LAAB's founder Michel Lauzon has a track record of over 50 design & business awards and 12 winning competition proposals, with a body of work published in acclaimed media from around the world. Discover here his awards and speaking engagements.
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PROJECT AWARDS
2022
CLUB COSSETTE, COSSETTE MONTREAL HEADQUARTERS
Best of Canada Award, Canadian Interiors Magazine, Single Detail Category
2018
LUMENPULSE HEADQUARTERS†
Architizer A+Awards Jury Winner in the Commercial-Factories & Warehouses category
† project designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay
2018
409 MCGILL°
Innova Prize 2018, Otéra Capital Prize, Commercial Category, buildings less than 50M$.
3500 SAINT-JACQUES†
Innova Prize 2018, Immobilier Commercial Magazine Prize, Industrial, R&D and Integrated Building Category
° project initiated as Senior partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland and finished as CCO of Lemay
† project designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay
2017
LUMENPULSE HEADQUARTERS†
Innova Prize 2017, Industrial, R&D and Integrated Building Category
ESPACE CDPQ†
Best of Canada Awards
Mention, Offices of more than 20 000 sq.ft.
† projects designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay
2016
HASSAN II WATERFRONT PROMENADE, AIN DIAB & EL HANK CORNICHES†
Winning Proposal, in'tl urban design competition, Ain Diab and El Hank Promenades, Casablanca Waterfront, Morocco
STM TRANSPORT CENTRE†
Exceptional Green Roofs Award, Industrial & Commercial Category
ARTOPEX MONTREAL SHOWROOM†
Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards for Elite, Best Design, Europe & America
ARTOPEX QUEBEC CITY SHOWROOM†
Grands Prix du design, Commercial Category
† projects designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay
2015
ARTOPEX MONTREAL SHOWROOM†
Finalist, FX International Interior Design Awards, Showroom Category
Grands Prix du design, Award in the Showroom Category.
FARM FOLLOWS FICTION, METLIFE TOWER†
Winning Proposal, Reimagine a New York City Icon open & anonymous ideas competition
BANK CONDOS 221 ST-JACQUES†
Finalist, Quebec Order of Architects Excellence Prizes, Residential multi-unit Category
STM TRANSPORT CENTRE, MONTREAL†
Finalist, Quebec Order of Architects Excellence Prizes, Industrial Buildings Category
Quebec Engineers Prizes, Grand Prize, Mechanical Building Category
Project of the Year, Consrtruction & Engineering Category
† projects designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay.
2014
STM TRANSPORT CENTRE, MONTREAL†
Steel Construction, Award of Excellence, Sustainable Building Category
Finalist, Transport Grand Prize, Infrastructure Category
Honorable Mention, Innovation & Sustainability Award, Industrial Commercial & Institutional Category, Contech
Award of Excellence in Steel Construction, Industrial Projects Category
Novae Award of Citizen Initiative, Sustainable Buildings Category
† project designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay.
2013
500 GRANDE-ALLÉE OFFICE TOWER, QUEBEC CITY†
Architectural Award of Merit, Commercial & Industrial Buildings Category, Renovation & Expansion
† project designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay.
2012
STM TRANSPORT CENTRE†
Silver Medal, Architecture Category, Design Concept sub-category, WAN Awards
MOUNT STEPHEN HOTEL COMPLEX†
Award of Merit, Canadian Architect Magazine
Honorable Mention, Architecture Category, Design Concept sub-category, WAN Awards
EL-MENIA NEW CITY, CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA†
Bronze Medal, Architecture Category, Design Concept sub-category, WAN Awards
HAENDEL-CHARLEMAGNE FOOTBRIDGE, CANDIAC†
Génie-Méritas Prize
† projects designed & directed as Chief Creative Officer at Lemay.
2010
BOTA BOTA FLOATING SPA°
Prix FERDIE Prize & Grand Prize, Commercial Category
° project co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2009-2008
M9 RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX°
Intérieurs | Ferdie Award, Color Category
Grand Prize, Design Commerces Awards, Urban Integration Category
° project co-designed and co-directed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2007
SQUARE BENNY°
Winning Proposal, Architect/Developer competition
° competition scheme co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2006
MONTREAL'S WOMENS' CENTRE°
Orange Mention, Heritage Montreal
COUVENT OUTREMONT°
Architectural Heritage Prize, City of Montreal
777 GOSFORD CONDOS°
Heritage Prize, Best Historic Integration, City of Montreal
BALNEA SPA°
Grand Prize, Commercial Design Category
° projects co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2005
PLACE BONAVENTURE OFFICE LEVELS TRANSFORMATION°
BOMA Prize 2005, Building Renovation Category.
° project designed and directed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2003
COUVENT OUTREMONT°
Design Excellence Award, Renovation/Restauration Category.
