ontario Glass and Metal Association, Excellence in Design Award
- Ontario Glass and Metal Association, Excellence in Execution Award
- AZ Awards, Environmental Leadership
- Real Estate Excellence (REX) Awards
- ARIDO Award, Impact Category
- ARIDO Award, Learn Category
- Grand Prix Du Design, Interior Design [Finalist]
- World Architecture Festival Award, Sustainability [Finalist]
- World Architecture Festival Award, Higher Education and Research [Finalist]
2025
- Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Awards, Award of Excellence, Innovation and Technical Advancement Category
- Engineering News-Record, Global Best Project of the Year
- Engineering News-Record, Global Best Projects Award for Education/Research Category
2024
- Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Innovation Award [Finalist]
- Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Structure Award [Finalist]
- Association of Consulting Engineering Companies BC (ACEC BC) Awards, Award of Excellence, Buildings Category
2023
- Architizer A+ Awards, Sustainable Unbuilt Non-Residential Project [Jury Winner]
- Fast Company, Innovation by Design Award, General Excellence Category [Finalist] and Urban Design Category [Finalist]
- Fast Company, Innovation by Design Award, Urban Design Category [Finalist]
- Rethinking the Future, Global Architecture & Design Awards, First Award: Sustainable Project of the Year
- National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) Award, New Buildings ($80 to $200 Million) Category
2022
- World Architecture Festival (WAF), Future Projects – Education Category [Shortlisted]
- World Architecture Festival (WAF). WAFX Award
- Architecture Press Release (APR), Global Future Design Award, Education Category – Gold Winner
- Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel Awards, Excellence in Design Innovation
- Rethinking the Future, Architecture Construction and Design Award, Institutional, Concept Category
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Awards, Research & Innovation in Architecture Award
2021
- Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, Ontario Engineering Projects Award (OEPA), Willis Chapman Award – Best in Province
Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, Ontario Engineering Projects Award (OEPA), Award of Excellence
2019
- MIPIM/The Architectural Review, AR Future Projects Award, Sustainability PrizeAZ (AZURE) Award, Best in Concepts: Unbuilt ProjectAZ (AZURE) Award, People’s Choice: Unbuilt ProjectsWorld Architecture News (WAN) Award, Future – Education Category
2018
- Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence
- ReThinking the Future Award, Certificate of First Award
- ReThinking the Future Award, Architecture, Construction and Design Award, Institutional Concept Category
Publications
2026
- White, Craig. “Best of 2025: Winners of UrbanToronto’s 12th Annual Year-End Poll, Presented by Diverso Energy.” UrbanToronto, 13 Jan. 2026. Limberlost Place was voted the reader favourite in the 10 Storeys category.
- Kopun, Francine. “Toronto has a reputation for being ugly. Here are seven beautiful new buildings that have bucked the trend — and are getting noticed.” Toronto Star, 4 Jan. 2026.
2025
- “Moriyama Teshima’s Limberlost Place Raises the Bar for Mass Timber in Toronto.” The Architect’s Newspaper, Dec. 2025.
- Ross, Jason. “Inside Limberlost Place, the 10-Storey Timber Building Using Lake Ontario for Climate Control.” Wood Central, 19 Dec. 2025.
- “Inaugural ACEC Awards Honour Community-Changing Projects during 100th Anniversary.” Daily Commercial News, 28 Oct. 2025.
- Shilling, Sydney. “Moriyama Teshima’s Limberlost Place Is a Living Timber Laboratory.” Azure Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025.
- Blair, Scott. “Global Best Projects Winners Embody Teamwork, Innovation.” Engineering News-Record, 2 Oct. 2025.
- Grossi, Elisa. “Limberlost Place, a Mass Timber School for Future Architects.” The Plan, 2 Oct. 2025.
- Bonasia, Chris. “Centuries-Old Idea Helps Cut Emissions in Canada’s Newest Buildings.” The Energy Mix, 9 Oct. 2025.
- Bozikovic, Alex. “Limberlost Place, Toronto’s Timber Tower Aims High.” The Globe and Mail, 20 Sept. 2025.
- Chung, Emily. “Building Ventilation Invented by Ancient Persians and Romans Is Making a Modern Comeback.” CBC News, 18 Sept. 2025.
- “Limberlost Place, Video Case Study.” The Canadian Wood Council, 15 Sept. 2025.
- Lam, Elsa. “Building a Culture of Tall Timber.” Canadian Architect, 1 Sept. 2025, p. 10.
2024
- McPherson, David. “How a 10-Storey, Mass-Timber Structure Serves as a Case Study for Commercial Buildings.” The Globe and Mail, 26 Nov. 2024.
- Landau, Jack. “Toronto Is Getting a Generation of Stunning New Buildings Made Entirely out of Wood.” blogTO, 5 Nov. 2024.
- “Limberlost Case Study, a Pioneering Mass Timber Project.” Real Estate Development Insights, 10 Nov. 2024. Podcast.
- “Canadian Projects Featured among CTBUH Annual Awards Winners.” Canadian Architect, 11 June 2024.
- Shilling, Sydney, et al. “10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024.” Azure, 5 Jan. 2024.
2023
- Procter, Don. “George Brown College’s Limberlost Place a Smart Building in Every Sense of the Word.” Daily Commercial News, 15 Sept. 2023.
- Weder, Adele. “Spreading the Wood, Three Projects That Are Leading the Way in Canadian Mass Timber Innovation.” Canadian Architect, 3 Oct. 2023.
- “George Brown’s Mass Timber Building Reaches Construction Milestone.” Construction Canada, 30 Aug. 2023.
- “Patkau Architects, Limberlost Place among Winners of 2023 RAIC Awards.” Construction Canada, 10 May 2023.
- “2023 RAIC Awards, Limberlost Place.” Canadian Architect, 1 May 2023, p. 38.
- Bessai, Matias. “Flashy Features Emerge as Timber-Framed Limberlost Place Rises on Queens Quay.” UrbanToronto, 8 May 2023.
- “PCL Installs Mass Timber Pedestrian Bridge at GBC’s Limberlost Place.” Construction Canada, 26 Apr. 2023.
- LeBlanc, Dave. “Big Lumber on the Toronto Waterfront.” The Globe and Mail, 31 Jan. 2023.
2022
- “George Brown’s Previously Awarded Mass Timber Building Shortlisted for a New Honour.” Construction Canada, 12 Oct. 2022.
- Bessai, Matias. “Mass Timber Emerges Above Ground at New George Brown Building.” UrbanToronto, 25 Nov. 2022.
- Gismondi, Angela. “GBC’s Mass Timber Limberlost Place to Become a Living Lab.” Daily Commercial News, 28 July 2022.
- Schofield, Shane. “Limberlost Place, Leading the Mass-Timber Movement.” Waterfront Toronto, 29 Mar. 2022.