Industry News
UBC health building receives accessibility award
The MacIsaac Health Building at UBC has received the 2026 BOMA Canada Rick Hansen Accessibility Award, recognizing.
Symons Valley Library construction underway
Construction is underway on Phase 2 of the 15,000-square-foot Symons Valley Library in Calgary with completion set for 2028.
UCalgary celebrates opening of new SAPL campus
The University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) officially celebrated the opening of its new campus.
UBC SALA names Margolese Prize winners
UBC SALA has named Ouri Scott and Mari Fujita as the recipients of the 2026 Margolese Design for Living Prize.
RAIC launches Global Design Exchange
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has launched the Global Design Exchange, a new international initiative.
New standard supports modular construction
CSA Group has released CSA Z251, Design of volumetric modular structures, a new National Standard of Canada.
B.C. pauses planned PST expansion
The B.C. government is pausing the planned Oct. 1, 2026, expansion of PST on professional services including architecture and engineering.
FDU opens Vancouver campus at Oakridge Park
Fairleigh Dickinson University is celebrating the opening of its new state-of-the-art campus at Oakridge Park.
Construction starts on world’s first disability arts hub
The Accessible Arts Learning Campus in Calgary marks the development of the world’s first accessible arts learning campus.
A landscape narrative for Indigenous art museum
Calgary's Spectacle Bureau for Architecture and Urbanism has unveiled designs for the Museum of Aboriginal Peoples’ Art and Artifacts.
Burnaby’s largest civic facility tops out
The new Cameron Community Centre and Library has topped out in Cameron Park, marking a major construction milestone.
Construction hit hard as trade war escalates
Steel, aluminium, lumber and cement are all being hit with damaging new 50 per cent tariffs with the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada.
Fast + Epp to design Brisbane aquatic centre roof
Fast + Epp, in collaboration with Robert Bird Group, have been appointed structural engineer on the National Aquatic Centre in Brisbane.
Vancouver Tall Challenge explores city’s future
The Vancouver Tall Challenge: Building Higher Downtown invites architects and designers to explore the future of tall buildings.
SAAG breaks ground on expansion project
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin (SAAG) has begun work on a major $7.7 million expansion project.
New Westminster’s expanded waterfront park opens
The westward expansion of Westminster Pier Park in downtown New Westminster has completed, adding two acres of new public space.
North Vancouver opens its largest recreation centre
The new Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre has officially opened. It is the largest community recreation facility on the North Shore.
