RJC Engineers

16  14

© Ontario Concrete Awards
National Holocaust Monument
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 
Architecture funéraire et commémorative
Monuments commémoratifs

RJC Engineers

Studio Libeskind

(1)

2017Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Studio Libeskind

Award
Architectural Hardscape

(1)

Monument National de Holocauste – Ottawa

Victorian Thibault-Malo

« Je me souviens particulièrement d’avoir visité le Monument national de l’Holocauste situé à Ottawa. Pour moi, il s’agit d’un lieu qui reflète la qualité, puisqu’en plus d’être accessible à tous, il permet d’entretenir une réflexion avec le monde qui nous entoure. Dans ce lieu, les valeurs, le narratif et le construit entrent en relation avec l’usager dans le but de le faire réfléchir et/ou de le sensibiliser à un moment important de l’Histoire. En d’autres termes, l’architecture agit donc ici comme un vecteur d’éducation.

L’architecture agit également comme un élément identitaire, où les personnes qui ont un lien étroit avec l’Holocauste peuvent venir s’y recueillir. Leur présence est reconnue par le marquage direct du territoire, alors qu’ils ont précédemment subi les foudres d’un génocide tentant de les éradiquer.

Le designer se doit donc s’éduquer et être à l’écoute de la communauté pour laquelle il construit dans le but de traduire le message en langage de design de manière la plus authentique possible. C’est son travail qui marquera les générations futures et qui permettra la diffusion du passé vers l’avenir.

En entrant dans cet espace, j’ai été marqué par la froideur des lieux. L’utilisation du béton en est probablement la cause, mais l’ambiance a tout de suite guidé le rythme de mes pas, qui ont ralenti dès le passage du seuil du monument. Les autres gens présents montraient des signes de respect, comme le fait de retirer leurs chapeaux et de chuchoter, alors qu’il s’agit d’un lieu extérieur. La lourdeur du sujet était irrémédiablement perçue. Plusieurs espaces de retraits nous permettaient de prendre le temps de nous asseoir, de réfléchir, d’apprécier l’architecture et de commémorer les trop nombreuses victimes de l’Holocauste.

Il s’agit d’un lieu qui m’a profondément touché et qui restera gravé dans ma mémoire, comme il grave désormais le territoire canadien. » (Livret Expériences Vécues Positives de la Qualité dans l’Environnement Bâti 2023, p.81).

Lien Google map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monument+National+de+Holocauste/@45.4170109,-75.7144509,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4cce045afce9349d:0xce736eea4c5c4bdf!8m2!3d45.4170109!4d-75.7144509!16s%2Fg%2F11fx_4sf7v?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

© Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.
Queen’s University – Mitchell Hall
Kingston, Ontario, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

RJC Engineers

(1)

© Hayden Pattullo
Sidewalk Citizen
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture de paysage design urbain et urbanisme
Espaces publics, rues et squares

RJC Engineers

Dan Prentice

Studio North

(2)

2020Best of Canada Awards

Studio North

Award
Hospitality
2020Prairie Wood Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Dan Prentice

Award
Excellence in Wood Innovation in Engineering

© Corneil Byl
CIBC Square – 81 Bay Street Tower and Pedestrian Bridge
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Architecture de paysage design urbain et urbanisme
Espaces publics, rues et squares

RJC Engineers

Adamson Associates Architects

(1)

2022Ontario Steel Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Adamson Associates Architects

Award of Excellence
Commercial – Residential

© Gow Hastings Architects
Odeyto Indigenous Centre at Seneca College
 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

RJC Engineers

FORREC

Two Row Architect

Gow Hastings Architects

(2)

© Barry Johns Architect
Triffo Hall, University of Alberta
 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

RJC Engineers

Group2 Architecture Interior Design

(1)

© Alberta Masonry Council
Highlands School Expansion and Modernization
 
Architecture scolaire
Écoles maternelles, primaires et secondaires

RJC Engineers

ACI Architecture

(1)

2024The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

RJC Engineers

ACI Architecture

Award of Excellence
Educational / Institutional

© Alberta Masonry Council
Windermere Fire Station No. 31
 
Architecture d’administration publique et de sécurité
Postes de police et services d’incendies

RJC Engineers

gh3*

S2 Architecture

(1)

© GEC Architecture
Londonderry Mixed-Market Housing
 
Architecture résidentielle
Logements, habitats collectifs et condominiums

RJC Engineers

GEC Architecture

(1)

© Diamond Schmitt Architects
Environmental Science and Chemistry Building, University of Toronto
 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

RJC Engineers

Diamond Schmitt Architects

(1)

2017Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Diamond Schmitt Architects

Award
Sustainable Concrete Construction

© Teeple Architects
Audi Midtown Toronto
 
Architecture commerciale fiscale et de bureaux
Édifices d’administration et bureaux

RJC Engineers

Teeple Architects

(1)

2016Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Teeple Architects

Award
Structural Design Innovation

© Tom Ridout
Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MCEIE) at University of Toronto
 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

RJC Engineers

NAK Design Strategies

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Montgomery Sisam Architects

(1)

© Tom Arban / Shane O’Neil
Fort York Visitor Centre
 
Architecture culturelle
Accueils touristiques

RJC Engineers

Janet Rosenburg & Studio

Patkau Architects

Kearns Mancini Architects

(1)

2015Toronto Urban Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Janet Rosenburg & Studio

Patkau Architects

Kearns Mancini Architects

Award of Excellence
Public Buildings in Context

© Ben Rahn / A-Frame
60 Atlantic
 
Architecture commerciale fiscale et de bureaux
Édifices d’administration et bureaux

