ACO celebrates reinvigorating Ontario’s heritage through challenging projects – Construct Connect
November 6, 2024
At a recent gala event in Toronto, the developers, designers, contractors and other industry professionals who made significant achievements in building heritage preservation in the past few years were able to take a bow.
The event was the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario’s (ACO) 18th annual heritage awards. A non-profit heritage advocacy and education charity, the conservancy recognized 16 individuals and nine projects.
A five-member jury selected the winners from 35 nominations using criteria such as the significance of a heritage issue or project, the challenges, the effect of the project’s success on the immediate community and the project partners’ innovation, commitment and leadership. The projects also had to be completed within the past five years.
One of the award winners was a renovation which transformed the former St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener into a 43-unit non-profit housing complex, while retaining most of the original sanctuary for community gatherings and events.
