b'BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS MASSEY HALL 2021BEST OFBy Matthew BradfordTHE BEST AWARDSRECOGNIZING INDUSTRY LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND TRAILBLAZERSTHE TCA BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS presentation was streamed live on February 17 during the associations virtual 154th Annual General Meeting. Presented by TCA chair Jeff Murva and TCA president and CEO John Mollenhauer, the awards honoured construction industry leaders, innovators and trailblazers who demonstrated excellence in their field throughout 2021.Congratulations to all TCA members for representing the best of the industry during a particularly challenging year, and to the following 2021 TCA Best of the Best Awards recipients.PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | LARGE ELLISDON | MASSEY HALL RESTORATIONEllisDon took a bow at the TCA Awardsa storied history in the city of Toronto,Modernizing Massey Hall was no small for its Massey Hall revitalization projectsays Angelo Cofini, vice president,task. It required substantial upgrades (photo above). Beginning in 2018, the firmoperations ICI at EllisDon. Its culturalto the Halls stage and production led a large-scale renovation of Torontossignificance and influence on the arts andcapabilities, the installation of steel iconic music venue, which included anmusic scene both locally and nationallysupport framing, extensive modifications extensive restoration and upgrade of thecannot be overstated, as it has heldto the existing plaster ceilings, and heritage building. countless well-known events and showsthe design and installation of a new throughout the past century. Now, after itsautomated custom retractable seating This project is very special to EllisDon asrevitalization, it is ready to continue thatsystem. Additionally, the team was tasked Massey Hall is a landmark building withtradition into the future. with installing new stage engineering 16Quarter 12022 BUILDERSDIGEST'