The Hive Wins at the 2026 IStructE Structural Awards

November 10, 2026

We are honoured to share that The Hive has been recognized by The Institute of Structural Engineers as a 2026 Structural Award Winner, for advancing resilient, low-carbon tall timber construction in a seismic region.

This 10-storey mass timber building is North America’s tallest timber braced frame and CLT shearwall structure, eliminating conventional concrete cores and prioritizing the use of locally sourced timber. The groundbreaking all timber lateral system features Tectonus dampers at each braced member and within the shearwalls. Extensive testing was conducted to validate this approach, and findings were made open-sourced to provide the industry with valuable insight. To learn more about the projects structural system here, click here.

“What stood out was the way advances in engineering practice and technology have been translated into a building that clearly expresses how it works, making structural principles visible and accessible to a wider audience.”

To read the full judge’s comments and learn more about The Hive at the 2026 Structural Awards, click here.

We are grateful to receive this prestigious award and to share in this recognition with the entire project team.