The CISC Awards for Excellence in Steel Construction are the most prestigious signature events across Canada.

Teams are rewarded for excellence for the realization of their exceptional projects in steel. Projects showcase complexity, innovation, beauty, uniqueness, and originality, amongst many other noteworthy attributes. Hundreds of nominations are received yearly; Engineers, Architects, Fabricators, Contractors and developers, as key stakeholders of the steel construction industry submit their projects individually or in teams. The best finalists are picked by a distinguished jury of renown Architects, Engineers and Steel Industry connoisseurs, and the winners in the various categories are selected and announced at the Awards Ceremony and dinner. These ceremonies offer an opportunity for the teams to shine and for all industry to appreciate, admire and applaud the immensely talented Canadian Steel Industry.

20th CISC Quebec Steel Design Awards of Excellence

CISC Quebec Region celebrated their 20th anniversary of the Design Awards for Excellence in Steel Construction, at the “Salle des Spectacles-Cabaret” of the Casino de Montréal on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

Save the date! CISC Quebec will be hosting the 2019 Steel Design Awards of Excellence at the Windsor Ballroom in Montreal, Quebec on November 11, 2019. 

The 20th Anniversary theme was “A TRIBUTE TO THE STEEL INDUSTRY – AN IMPORTANT LEGACY FOR QUEBEC,” showcasing the leadership and contribution of the steel industry to the Quebec and the Canadian economy, as well as its North American footprint.

At this Regional annual event, organized by Hellen Christodoulou, Quebec Region Manager, Québec teams are rewarded for carrying out exceptional projects in steel, showcasing complex and innovative steel construction projects for their beauty, uniqueness and originality. Each year, professionals and key stakeholders in the world of steel construction submit their projects; 105 Nominations were received this year, out of which 38 finalists were picked and a distinguished jury of renown Architects and Engineers, selected 1 winner for each of the 12 categories.

Award Categories

We encourage all architects, design engineers and project team members who have completed steel projects to submit them under one of the 12 award categories for the consideration of our judges.

Buildings Outside Quebec

Bridges Outside Quebec

Commercial

Bridges

Institutional

Industrial

Young Architects/ Engineers

Stairs/ Architectural Walkways

Erection (Ingenuity-Constructability)

Work of Art – Sculptures & Exterior Pavilions

Jury Favorite Buildings

Jury Favorite Bridges

Judges

We would like to extend a special thank you to the 2019 Judging Panel for all their hard work.

Congratulations on a job well done!

The jury members were:
France Goyet, President & Editor INNO MAGAZINE LES GRANDS BÂTISSEURS
Michel Vaillancourt, Director General-Quebec Region ACIER LEROUX / MÉTAUX RUSSEL
Martin Houle, Architect MIRAC, Director-Founder KOLLECTIF, Associate ELEMA EXPERTS CONSEILS
Nathalie Roy, ing. Ph.D., Professor Department of Civil Engineering & Buildings Faculty of Engineering, UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE
Julie-Anne Chayer, ing., Vice-President Services – Business Responsibility GROUPE AGÉCO

Projects Awarded

The finalists compete for Awards in categories of architectural, engineering, sustainability, and bridge.

The winning projects in the 12 categories were the following:

CONGRESS SQUARE BOSTON

Category: Buildings Outside Quebec

Les Constructions Beauce Atlas
Arrowstreet Architecture & Design
McNamara / Salvia
Les dessins de Structures Steltec
Consigli Construction
Related Beal

GOETHALS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, NY

Category: Bridges Outside Quebec

Canam-ponts, une entreprise de Groupe Canam
Parsons- Bridge & Tunnel Division
Les dessins de structure Tenca
Kiewit-Weeks-Massam, AJV
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Photo Credit: RJ Watson

LE CENTRE DE CONGRÈS DE SAINT-HYACINTHE

Category: Commercial

Acier Sélect
Canam-bâtiments, une entreprise de Groupe Canam
NEUF Architectes / KANVA Architecture
Leroux + Cyr
VET Dessin
Decarel
Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe

Photo Credit: Alex St. Jean

RECONSTRUCTION D’UN PONT AU-DESSUS DE LA RIVIÈRE MISTASSINI, À DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI

Category: Bridges

Construction PROCO
SNC-Lavalin
Couillard Construction
Ministère des Transports, de la
Mobilité Durable et de l’Électrification des Transports du Québec (MTMDET)

BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PIERREFONDS -AGRANDISSEMENT ET RÉAMÉNAGEMENT

Category: Institutional

Canam-bâtiments, une entreprise de Groupe Canam
Chevalier Morales Architectes / DMA Architectes
SDK et associés
VET Dessin
Lavacon
Ville de Montréal – Arrondissement de Pierrefonds-Roxboro

CENTRALE GRISE-FIORD, NUNAVUT

Category: Industrial

IAA Industrial Architecture Alliance
BBA
EBC
Société d’énergie Qulliq

Photo credit: Raphaël Thibodeau

LE CENTRE DE CONGRÈS DE SAINT-HYACINTHE

Category: Young Architects/Engineers

Acier Sélect
Canam-bâtiments, une entreprise de Groupe Canam
NEUF Architectes / KANVA Architecture
Leroux + Cyr
VET Dessin
Decarel
Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe

Photo credit: Alex St. Jean

ESCALIERS BUREAUX UBISOFT

Category: Stairs/Architectural Walkways

Smith Vigeant Architectes
Groupe Conseil MPA
JCB entrepreneurs généraux
Ubisoft Montréal

Photo credit: Adrien Williams

MAISON MANUVIE-GRAND HALL

Category: Erection (Ingenuity-Constructability)

Supermétal Structures
Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux Architectes
NCK
Pomerleau
Ivanhoé Cambridge et Manuvie

Photo Credit: Stephane Brügger

REVITALISATION DE LA COUR INTÉRIEURE DU PAVILLON DE DESIGN, UQAM

Category: Work of Art – Sculptures & Exterior Pavilions

Lapointe Magne et associés
NIP Paysage
EXP
Construction Arcade
Université du Québec à Montréal

LE CENTRE DE CONGRÈS DE SAINT-HYACINTHE

Category: Jury Favorite Buildings

Acier Sélect
Canam-bâtiments, une entreprise de Groupe Canam
NEUF Architectes / KANVA Architecture
Leroux + Cyr
VET Dessin
Decarel
Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe

Photo credit: Alex St. Jean

RECONSTRUCTION DE L’ÉCHANGEUR TURCOT, MONTRÉAL

Category: Jury Favorite Bridges

Supermétal Structures
Lacasse Expert-Conseil ltée / Civiliti
WSP Canada
Les dessins de structures Tenca
KPH – Turcot
Ministère des Transports, de la
Mobilité Durable et de l’Électrificationdes Transports du Québec (MTMDET)

Sponsorship

Thank you to all the sponsors of the CISC Annual Conference & National Design Awards & the CISC National Steel Symposium