The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
announced the winners of its 2025 Award of Excellence competition last week,
and nine Toronto buildings bagged 12 awards across 20 categories.
The competition included
built and unbuilt projects from around the world that demonstrate the role of
tall buildings in the 21st century. Buildings from
20 different countries were among the award winners.
The competition was
evaluated by multidisciplinary juries specializing in architecture,
engineering, planning, construction, and real estate development. The selection criteria prioritized performance—environmental,
cultural, and operational—over prestige or aesthetics alone.
Javier Quintana de Uña, CEO
of CTBUH, stated: "This year's cohort demonstrates not only technical
sophistication and design ingenuity but also an ability to respond to the
circumstances shaping the world right now – from regional issues and economic
challenges to the accelerating climate crisis."
Among the Toronto buildings
recognized:
·
T3 Bayside at 251 Queens Quay East won
the Best Tall Building, by Height, Under 100 meters 2025 Award of Excellence
and Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025 Award of Excellence.
·
Ontario Court of Justice – Toronto won
the Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025 Award of Excellence.
·
TD Terrace at 156 Front Street West won
the Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025 Award of Excellence and the
Façade Award - 2025 Award of Excellence.
·
CIBC Square I won the Best Tall
Building, by Region, Americas 2024 Award of Excellence and the Urban Habitat
Award - 2025 Award of Excellence.
·
The Well won the Urban Habitat
Award - 2025 Award of Excellence and Best Tall Building, by Height, 100-199
meters 2024 Award of Excellence.
·
Lawrence East – Transit-Oriented Community won the Future Project Award - 2025 Award of Excellence.
·
One Bloor West won the Construction
Award - 2025 Award of Excellence and the Structure Award - 2025 Award of
Excellence.
·
CIBC Square Tower II won the 2025
Award of Excellence Winner in Innovation.
·
Scotiabank North Tower won the
Space Within Award - 2025 Award of Excellence
