New Canadian War Museum Announces Finalists in Architectural Competition
Ottawa, Ontario, August 28, 2001 — The Canadian War Museum (CWM) today announced the names of the five architectural firms that will be asked to compete for the architectural design of the new CWM.
This shortlist was chosen through a process called quality-based selection, based on responses to a formal Request for Information (RFI). The responses were evaluated on the basis of past architectural projects in museums and other public institutions, capability for delivering the project on time and within budget, and other key factors. The new Museum is to be built at LeBreton Flats, west of Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa.
"We were very pleased to see the interest this selection process generated from eminent architectural and engineering firms from across Canada and internationally," said Mr. Joe Geurts, Director and CEO of the CWM. "A very important step has been taken today. I am confident that the five finalists will rise to the challenge of providing interesting approaches for the architecture and building project of a new Canadian War Museum, whose purpose is to preserve and present the military history of Canada."
A total of 21 architectural teams responded to the RFI call. The shortlist selection was made by the CWM Building Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. It was supported by an Evaluation Committee that carried out a detailed analysis of all submissions received.
The five finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
- Henriquez Desnoyers Mercure Architects, in joint venture with J.L. Richards, Associate Architects and Engineers. Previous projects include: Canadian Museum of Nature — Natural Heritage Building, Aylmer, Quebec; South Extension of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavillon, Montreal, Quebec; The Biosphere, Environmental Monitoring Center, Parc des Îles, Montreal, Quebec; Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia, and The Justice Institute, New Westminster, British Columbia.
- IKOY Architects Ltd. Previous projects include: The National Archives of Canada, Gatineau, Quebec; 220 ELM Gallery, High Point, North Carolina; Batoche Interpretive Centre, Batoche, Saskatchewan; The School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, and The Winnipeg International Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, in joint venture with Les Architectes Tétreault Parent Languedoc & Associés. Previous projects include: The Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage III Expansion, Toronto, Ontario; Biodôme of Montreal, Quebec; Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario; New Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, and the Joseph S. Stauffer Building, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
- Moriyama & Teshima Architects, in joint venture with Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects. Previous projects include: The Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario; The National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyad, Saudi Arabia; Science North, Sudbury, Ontario; The Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, and The Bank of Montreal Institute for Learning, Montreal, Quebec.
- Zeidler Roberts Partnership Architects, in joint venture with Régis Côté & Associés architectes. Previous projects include: Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia; The Royal Ontario Museum Master Plan, Toronto, Ontario; The Columbus Centre of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, Maryland; The Hospital for Sick Children (Atrium and Laboratories), Toronto, Ontario, and the National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario.
A request for proposal (RFP) will be issued to the selected finalists. It invites the contending architectural teams to prepare a submission on their approach to the project. Design concepts are not required at this stage.
The winning architectural firm will be selected in October 2001, and the detailed design will be unveiled during the summer of 2002.
Information (media) :
Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: (819) 776-8607
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