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Urban infrastructure can be iconic. Look no further than the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage in Edmonton, a 50,000-square-metre complex with space for 300 buses, along with maintenance bays, offices and training areas. Toronto firm Gh3* — a master at making bold statements with industrial builds — adorned the KATG in austere, monochrome finishes: corrugated stainless-steel walls and polished concrete floors.

But it also included novel flourishes, like five abstracted light boxes on the roof and a restored heritage smokestack, which appear like follies in an otherwise stark landscape. Everything about the KATG is monumental — to wonderful effect.

Team: Pat Hanson with Louise Clavin, Elise Shelley, Jeffrey Deng, Joel Di Giacomo and Raymond Chow

AZ Awards 2021 Finalist: Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage

Urban infrastructure can be iconic. Look no further than the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage in Edmonton, a 50,000-square-metre complex with space for 300 buses, along with maintenance bays, offices and training areas.

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2014
Award of MeritBuildings Over 1,000SqM
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Firm
KPMB Architects, Toronto
Team
Bruce Kuwabara and Marianne McKenna with Luigi LaRocca, Paulo Rocha and Dave Smythe
2016
People’s ChoiceBuildings Over 1,000SqM
Location
Porto, Portugal
Firm
Luís Pedro Silva Arquitecto, Portugal
2020
Award of MeritBuildings Over 1,000SqM
Location
Nanterre, France
Firm
LAN, France