Mohawk’s David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre wins People’s Choice Award
The people have spoken and Mohawk’s David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre is this year’s recipient of the 2015 People’s Choice Award, part of the City of Hamilton’s 2015 Urban Design and Architecture Awards.
The DBARC was one of the 35 sites in the running for the awards. Mohawk was nominated twice. First, for the DBARC and again for the Mohawk Students’ Association Plaza. More than 3,000 votes were cast during the online voting. The People’s Choice Awards recognize buildings and spaces that boost pride among residents and contribute to the economic and social well-being of the city.
The Award comes on the same week that the DBARC received LEED Gold Certification from the Canada Green Building Council.
The People’s Choice Award will be presented to Mohawk at upcoming City Council meeting. For more information on the awards visit: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-awards/urban-design-and-architecture-awards
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 29,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at three main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, and at the College’s Centre for Aviation Technology at the Hamilton International Airport. Mohawk is among the top five colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Canada’s greenest employers seven years in a row, holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements and is home to the country’s largest and first institutional building to receive dual certification for Zero Carbon Building Framework design and performance for The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. More than 135,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.