Snapshots from the 2013 AZ Awards Gala

On June 13, more than 300 guests cheered for the recipients of the AZ Awards, People's Choice favourites and Awards of Merit. See who joined the party.

Words: Azure
Photos: Mauricio Calero
Posted: Jun 18, 2013
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To create the unique trophies, artists and craftsmen Dave Milum of Accents of Distinction and Scott Eunson combined Caesarstone’s Piatra Grey and carved baltic birch ply

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More than 300 architecture and design professionals gathered at the Evergreen Brick Works on June 13 to celebrate the winners of the 2013 AZ Awards

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The MC for the night was actress Arsinée Khanjian

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Mike Keilhauer and André Perrotte of Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, which won for the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Vancouver

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Mike Keilhauer awarding Renée Daoust, Réal Lestage and Nathalie Trudel of Daoust Lestage, which won for Place des Festivals and Vitrines Habitées in Montreal

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George Yabu awarding Phil Gabriel, appearing on behalf of Pfarré Lighting, which along with Raupach Architekten won Best Commercial Interior for Hafencity University Subway Station

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Anwar Mekhayech of The Design Agency (a finalist for Momofuku) and Tanja Baum of Licht Kunst Licht, which along with Schneider + Schumacher won for Frankfurt’s Städel Museum

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The +tongtong design firm, with John Tong in the centre

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Chelsea Grassinger and Kyle Lommen of Allied Works Architecture, a finalist in Unbuilt Competition Concepts for the National Museum of Canada, in Calgary

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Architect Paul Raff with Allen Chan of The Design Agency, a finalist in Commercial Interiors for Momofuku in Toronto, which also won a People’s Choice award

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Clayton Budd of Clayton Budd Projects, Kelly Cray of Union 31, graphic designer Ryan Brown

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Director Atom Egoyan and Design Exchange president Shauna Levy

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Avenue Road’s Michael Barr and Yabu Pushelberg’s George Yabu, one of the judges

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Azure editorial director Nelda Rodger and publisher Sergio Sgaramella with Joe Regan of Teknion, which won in the Best Furniture System category for Sidewise

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The after-party

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Even the torrential downpour couldn’t keep design and architecture professionals and aficionados from gathering at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto to learn who would take home an AZ Award. The trophies, which combine Caesarstone’s Piatra Grey and carved baltic birch ply, were created by artists and craftsmen Dave Milum of Accents of Distinction and Scott Eunson.

Our MC, actress Arsinée Khanjian, kicked things off by commending everyone who entered their work into the awards program, and publisher Sergio Sgaramella thanked the competition’s partners: Keilhauer, Caesarstone, GE Monogram, Urban Capital, TD Canada, Alpi, AdBeast, Hotel Le Germain, v2com, the Italian Cultural Institute, Lowe-Martin Printing, Fielding Estates Winery, Henry of Pelham, Flat Rock Cellars, Peroni, Ninutik and Uber.

From more than 600 submissions, the jury (made up of architects Shirley Blumberg and Todd Saunders, furniture designer Todd Bracher, interior designer George Yabu, landscape architect Ken Smith, and manufacturer-designer Giulio Cappellini) selected 14 winners and 32 finalists. People’s Choice awards went to the most popular projects in the online voting that took place in April.

See the 14 AZ Awards winners here.

See the 32 Awards of Merit recipients here.

Snapshots from the 2013 AZ Awards Gala

On June 13, more than 300 guests cheered for the recipients of the AZ Awards, People's Choice favourites and Awards of Merit. See who joined the party.

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