FortWhyte Alive’s new Buffalo Crossing visitor centre has thundered past nearly 1,000 submissions to win the prestigious Holcim Foundation Awards.

Opened in April, the 18,000-square-foot facility strong on mass timber and reclaimed materials is one of 20 designs across the world recognized by the awards for sustainable construction.

Elegantly evoking a stampede of buffalo moving across FortWhyte’s 660 acres of tall-grass and bison prairie toward Muir Lake, the visitor centre means that FortWhyte now has two facilities to accommodate ever growing demand for its programming.

FortWhyte also has $40,000 coming its way, with another possible $40,000 if it’s selected by the Holcim Foundation as the grand prize winner for North America.

The awards celebrate spaces “that embody values (and) re

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