Ken Soble Tower by ERA Architects named as Grand Prize Award Recipient at the EIFS Council of Canada 2022 Design Awards Celebration Dinner

(June 9, 2022, Toronto, ON) Industry professionals gathered on the evening of June 6th 2022 to recognize and celebrate the Finalists and Grand Prize Award recipient of the 2022 EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) Architectural Design Awards. During the evening’s presentations, the ECC announced the Ken Soble Tower by ERA Architects as the Grand Prize winner for this year’s Awards. The Ken Soble Tower project was selected by the 2022 Awards Judging Panel for the Grand Prize from amongst the seven, excellent category Finalists.

Despite the shortened submission timeline due to the pandemic and hardships faced by the building industry in the past year, the Awards Program received a record volume of project submissions from across Canada in all available categories. The 2022 Finalists exhibited excellence in the areas of design, contribution to community, sustainability, technical excellence, and the innovative use of EIFS. The Finalists projects, their utilized EIFS systems, as well as the consulting and construction teams are as follows:

Ken Soble Tower (Grand Prize and Finalist)
Location: Hamilton ON
Category: Renovation
Architect: ERA Architects
EIFS Manufacturer: DuROCK Alfacing International
General Contractor: PCL Construction

Résidence NORM
Location: Baie-d’Urfée, QC
Category: Low Rise Residential
Architect: Alain Carle Architecte
EIFS Manufacturer: ADEX Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Les Acryliques Fleur de Lys Inc.

Aria in University District
Location: Calgary, AB
Category: Mid-rise residential
Architect: Norr Architects Engineers Planners
EIFS Manufacturer: ADEX Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Dal-Tek Interiors LTD

One Wellington Condominium
Location: Brantford, ON
Category: High Rise Residential
Architect: IBI Group
EIFS Manufacturer: STO Canada
EIFS Contractor: Ostim Ltd.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lakeshore
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Category: Hospitality
Architect: Mataj Architects
EIFS Manufacturer: DuROCK Alfacing International
EIFS Contractor: Encore Stucco & Stone

Evolution Architecture Offices
Location: Mascouche, QC
Category: Commercial/Retail
Architect: Globe Architecture Inc. / Evolution Architecture Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: ADEX Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Les Revêtements Isolex Inc.

Edmonton Church of God
Location: Edmonton, AB
Category: Recreational/Institutional
Architect: Frank Hilbich Architect Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: ADEX Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Sun Wall Systems Inc.

Honourable Mentions:

Réabilitation réservoir d’eau de Varennes
Location: Varennes, QC
Category: Renovation
Architect: CBA Architecture Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: ADEX Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Les Revêtements Isolex Inc.

Earls Kitchen + Bar Sherway Gardens
Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
Category: Commercial/Retail
Architect: BDP Quadrangle
EIFS Manufacturer: Dryvit Systems Canada
EIFS Contractor: BLT construction

The EIFS Council of Canada extends its warmest congratulations to ERA Architects and the entire Ken Soble Tower project execution team, for their selection as the 2022 Grand Prize Award recipient.