Architecture
Design Quarterly
2015 Advocates of Architecture Awards
The Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC has announced the 2015 Award recipients of the Advocates of Architecture from its community.
Design Quarterly
Babicki named AIBC honorary member
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has conferred the status of Honorary Member of the AIBC on Bogue Babicki, P.Eng.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario architects name new president
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has appointed a new president to its team. Toon Dreessen, a partner at Ottawa-based Farrow-Dreessen Architects Inc., brings experience in commercial, retail, office, industrial and institutional architecture to the role.
Design Quarterly
B.C wood design award recipients announced
Innovative architectural and structural design was recently honoured at the 11th Annual Wood Design Awards in B.C. The annual event, organized and hosted by Wood WORKS! BC, honours excellence in wood building and design, and recognizes leadership and innovation in wood use.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Forensic science complex wins design award
The Forensic Science and Coroner's Complex (FSCC) in Toronto, a 665,000 square foot, LEED certified facility, has been recognized with an award from the 2014 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Justice Facility Review. The Award of Merit was presented at the AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Justice National Conference on November 6.
REMI Network
IDC names new president & board directors
The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) announced the appointment of a new president and board of directors at its annual meeting, held this year at
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Holcim names North American winners for 2014
The idea of sustainable construction as more than environmental preservation, but also as social progress and economic growth, was evident in many of the winning
Canadian Property Management
The evolution of active design
Active design, the philosophy of designing to encourage physhical activity, responds to concerns about an increasingly unfit and overweight population.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The importance of daylighting in building design
Duncan McLeod of London-based Studio McLeod reveals new daylighting trends and ways to incorporate light into existing buildings.
Design Quarterly
US Architecture firm enters Canadian market
US firm CTA Architects Engineers has officially entered into the Canadian market operating as Cushing Terrell Architecture. The firm has 17 offices across the US and now in Canada in Metro Vancouver and Regina.
Design Quarterly
Zeidler Partnership Architects merges with BKDI
Zeidler Partnership Architects' Calgary office has merged with the Calgary-based firm BKDI Architects. The new partnership will now be called Zeidler BKDI Architects, enabling the firm to provide a broader set of services to their clients.
CondoBusiness
Luxe downtown lofts win architecture award
500 Wellington St. W. was recently recognized as Toronto’s favourite new residential building at this year’s ...
Design Quarterly
Design for change
This video report looks at how the architecture and interior design industries have responded to new industry realities. Commentators: False Creek Design Group's Jim Toy and HOK's Joe Pettipas.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Anti-copying in design
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