b'BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS TOM PATTERSON THEATRE, PHOTO COURTESY OF ANN BAGGLEY2020BEST OFBy Matthew BradfordTHE BEST AWARDSRECOGNIZING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADERSTHE TCA BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS recognize construction industry leaders and companies from across the Greater Toronto Area that have demonstrated excellence in their field in 2020. Categories range from groundbreaking projects to new innovations, leadership successes to industry-building initiatives and beyond.Congratulations to all TCA members for elevating the industry during a particularly challenging time, and to the following 2020 TCA Best of the Best Awards recipients.by undulating glass walls, hung withthat had tight tolerances to installPROJECT ACHIEVEMENTthin bronze mullions. It also housesand coordinate.AWARDLARGE a rehearsal hall, production facilities, ELLISDON | STRATFORD FESTIVAL |dressing rooms and other theatreThe project was also beholden to tight TOM PATTERSON THEATRE amenities. Public members can enjoyschedules, soil issues, and the challenges a stylish bar, cafe, and lounge andof working with long lead-time materials It was EllisDons performance ineducational spaces throughout thelike custom curved 22-foot high glass from Stratford that earned it the 2020 Projecttheatres open, curvilinear interior. TheEurope. Moreover, the theatre called for Achievement Award (Large). In Marchbuilding is a fabulous design and willadvanced sound isolation and acoustic of last year, the firm completed thebe the jewel of the Stratford Festival forrequirements. We had many challenges citys new Tom Patterson Theatre, ayears to come, says Scott Chatterson,on this project, but it was all worth it, says 78,000-square-foot facility built to replaceEllisDon construction manager. Chatterson. The main reason we were the old Tom Patterson Theatre. The resultEllisDon worked closely with thesuccessful was the team pushing each other is a sleek and cutting-edge facility forStratford Festival owners and specialiststo do our best, thinking of problems before performing arts. at RDH Building Science Inc. to bringthey arose, and working together to resolve Hariris vision to life. The result is athem promptly to maintain the schedule.The $51-million theatre was designed byfacility that serves as a testament to architect Siamak Hariri, founding partnerthe citys storied history. This was aThe new Tom Patterson Theatre is with Hariri Pontarini Architects. Situatedcomplex project, reports Chatterson.anticipated to draw more than 52,000 new along Stratfords Avon River, it featuresThe detail of the design was at a highertheatre goers to Stratford, creating 200 jobs a cutting-edge 615-seat auditorium withlevel than your typical project, and weand injecting up to $14.5 million into the an elongated thrust stage surroundedhad to work with sophisticated materialstowns economy every year. 14Quarter 1 2021 BUILDERSDIGEST'