RJC Engineers

BDP Quadrangle

Philip Goldsmith Architect

Vertechs Design

(1)

2015Toronto Urban Design Awards

RJC Engineers

BDP Quadrangle

Philip Goldsmith Architect

Vertechs Design

Award of Excellence
Private Buildings in Context (Low-Scale)

16  14

© Ontario Concrete Awards
National Holocaust Monument
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 
Funerary and commemorative architecture
Commemorative monuments

RJC Engineers

Studio Libeskind

(1)

2017Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Studio Libeskind

Award
Architectural Hardscape

(1)

National Holocaust Monument – Ottawa

Victorian Thibault-Malo

« I particularly remember visiting the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. For me, this is a place that reflects quality, as it is not only accessible to all, but also allows for reflection on the world around us. In this place, the values, the narrative and the constructed enter in relation with the user with the aim of making him reflect and/or to sensitize him to an important moment of the History. In other words, architecture acts here as a vector of education.

The architecture also acts as an element of identity, where people who have a close connection to the Holocaust can come and worship. Their presence is recognized by the direct marking of the territory, while they previously suffered the wrath of a genocide trying to eradicate them.

The designer must therefore educate himself and listen to the community he is building for in order to translate the message into design language in the most authentic way possible. It is his work that will mark future generations and allow the diffusion of the past to the future.

As I entered this space, I was struck by the coldness of the place. The use of concrete is probably the cause, but the atmosphere immediately guided the rhythm of my steps, which slowed down as soon as I crossed the threshold of the monument. The other people present showed signs of respect, such as removing their hats and whispering, even though this is an outdoor venue. The heaviness of the subject was irremediably perceived. There were several recesses that allowed us to take time to sit, reflect, appreciate the architecture and commemorate the too many victims of the Holocaust.

It is a place that touched me deeply and that will remain engraved in my memory, as it now engraves the Canadian territory. » (Booklet Positive Lived Experiences of Quality in the Built Environment 2023, p.82).

Google map link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monument+National+de+Holocauste/@45.4170109,-75.7144509,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4cce045afce9349d:0xce736eea4c5c4bdf!8m2!3d45.4170109!4d-75.7144509!16s%2Fg%2F11fx_4sf7v?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

© Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.
Queen’s University – Mitchell Hall
Kingston, Ontario, Canada 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

RJC Engineers

(1)

© Hayden Pattullo
Sidewalk Citizen
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Landscape urban design and planning
Public spaces, streets and squares

RJC Engineers

Dan Prentice

Studio North

(2)

2020Best of Canada Awards

Studio North

Award
Hospitality
2020Prairie Wood Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Dan Prentice

Award
Excellence in Wood Innovation in Engineering

© Corneil Byl
CIBC Square – 81 Bay Street Tower and Pedestrian Bridge
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Landscape urban design and planning
Public spaces, streets and squares

RJC Engineers

Adamson Associates Architects

(1)

2022Ontario Steel Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Adamson Associates Architects

Award of Excellence
Commercial – Residential

© Gow Hastings Architects
Odeyto Indigenous Centre at Seneca College
 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

RJC Engineers

FORREC

Two Row Architect

Gow Hastings Architects

(2)

© Barry Johns Architect
Triffo Hall, University of Alberta
 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

RJC Engineers

Group2 Architecture Interior Design

(1)

© Alberta Masonry Council
Highlands School Expansion and Modernization
 
Educational architecture
Kindergartens, elementary and high schools

RJC Engineers

ACI Architecture

(1)

2024The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

RJC Engineers

ACI Architecture

Award of Excellence
Educational / Institutional

© Alberta Masonry Council
Windermere Fire Station No. 31
 
Public administration and public security buildings
Police stations and fire departments

RJC Engineers

gh3*

S2 Architecture

(1)

© GEC Architecture
Londonderry Mixed-Market Housing
 
Residential architecture
Collective housing and condominiums

RJC Engineers

GEC Architecture

(1)

© Diamond Schmitt Architects
Environmental Science and Chemistry Building, University of Toronto
 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

RJC Engineers

Diamond Schmitt Architects

(1)

2017Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Diamond Schmitt Architects

Award
Sustainable Concrete Construction

© Teeple Architects
Audi Midtown Toronto
 
Commercial financial and offices
Administration and office buildings

RJC Engineers

Teeple Architects

(1)

2016Ontario Concrete Awards

RJC Engineers

Teeple Architects

Award
Structural Design Innovation

© Tom Ridout
Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MCEIE) at University of Toronto
 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

RJC Engineers

NAK Design Strategies

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Montgomery Sisam Architects

(1)

© Tom Arban / Shane O’Neil
Fort York Visitor Centre
 
Cultural architecture
Visitor centers

RJC Engineers

Janet Rosenburg & Studio

Patkau Architects

Kearns Mancini Architects

(1)

2015Toronto Urban Design Awards

RJC Engineers

Janet Rosenburg & Studio

Patkau Architects

Kearns Mancini Architects

Award of Excellence
Public Buildings in Context

© Ben Rahn / A-Frame
60 Atlantic
 
Commercial financial and offices
Administration and office buildings

RJC Engineers

BDP Quadrangle

Philip Goldsmith Architect

Vertechs Design

(1)

2015Toronto Urban Design Awards

RJC Engineers

BDP Quadrangle

Philip Goldsmith Architect

Vertechs Design

Award of Excellence
Private Buildings in Context (Low-Scale)