Limberlost Place is a ten-storey, tall wood academic building located on the George Brown College Waterfront Campus in Toronto. The first-of-its-kind mass timber facility features a revolutionary exposed cross-laminated timber and glulam structure with a striking, angular rooftop silhouette. A triple-height atrium with a series of cascading seat-stairs display learning activities to the surrounding neighbourhood. Innovative net zero-ready building components include a thermally-efficient prefabricated building envelope, deep lake water cooling, rooftop photovoltaic panels and two soaring natural ventilation solar chimneys that draw air up and through the building. The project is a collaboration of Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects.
Limberlost Place
Toronto, Ontario
George Brown College
2025
16,250 sqm
view from Shelbourne Common
sustainability
LEED Gold
Toronto Green Standard Tier 4
mass timber
awards & recognition
2024
CTBUH Innovation Award of Excellence
2023
RAIC Research & Innovation Medal
RTF Global Architecture Design Award
Architizer A+ Awards Unbuilt Sustainable Project
Fast Company Innovation Design Award of Excellence
2022
APR Global Future Design Gold Award
World Architecture Festival WAFX Award
RTF Architecture Design Award Institutional Concept
2019
WAN Awards Future Projects Gold
Azure Magazine Unbuilt Building People's Choice Award
MIPIM & Architectural Review Future Project Award
2018
Canadian Architect Award of Excellence
ReThinking the Future Architecture Design Award
learning landscape
Limberlost Place builds on Acton Ostry’s pioneering work at Brock Commons, setting a new global benchmark for tall mass timber construction.
Canadian Architect
learning landscape
learning landscape
fitness centre
circulation
child care
central stair
sustainability
LEED Gold
Toronto Green Standard Tier 4
mass timber
awards & recognition
2024
CTBUH Innovation Award of Excellence
2023
RAIC Research & Innovation Medal
RTF Global Architecture Design Award
Architizer A+ Awards Unbuilt Sustainable Project
Fast Company Innovation Design Award of Excellence
2022
APR Global Future Design Gold Award
World Architecture Festival WAFX Award
RTF Architecture Design Award Institutional Concept
2019
WAN Awards Future Projects Gold
Azure Magazine Unbuilt Building People's Choice Award
MIPIM & Architectural Review Future Project Award
2018
Canadian Architect Award of Excellence
ReThinking the Future Architecture Design Award
central stair
social and study space
sustainability institue
classroom
administration
roof peak social space
The architects have skillfully demonstrated that the most aspirational environmental goals can be achieved in a building that is also inspiring for its beautiful and joyful spaces. Limberlost Place is what architecture should be in Canada.
Canadian Architect Awards Jury