Industry News

Murphy

Call for AFBC architectural awards submissions

The Architecture Foundation of BC (AFBC) is accepting project submissions for the 2023 Architectural Awards of Excellence.
metafor

MTA design firm rebrands to Metafor

MTA, a design firm with studios in Calgary and Edmonton, is changing its corporate name to Metafor.
Fengate

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.
Venice

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.
workplace

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.
parks

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.
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Vancouver landscape architects lauded

Projects by Vancouver landscape architects dominated the 2023 CSLA Awards of Excellence.
Rockway Centre

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.
tower

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.
Architizer

Canadians named Architizer A+ Awards finalists

Architizer has announced the 2023 shortlist for the 11th annual A+Awards with several Canadian firms earning recognition.
CCA national

HAVAN Award winners celebrated

Miracon Development took home two Grand Awards at the 2023 Homebuilder’s Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards.
PNE amphitheatre

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.
chancellor

RAIC College of Fellows selects new chancellor

Ottawa architect Gerrie Doyle has been elected chancellor of the RAIC College of Fellows for a three-year term beginning June 2023.
waterfront

Vancouver reveals West End waterfront designs

The City of Vancouver has revealed three preliminary design approaches for the future of the West End waterfront.

Patkau wins 2023 Architectural Practice Award

Patkau Architects, based out of Vancouver B.C., is the recipient of the RAIC 2023 Architectural Practice Award.
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Mass timber Vancouver school opens

The seismic replacement is complete on Bayview Community Elementary in Vancouver, featuring mass timber.
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B.C. awards recognize embodied carbon design

Winners announced for the inaugural BC Embodied Carbon Awards, hosted by the Carbon Leadership Forum British Columbia.