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that include an outdoor fireplace, interactive water feature, covered seating area and free Wi-Fi. Improved directional signage, expanded sidewalks and raised crosswalks offer a more pedestrian-friendly environment and encouraged visitors to stay longer. Highstreet is a 600,000-square-foot open-air shopping centre bringing urban lifestyle shopping to the Fraser Valley. The threelevel centre includes fashion, food, services and entertainment on the main street shopping level with a large-format anchor tenant, Walmart Supercentre on the lower level, office space and an 11-screen Cineplex VIP cinema on the second level. Innovation by design and use of high-end finishes enhance and optimise the social experience, emulating the vibrancy found in town squares. Centres between 750,001 and 1,000,000 sq. ft. of total retail space SILVER Mixed-Use SILVER St. Vital Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba 120 Lynn Williams Shopping Centre Toronto, Ontario Owner: Ontario Pension Board Management Company: 20 Vic Management Inc. Total Retail Space: 826,534 sq. ft. Number of Stores: 167 Management Company/Owner: First Capital Realty Total Retail Space: 27,000 sq. ft. Number of Stores: 7 Inspired by the Arts & Crafts design movement, and specifically the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, St. Vital is a tribute to the natural wonders of the Prairies landscape. The renovation included new flooring, ceilings, wall coverings, energy-efficient lighting and the addition of two new skylights in separate wings of the mall immersing shoppers in natural light. 120 Lynn Williams Shopping Centre seeks LEED® accreditation, with the design orientated to maximise solar exposure to the south and minimise window openings to the north. Overhangs and sun shades provide adequate solar deflection during the summer season. The concept of inward and outward display influenced the design of the three public faces of the building. At the south side, transparency at the corner and patio terrace slide outwards from the formal entrance leading to the second-story restaurant. Directly above the entrance on the east side is a unique glazed room defining a focal point to the parking courtyard in the forecourt. NEW DEVELOPMENTS Centres between 400,001 and 750,000 sq. ft. of total retail space GOLD RETAIL STORE DESIGN Kiosks And Carts SILVER Highstreet Shopping Centre Abbotsford, British Columbia Owner: Shape Abbotsford West Limited Partnership Management Company: Shape Property Management Corporation Total Retail Space: 600,000 sq. ft. Number of Stores: 90 ICSC CANADIAN SHOPPING CENTRE AWARDS BlueGrass Landscaping Ltd. Lethbridge, Québec BlueGrass Landscaping Ltd. is an outdoor living area complete with a large sunken patio of several different paving stones, a cedar pergola | 26 | 2014 AWARD WINNERS