HENEAULT+GOSSELIN HEAD OFFICES
Award of Merit, Canadian Architect Awards
° projects co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2002
TRANSLUCIDE ARTWORK, MONTREAL CONVENTION CENTRE°
Finalist, Concept Category
° project co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
2000
2091 BEAUDRY LOFTS°
Excellence Award, multiunit project of the Year, "Repurposing" Category
° project co-designed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
1999
100 McGill LOFTS°
Heritage Preservation Award, City of Montreal
° project co-designed and co-directed as Senior Partner of NOMADE/Lauzon Pelland architects
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2022
FORMATIONS INFOPRESSE, Future of Hybrid Work: Spaces, Management, Culture: How to achieve a Successful Transformation ? Panel moderated by Arnaud Granata, with Louis Duchesne from Cossette, A Case Study of Cossette's New Offices in Downtown Montreal.
MONTREAL REAL ESTATE STRATEGY, Master Class in Strategy: How to develop the right strategy for your portfolio in these uncertain times? In collaboration with Vince Di Domenico, Sandrine Tremblay, Sébastien Hylands and Jean Dauvin.
2021
INDEX DESIGN, KORNELIUS ET LAAB, Les Défis-Design, Épisode 1 : le Retour au bureau, original interactive and immersive webinar concept dedicated to « design thinking », in collaboration with Ivanhoé Cambridge.
CANADIAN URBAN INSTITUTE, National conference: What in Store for the Core: The Future of Canadian Downtowns and Central Business Districts, presenting “Provocations from Montreal”.
2020
HEC MOSAIC, Conférence 5 à 7 créatifs: Le Design comme antidote à l’inertie et accélérateur de transformations.
INDEX-DESIGN, Les matinées L’espace commercial post-covid, conférence Retail en mouvance, en collaboration avec Carl Boutet
FUTURE OF RETAIL & RETAIL INNOVATION WEEK, Conférence & Panel: (R)evolution of the Retail Destination, London UK.
BÂTIMATECH, Nouvelles normalités et leçons apprises en Chine qui se répercutent au Canada.
LE CERCLE DES PRÉSIDENTS DU QUÉBEC, Enjeux de la ré-entrée dans les places d'affaires: l'étude de cas de Rio Tinto.
2019
LES CONFÉRENCES DU SIDIM 2019, Le Brandscaping : l’art de transposer l’identité dans l’espace
HUB MONTREAL : Discussion libre entre architectes et créateurs numériques.
MONTREAL CONNECTE : Conférence: Le design intelligent par le numérique.
2018
LE CERCLE DES PRÉSIDENTS DU QUÉBEC, L’expérience client et le brandscaping
2017
RENDEZ-VOUS DU DESIGN, Panel de discussion: C’est beau: petite et grande révolution par le design
NY BUILDING CONGRESS, Brandscaping: A Novel Approach to Value Creation in Built Environments: Case Study of the University of Montreal Mountain Campus, New York USA
2016
CONFÉRENCE ANNUELLE DE LA CORPIQ, La création de valeur par le branding architectural
INSTITUT DE DÉVELOPPEMENT URBAIN (IDU), Montréal, conférence « tendances émergentes en immobilier
MARATHONS DE L’ARCHITECTURE OAQ, présentation des projets finalistes de Lemay aux Prix de l’OAQ
FORUM STRATÉGIQUE DES GRANDS PROJETS CCMM, Projet de repositionnement O’Mile Ex
LES CONFÉRENCES DU SIDIM 2016, La création de valeur par le Brandscaping
CONTECH, Proposition laureate “Farm Follows Fiction”, Concours Reimagine a NYC Icon
CHICANE DE FAMILLE, Montréal, conférence “Le design et la joute politique”
2015
LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE L’IMMOBILIER, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Montréal, « Table ronde sur le repositionnement »
LES MARDIS VERTS, Centre Stinson de la STM : le centre de transport le plus écologique du Canada
LES AFFAIRES, Montréal, Table ronde « Le design comme moteur économique pour le Québec »
LES CONFÉRENCES DU SIDIM 2015, La création de valeur par le Brandscaping
RESEAU ESG, SÉRIE AMBASSADEURS SUR L’INTERNATIONALE: Webinaire «La Créativité comme Moteur Économique »
OUSKON S’EN VA? Université of Montréal: “Comment innover dans la pratique de l’architecture »
2014
SOMMET MONDIAL DESTINATIONS FOR ALL, Mount Stephen Hotel Complex: Leading Edge Accessibility in Hospitality
RENDEZ-VOUS DU DESIGN, Le Branding architectural et la nouvelle salle de montre de Artopex
2013
URBA 2013 Nouvelle ville de El-Menia: un modèle de ville écologique pour le 2e millénaire
LES MARDIS VERTS : Nouvelle ville de El-Menia: un modèle de ville écologique pour le 2e millénaire”
2011
GREF, séminaire portant sur le Stade Olympique : Le stade olympique et son impact sur l’image de marque de Montréal
2009
8e FORUM IMMOBILIER RBC SCHL, Design intégré et développement résidentiel : est-ce compatible?