Canadian Architect Award of Excellence awarded to the New Vic transformation project at McGill University

ERA is excited to announce that the New Vic transformation project at McGill University in Montreal was awarded a 2023 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence! As heritage architect on the project, ERA has been working with Diamond Schmitt and Lemay Michaud to restore and adapt the 130-year-old former Royal Victoria Hospital building into a state-of-the-art education and research centre specializing in sustainability. This includes restoring the site to its original configuration of buildings by removing later additions and integrating new architecture that complements and re-emphasizes its historic setting. One of the award jurors described the project as “A convincing argument for why using buildings that have outlived their original roles is the value-case of our time, demonstrating why architecture matters.” Read more about the New Vic and ERA’s involvement here.