Feedback from the judges: To a casual observer, this building could be mistaken for just one more of the myriad of glass-clad towers springing up in Toronto. However, therein is the acknowledgment of the extreme technical challenge of the design of this exterior envelope.

The building’s function obligated the design team to address the challenge of the heightened contemporary security concerns. While we certainly hope that it is never actually tested by any such threats, the fact that it has been designed to do so while utilizing a predominantly glazed exterior envelope warrants this recognition for technical execution in glass and metal.