Wing Sang Building, circa 1902 (Vancouver Archives)
Mayor names Heritage Award winners
Winners of this year’s City of Vancouver Heritage Awards were announced at an event on April 11, 2011 by Mayor Gregor Robertson.
The awards honour the extraordinary efforts of architects, community organizations, developers, writers, artists and ordinary citizens who work to preserve our heritage. The range of projects reflects the diversity of the heritage in neighbourhoods across our city. In addition to celebrating the 125th anniversary of the City of Vancouver, this marks the 25th year of the City’s heritage program.
Awards of recognition, merit and honour were given.
Awards of recognition were presented to:
HISTORICAL ATLAS OF VANCOUVER AND THE FRASER VALLEY
Derek Hayes
Scott McIntyre, Douglas & McIntyre Publishers
RANIER HOTEL
Shayne Ramsey, BC Housing
Barry McGinn, McGinn Engineering & Preservation Ltd.
Rian Milne, CMM Industries Inc.
GARAGE + CORDAGE BUILDING
Mark Ostry & Russell Acton, Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
Robert Fung, The Salient Group
WOODWARD’S
Dave Leung, W Redevelopment Group/Ian Gillespie, Westbank Projects Corp.
Hal Kalman and Jonathan Yardley, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd.
Gregory Henriquez, Henriquez Partners Architects
Anthony Norfolk – awarded to individual for advocacy.
Awards of Merit were given to:
ORWELL HOTEL
Shayne Rasmsay, BC Housing
Barry McGinn, McGinn Engineering & Preservation Ltd.
Phil Morse, Morse Construction
CORDOVA STREET STABLES
Gair Williamson Architect Inc.
David Ash, DA Group
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
LONDON HOTEL
David Porte, Porte Development Corp.
Tom Bell and Amela Brudar, GBL Architects
Robert Lemon, Robert Lemon Architect Inc.
VANCOUVER GAS CO. BUILDING
Gair Williamson, Gair Williamson Architect Inc.
Cam Watt, 2 X 4 Developments
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
GRAND AND TERMINUS HOTELS
Russell Acton and Mark Ostry, Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
Robert Fung, The Salient Group
YMCA
Roy Funk, Robert Lee YMCA
Ken Bogress, Concert Properties Ltd.
Doug Hamming, Stantec Architecture Ltd. and Alan Endall, Endall Elliot Associates
Robert Lemon, Robert Lemon Architect Inc.
VANCOUVER BLOCK
Mark Rahel, Equitable Real Estate Investment Corporation Ltd.
Raimund Littmann, Orbis Architecture Inc.
Awards of Honour were given to:
WING SANG BUILDING
Bob Rennie, Rennie Marketing Systems/Rennie Collection/at Wing Sang
Walter Francl, Walter Francl Architecture Inc.
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
Robert Lemon, Robert Lemon Architect Inc.
ALHAMBRA HOTEL
Mark Ostry and Russell Acton, Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Donald Luxton, Donald Luxton & Associates
Robert Fung, The Salient Group
PARK HOTEL
Shayne Ramsay, BC Housing
Barry McGinn, McGinn Engineering & Preservation Ltd.
Kevin Harnish, Niche Installations
EVERGREEN BUILDING
Greg Richardson, Omicron Canada Inc.
Tony Astles, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
Chuck Swanson, British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Rae Ackerman, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Hugh Cochlin, Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc.
Hal Kalman, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd.
QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
Rae Ackerman, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Hugh Cochlin, Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc.
Hal Kalman, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd.
SALT BUILDING
Russell Acton and Mark Ostry, Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Hal Kalman, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd.
Jonathan Yardley, Jonathan Yardley Architect
Bill Aujla, City of Vancouver
