The ANSA McAL Group of Companies through its subsidiary companies, ABEL/BESTCRETE and Penta Paints hosted the inaugural Caribbean Building Awards 2006. The formal ceremony took place at the Andre Kamperveen Hall, Centre of Excellence, Trinidad on Friday 6, October.
Kelvin Mahabir (r) – ANSA McAL Sector Head- Manufacturing, presents the ANSA McAL Honorary Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Architecture to Robert Woodstock (Jamaica), current Chairman of the Association of Commonwealth Societies of Architects the Caribbean (ACSAC). The Awards were hosted in conjunction with the Association of Commonwealth Societies of Architects in the Caribbean (ACSAC) and were created to recognize and celebrate the achievements of the region’s architects. Winners Row: The Penta Paints Award for Interior was presented to Gillespie & Steel Ltd. (l) for the Queen’s Hall Interior Renovation (Trinidad and Tobago) by Jesus Rodriguez, MD- Penta Paints Caribbean.
LIST OF WINNERS: • Civic / Institutional / Religious Winner: Design Collaborative Associates Ltd. for the National Carnival and Entertainment Center (Trinidad & Tobago) Runner Up: Gillespie & Steel for the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (Trinidad and Tobago) • Commercial / Office / Industrial Small Winner: Jenifer Smith Architects Ltd. for Alutech Research and Development Center (Trinidad and Tobago) Runner Up: Architects Cubed Incorporated for Bajan Services Newton House Office (Barbados) • Commercial / Office / Industrial Large Winner: Reynald Associates Limited for E-Teck Flagship Building (Trinidad and Tobago) Runner Up: acla: works for Health Sector Administration Building (Trinidad and Tobago) • Health / Sport / Education Winner: HM & RW Associates for Archives Building (Jamaica) Runner Up: Design Collaborative Ltd. for the Ato Boldon Stadium (Trinidad and Tobago) • Residential: Multi-Family Winner: Design Collaborative Ltd. for the UWI Halls of Residence (Trinidad & Tobago) Runner Up: ACLA: works for the Stepped Hillside Apartments (Trinidad & Tobago) • Residential: Single Family Winner: Jenifer Smith Architects Ltd. for Artist House and Studio (Trinidad and Tobago) Runner Up: melon/design:architecture for the Modular Container House (St. Lucia) • Tourism / Entertainment Winner: Gillespie & Steel Ltd. for the Queen’s Hall Interior Renovation (Trinidad and Tobago) Runner Up: Architects Cubed Inc. for Aqua Restaurant (Barbados) Special Awards • The Bestcrete Award for Small Projects Winner: Eugene Royer for Boeri Lake Platform (Dominica) • The ABEL Award for Innovation Winner: Reynald Associates Limited for E-Teck Flagship Building (Trinidad and Tobago) • The Penta Award for Interior Winner: Gillespie & Steel Ltd. for the Queen’s Hall Interior Renovation (Trinidad and Tobago) • The ANSA McAL Honorary Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Architecture: Mr. Robert Woodstock of (Jamaica) |
