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A husband and wife architect team from Vancouver has won the national architectural design competition for the proposed Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo. John and Patricia Patkau‘s entry was selected from a field of eight entries submitted by archiâ€" tects from across Canada. The Patkaus‘ design for the $4â€"million, $25,000â€"squareâ€"foot gallery project will be on public exhibition in late January and early February, along with the honorable mention scheme by the Toronto firm, Jones and Kirkland Architects. Furtherâ€" more, all eight competing deâ€" signs will be on display at the Seagram Museum, directly across the street from the galâ€" lery site. > Although considered to be young architects on the Canadian scene, the Patkaus both teach partâ€"time at the University of British Columbia‘s school of arâ€" chitecture. In 1986 they were awarded the prestigious Goverâ€" nor General‘s Medal for outâ€" standing architectural design by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. They received the award for the Pyrch Residence in Victoria, B.C. The fiveâ€"person selection team was made up of practising archiâ€" tects, academics, experts on art and craft, and a senior adminisâ€" trator from the City of Waterloo. Over the Christmas season, Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, kept alive the sleigh ride tradition despite the lack of snow. The rides were included with the cost of admission, and were on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Rodney Gilchrist photo BC architects win design competition for Waterlioo‘s clay and glass museum The jury was: Kenneth Frampâ€" ton, Chairman of the Division of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Coâ€" lumbia University, New York; Dan Hanganu, Architect, Monâ€" treal; Ann Roberts, Chairman, Department of Fine Arts, Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo and Chairâ€" man of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery; Don Roughley, Waterloo‘s Chief Administrative Officer and Erberhard Zeidler, a Toronto architect made famous by his work at the Toronto Eaton‘s Centre and Ontario Place. The jury recorded that they had chosen the Patkau design for twelve reasons, including: | _ e Site Locationâ€"because of its proximity to the Seagram Museâ€" um, facing directly towards Caroline Street, the building will have strong public presence. e Civic Plazaâ€"a proposal that the gallery enfront a major civic plaza at the northwest corner of Caroline and Erb Streets. The triangularâ€"shaped plaza opens towards and incorporates the forecourt of the Seagram Museâ€" um. The plaza could become the focus of new developments in this particular section of Waterâ€" loo. e Interior Spaceâ€"an appropriate "sanctuaryâ€"like‘‘ feeling, approâ€" priate for the view of the art and craft objects. e Totemic Piecesâ€"having special features which the architects call ‘"Totemic‘ elements. These include a special room for the display of stained glass, an intimate outdoor sculpture court, and a circular room for archival material. e Glass Blowing Studioâ€"consistâ€" ing of a lively display of glass blowing visible though two large "picture windows‘"". One huge window in the studio faces the interior lobby while the other window faces the outdoors along the pedestrian walkway which parallels the railway tracks. People walking to and from Waterloo Park and the universiâ€" ties will be able to pause and see glass blowing and other activiâ€" ties inside the gallery. e Silver Lake and the Parkâ€"that unlike many of the other entries which proposed building directly on the edge of Silve Lake with public walkways along the the edge of the gallery, the Patkau entry relates to and connects with the park and lake while leaving the lake edge itself mostâ€" ly untouched. Once the Arena is taken down, new park land will be opened for public use. _ The winning design was also praised for its; tea room and gift shop, administration and library facility, ‘""welcoming main entry", symbolic representation, use of stained glass and choice of materials. 308 CA N\ yg} Although there is mounting evidence that Canada‘s economy is weakening, executives in the Waterloo Region look ahead to the coming year with optimism. oo utd s se o o d en C kan \.Ullllllb J"". Eooo ntenene ns us That‘s the finding of the annual survey of regional business executives conducted by the Laurier Institute for Business and Economic Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Regarding employment prospects in the Region, 43 per cent of those polied expect there will be less unemployment in the year ahead, with 49 per cent feeling things will remain much the same. Only 12 per cent expected unemployment to rise. Is this a good time for business to invest for future growth? There was some caution here, with 68 per cent feeling 1987 will be a good year to invest and 18 per cent of all companies opposed. Investment was viewed most favorable by executives from the custom machine, primary metal fabricating and printing industries. oz . ains in oÂ¥ me B2 CC EWA nixaw in tha Plllll(ll] L1 Li 6 clus a t dnedafondeaciets â€" Aaspaii d atean ies Business confidence has fallen slightly in the past year in the Waterloo Region, as it has throughout the nation. a â€" L . s 20 AeRpno oo p 1 6 A 14308 2.3 ie 5h t\ Lbidtct Mtvatalisiadinis td i ooviclintbes. â€" t n sls Sixty per cent of local respondents anticipated improved performance in 1987, down six per cent from those that felt that way a year ago. Expectations were highest among small firms. The larger companies had the most reservations and doubts about the coming year. Dr. J. Alex Murray, dean of the school of businss and economics at Laurier, who conducted the survey, said, ‘"Despite downward revisions in their expectations, local business people are considerâ€" ably more optimistic for the Waterloo Region than are national ;(;s;ipo;a;n'tsvfor the country as a whole." WATERLOO CHRONICLE, Local business looks to 1987 with optimism What visitors will see from the museum entrance. fii -g 1 ul i;; 1‘ WwEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1986 â€" PAGE 3 1|