VANCOUVER — It’s been a banner year for Vancouver architect and designer Omer Arbel, the co-designer of the athlete medals for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics.
A few months ago, his design for the medals won a prestigious award from I.D. Magazine, a magazine of industrial design.
On Tuesday, Arbel, 34, was notified that one of his house designs was shortlisted by the World Architecture Festival, scheduled for Barcelona, Spain in November.
And on Wednesday, Arbel was named the winner of the $10,000 Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement, which recognizes “exceptional talent and achievement in the field of architectural design.”
Arbel said he was both stunned and pleased to win the Thom Award, which involved a peer review of selected works…
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Posted by: Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun
Date: August 04, 2010