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Local Architects Build National Vision

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2004 / December 16

Vancouver's Patkau Architects has just collected another matching set of honours to go with the two Governor General's medals it received in May of this year. Last week, two of the firm's current undertakings--an ambitious addition to the Winnipeg Centennial Library and a 320-bed student residence at the University of Pennsylvania--won Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence, bestowed annually by the magazine for projects in the design phase. (Two other Vancouver firms, Acton Ostry Architects and BattersbyHowat, were also winners.) As these ventures show, Patkau works on both sides of the CanadaU.S. border. This has allowed John Patkau, one of its principals, to observe the ways in which the distinct social attitudes of the two countries are embodied in their built environments.

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