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Metafor

SRG Partnership joins CannonDesign

SRG Partnership has joined CannonDesign, bringing together two firms committed to making a profound difference through design.
accessibility

Research shows accessibility retrofit costs are low

The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and HCMA, have published new research on retrofit costs to improve accessibility.
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Perkins & Will name new leaders

Susan Gushe has been named the new chief operating officer at Perkins & Will. Derek Newby takes over the Vancouver and Calgary studios.
winter

Calgary announces Winter City Design winners

The City of Calgary has announced the winners of the 2024 Winter City Design Competition: 1000 Faces and (p)arc.
laws

Indigenous laws centre at Uvic wins design award

The National Centre for Indigenous Laws at the University of Victoria has won a top architectural design award.
Aecon

B.C. standard AE contracts released

B.C. organizations announce the release of standard contracts for architectural and engineering design assignments.
arthur

Arthur Erickson Place achieves zero carbon

Arthur Erickson Place in downtown Vancouver has achieved the Zero Carbon Building – Performance (ZCB) Standard certification.
Eden Valley Arena

Retrofit planned for Eden Valley Arena

A hockey arena retrofit is planned for members of Bearspaw First Nation in Alberta.
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Elisa Brandts promoted to regional leader

Elisa Brandts has been promoted to Stantec regional business leader for Canada West region of its buildings practice.
dialog salmon-safe

Dialog earns Salmon-Safe for mass timber office

A Vancouver mass timber office building designed by Dialog, 2150 Keith Drive, has been certified Salmon-Safe.
Morrison Hershfield

Stantec to acquire Morrison Hershfield

Stantec is set to acquire Morrison Hershfield, a 1,150-person engineering and management firm headquartered in Markham, Ontario.
Afsar

Architects awarded contract for CRA facility in St. John’s

The federal government recently acquired land in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to build the Canada Revenue Agency's new National Verification and Collections Centre and Tax Services Office. 
Construction and design innovators honoured

Construction and design innovators honoured

Richard Kroeker, emeritus professor of architecture at Dalhousie University, and Osama Moselhi, professor of engineering at Concordia University, have been named to the Order of Canada.
Veil residence

Canadian residence honoured at WAF

5468796 Architecture’s Veil House, an experimental residence in Winnipeg, is the winner of the WAF Completed Project.
Oakridge Mayfair

First phase of Mayfair West project revealed

Grosvenor has submitted a development permit application to redevelop the first phase of Mayfair West.
Laurel

Edmonton reveals urban design winners

Edmonton’s top architects, designers, builders, artists and planners were celebrated at the Edmonton Urban Design Awards gala.
Uvic student housing

The Sngequ House student complex opens at UVic

A new student housing complex is open at the University of Victoria (UVic), the university’s largest capital infrastructure project to date.