The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts announced the recipients of the 2016 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. The biennial awards celebrate outstanding design in recently completed projects by Canadian architects. Brewster Travel Canada’s Glacier Skywalk is among the 12 recipients of this prestigious award.
“It is a great honour and privilege for the Glacier Skywalk to be nationally recognized for its incredible architecture and brilliant engineering, said Dave McKenna, President of Brewster Travel Canada. “We are very proud to see the Glacier Skywalk project receive the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture along with our talented partners at Sturgess Architecture, RJC Engineering and PCL Construction.”
Now open for its third summer, the
Glacier Skywalk is a model of visual delight and unparalleled thrills in Jasper National Park.
"The recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture have distinguished themselves as visionary Canadian architects,” said his excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. “They have designed spaces where communities are forged, memories are enshrined and identity is created in built form. Few architects are able to realize their philosophies so fully in practice and in such diversity of project type and geography."
Glacier Skywalk
Go beyond nature’s edge and immerse yourself in an awe-inspiring interpretive experience in one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Explore the immense powers of glaciology from a fully-accessible, cliff-edge walkway that leads to a glass-floored observation platform 280 metres (918 feet) above the Sunwapta Valley. From ice-capped mountain peaks to vast glacier-formed valleys, the Glacier Skywalk is your front row seat to nature’s most grand performance. For more information, please visit
www.glacierskywalk.ca.
Brewster Travel Canada
Brewster Travel Canada has been delivering premium Canadian travel experiences to the global market by connecting travelers to the world's most spectacular natural locations. With expertise in travel planning, transportation, hospitality, and attractions, Brewster Travel Canada has set the standard of excellence for authentic travel experiences in Canada and the Rocky Mountains with a history that dates back over one hundred years. Brewster is part of the Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) Travel & Recreation Group, which also includes
Glacier Park, Inc. and
Alaska Denali Travel. For more information about Viad, visit
www.viad.com. For more information on Brewster, please visit
www.brewster.ca.
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