Awards + Media

Award-Winning Design

We are proud recipients of distinctive professional awards that honour the talent and input of our creative professionals, partners, and clients, as well as our commitment to exemplary design and practice.

2025 Heritage Centre Wellington Winner

43 Mill Street West in Elora project received the Heritage Property Restoration Award from Heritage Centre Wellington and MSS was also recognized with a Heritage Professionals Recognition Award for our role in this remarkable restoration.

2024 Brownie Award Finalist

The Spur Line Commons was recognized as a recent finalist for its innovative efforts to rehabilitate a once contaminated site, transforming one of Waterloo's last significant urban industrial properties into a community of townhouses and condominiums.

2024 Architectural Conservancy Ontario Heritage Awards - Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Reuse: Large Scale Finalist

The Old Post Office in UpTown Waterloo was a recent finalist in these awards, recognizing outstanding heritage projects and initiatives.

2024 Award of Excellence in Conservation Engineering from the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals

Awarded to the Old Post Office for excellence in heritage conservation and demonstrated expertise as heritage professionals.

2023 INTÉRIEURS Magazine’s Grand Prix du Design Awards

Honoured with the Gold Medal in the Landscape Architecture category for the Manulife Head Office Exterior Renovation project.

2023 Urban Design Excellence Award from the City of Kitchener

Awarded for Breithaupt Block III, an 11-storey LEED Gold office building as the third phase of the Breithaupt Block, an urban office campus. The building was recognized for its design excellence in built form that integrates well with the office campus as well as the surrounding neighbourhood.

2022 REmmy Award from CoreNet Global

Manulife Head Office Renovation named winner of REmmy Award for Workplace Excellence designation for awards in leadership excellence, innovation, sustainable design, and social responsibility in corporate real estate and workplace management.

2016 North America’s Most Livable Building from the Center for the Built Environment

At the University of California; Our A Grander View building was Canada’s first LEED triple platinum project and went on to win numerous local and national awards, including:

  • Selected as one of two buildings that represent Canada at the Sustainable Buildings Challenge in Helsinki in October 2011
  • Tree for Life award from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies
  • Award of Distinction from the Ontario Building Envelope Council
  • Livable Building Award from the Center for the Built Environment
  • Urban Design Award from the City of Kitchener
2015 Office Development of the Year from NAIOP Real Estate Excellence

The Breithaupt Block (51 Breithaupt Street) in Kitchener wins Office Development of the Year for 2015 in awards for outstanding achievement, leadership and innovation of the office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate industry in the Greater Toronto Area.

2014 Brownie Awards from the Canadian Urban Institute

Breithaupt Block (51 Breithaupt Street) wins for Best Overall Project, recognized for its excellence in the remediation and redevelopment of a Canadian brownfield site.

2013 Mike Wagner Heritage Award

Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse for the Breithaupt Block (51 Breithaupt Street), for demonstrated commitment to the conservation of Kitchener's cultural heritage resources. The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of a former rubber factory took a complex of vacant derelict buildings and transformed them into a unique urban office environment, contributing to the conservation of Kitchener's industrial built heritage.

University of Waterloo School of Architecture Graduate Scholarship Award

Our commitment to architectural excellence extends beyond our projects to promoting design dialogue within the community and building strong partnerships, such as those with the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.

We established the Martin Simmons Sweers Architects Graduate Scholarship for Locally Focused Architecture to encourage students to delve into and contribute to our local architectural opportunities. By fostering a sense of community and empowering graduates to help shape the region’s architectural landscape, we’re investing in the future of our built environment.

"The team from MSS has been an absolute pleasure. They’ve maintained open communication, actively listened to our needs and concerns, and collaborated closely with city staff to ensure all project requirements were met. The attention to detail and meticulous planning was evident throughout the project, ensuring that every aspect was carefully considered and well executed. We are looking forward to continuing working with them through construction and can’t wait to see the final product. Their professionalism, creativity, and commitment to delivering excellent results have been greatly appreciated, and we are thankful for the positive impact they have made on our project."

Heather Liddycoat
Manager, Project Delivery, Facilities Management, City of Kitchener

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  • Floor Plans
  • Ceiling Plans and Floor Finish Plans
  • Lighting Plans (Reflected Ceiling Plans or RCPs)
  • Millwork Detailing
  • Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Planning, Schedules and Plans
  • Product Costing Analysis
  • Specifications
  • Value Engineering
  • Construction Drawings
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