designing a community for a large group
of people to go about their lives and do re-
ally great things.”
Sustainability, as far as Stratford is con-
cerned, is not just about achieving awards
and status. It’s also about making sure the
building endures over a longer period of
time.
“It takes a lot of effort to create them, to
put the key in the door and operate them
from day to day,” says Stratford. “When
you do it right, when you do it well, there
is a ripple effect on the people, the envi-
ronment and the economy.”
The $475-million project was completed in
the fall of 2011. In the fall of 2012, ECHA
was connected to the Edmonton Clinic
Outpatient Clinic, which houses ambulato-
ry care clinics operated by Alberta Health
Services. The project has been honoured
by BOMA Edmonton for Building Excel-
lence and also won a TOBY award for be-
ing “the outstanding building of the year.”
The result is a new venue for students to
rethink wellness, inspiring a new genera-
tion of medical experts and health profes-
sionals.
CORE SCIENCES FACILITY
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY,
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND
In combination with Hearn Fougere Archi-
tects, HOK’s design team, equipped with
global understanding of where trends are
HOK Canada was initially inspired by
the changing colours of the prairie land-
scape, when designing the Edmonton
Clinic Health Academy.
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