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Knight

Knight Varga Interiors wins two NKBA Awards

Knight Varga Interiors was a double winner at this year’s NKBA Awards.
Vancouver to gain more authority over landscaping

Vancouver to gain more authority over landscaping

Proposed amendments to Vancouver’s charter would allow Council to set conditions for landscaping new development and hand off dog licence revocation to City staff.
Hazelview

Two designers celebrate 40 years at Architecture49

Interior designer Bozena Joworska and designer Alex Miedzik are celebrating 40 years with Architecture49.

B.C. interior designers shine at annual awards

The Shine Awards 2024 celebrate the best professional interior designers in B.C.
RAIC

RAIC names 2024 Gold Medal recipient

The Honorable Justice Murray Sinclair was named the recipient of the 2024 RAIC Gold Medal.
CSRC

Team selected for CSRC at new St. Paul’s Hospital

Providence Health Care has selected Diamond Schmitt Architects and Kirsten Reite Architecture for the Clinical Support and Research Centre (CSRC).
Murphy

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.
advisors

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.
COWI

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.
Saint John

Retrofit planned for Eden Valley Arena

A hockey arena retrofit is planned for members of Bearspaw First Nation in Alberta.
McElhanney

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.