Winners of the HODI Award in Built Heritage Conservation
Carleton University and the Board of Directors of Historic Ottawa Development Inc. (HODI) have announced the winners of the 2021 HODI Award in Built Heritage Conservation.
This is the fifth annual award since the first HODI competition in 2016. Because there was no award in 2020, the current award included submissions from 2020 and 2021.
This year all entrants were undergraduate students in both the Design and Conservation and Sustainability programs at the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism. There were five winning entries.
Two students share the first-place award and will receive $2,500 each:
• Jessica Babe, for her project Wampum to retrofit 24 Sussex Drive
Jury Comments: This is a very well-presented and articulate proposal for the rehabilitation of the official residence at 24 Sussex Drive, with beautiful illustrations, diagrams, and drawings. A thorough reading of the historical context and evolution of the site informs a respectful and holistic conservation strategy that aims to recognize the multiple layers of associated history while incorporating significant sustainability features. The jury appreciated the poetic and critical examination of shared and competing values associated with the building and landscape through the lens of the Wampum Belt and its notions of exchange and interaction.