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November 21, 2006
15th Annual Commercial Building Awards
sponsored by the Commercial Division of
the Victoria Real
Estate
Board and the
Times Colonist
The Commercial Division of the Victoria Real
Estate Board today announced the winners of its
15th Annual Commercial Building Awards competition.
All projects were completed in the Capital Regional
District between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006.
Presentations were made at an Awards Luncheon
at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort on
November 21, 2006.
This year's competition judges were: Commercial
Building Awards Committee: Barrie Hewstan, RE/MAX
Alliance and Jim Russell, Royal Lepage Coast
Capital Realty; Richard Field, RalMax Developments;
Shiv Garyali, Garyali Architect Inc.; Doug Rundell,
BC Assessment; Gwyn Symmons, CitySpaces Consulting
Ltd; and specifically for the Heritage Restoration
category, Steve Barber, City of Victoria.
Each year the judges look at the overall exterior
design of each building or development project
and at how it fits into the surrounding area.
They base their final decisions on projects that
are sensitive to the environment, are aesthetically
pleasing and answer a specific developmental
need within the community.
A list of the Award winners is attached. The
Times Colonist Community Building Award was presented
to the Royal Theatre. A new award this year,
the Judges' Choice Award for Overall Excellence,
was given to the Capital Regional District Headquarters,
Phase II.
Now in its 15th year, the Commercial Building
Awards competition continues to be recognized
among architects, builders, developers and the
real estate community as a prestigious event
dedicated to the advancement of excellence in
construction and design.
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