Industry News
Quayside condo honoured with CTBUH’s Future Project Award
Plans entail meeting Passive House and Zero Carbon standards, while setting new benchmarks in sustainability.
New digital permit tools slated for Vancouver
The City of Vancouver is launching two new digital tools to streamline the permitting process.
Assembly of First Nations updates school design standards
The Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services Canada updated its education infrastructure standards for schools on-reserve.
Planning for Calgary’s Olympic Plaza underway
CMLC will be issuing an RFP for a qualified and visionary design team for the $40 million Olympic Plaza Transformation project.
Dialog names 2023 scholarship recipient
Dialog has announced the recipient of the 2023 Michael Evamy Scholarship is Lukas Ewing.
Call for AFBC architectural awards submissions
The Architecture Foundation of BC (AFBC) is accepting project submissions for the 2023 Architectural Awards of Excellence.
MTA design firm rebrands to Metafor
MTA, a design firm with studios in Calgary and Edmonton, is changing its corporate name to Metafor.
Office fit-out costs rise with hybrid workforce
Rising office fit-out costs reflect both inflationary dynamics in the construction sector and emerging design trends as employers realign space to engage their hybrid workforces.
HCMA creates installation for Venice exhibition
Vancouver design firm HCMA is contributing Who Is This For to the Time Space Existence architecture exhibition in Venice.
BDP conducts workplace ‘experiment’ with Toronto studio
In a hybrid work era, BDP Quadrangle has opened a two-floor studio in The Well as an experiment with in-person arrangements.
Surrey and New Westminster win parks awards
Outstanding design of park spaces was recognized by the BCRPA with two projects earning a 2023 Parks Excellence Award.
Vancouver landscape architects lauded
Projects by Vancouver landscape architects dominated the 2023 CSLA Awards of Excellence.
BC senior facility receives WELL Precertification Award
Vendure Retirement Communities is the first senior living facility in Canada to receive WELL Precertification for its Waterview project in Nelson, BC.
Vancouver’s tallest residential tower launches
Brivia Group has officially launched the Curv tower in Vancouver. It is set to be the world's tallest passive house building.
Canadians named Architizer A+ Awards finalists
Architizer has announced the 2023 shortlist for the 11th annual A+Awards with several Canadian firms earning recognition.
HAVAN Award winners celebrated
Miracon Development took home two Grand Awards at the 2023 Homebuilder’s Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards.
New PNE Amphitheatre design revealed
A brand-new PNE Amphitheatre at Hastings Park in Vancouver has been unveiled, featuring a dramatic mass timber curved roof.





















