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Canadian designs win best of kitchen and bath

Three Canadian interior firms have won National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design + Industry Awards 2023.
Calgary clinic

Innovative Calgary Clinic wins WAF award

Deceptively simple in form, Calgary’s 17th Avenue Clinic earned 5468796 Architecture a 2022 World Architecture Festival award. 
Kohler

Kohler celebrates 150 years

In 2023, Kohler Co. is celebrating 150 years of creating solutions for kitchen and bath spaces and energy resiliency products.
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Calgary student wins NKBA design competition

Beatriz Hernandez, a recent graduate from the Calgary Bow Valley College, placed first in the NKBA Student Design Competition.
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Calgary Winter City Design winners revealed

The City of Calgary has announced the winners of the second annual Winter City Design Competition.
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Surrey firm named KBIS Kitchen Award finalist

Interior design firm Welton Design Group based in Surrey has been named a finalist for the Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards 2023.
Yukon University

Yukon University reveals new science building design

The facility will contain four classrooms and a lecture hall, research labs, a ceremony room and a large social space for events and gatherings.
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Leadership team changes at Diamond Schmitt

Diamond Schmitt is expanding its leadership team across all of its offices.
Trinidad

Jose Trinidad wins Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize

Diamond Schmitt associate Jose Trinidad has received the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

New coalition forged to promote accessibility

Commercial real estate owners/managers, homebuilders and organizations that provide services and advocacy for people with disabilities have joined forces in the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition.
urban design

Calgary reveals Mayor’s Urban Design Awards

Calgary celebrated the city’s continuous pursuit to achieve a modern and inclusive urban landscape at the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards.
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Denver’s tallest mass timber project breaks ground in 2023

Designed by Tres Birds, Denver’s tallest mass timber building will break ground in 2023. The 12-storey building is named “Return to Form.”
IDC VODA awards

IDC awards honour Canadian designers

Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) held its annual awards celebration, honouring winners of the Value of Design Awards (VODA).
Nielsen

Martin Nielsen awarded UBC medal of distinction

Dialog partner Martin Nielson has been awarded the 2022 Dean's Medal of Distinction from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UBC.
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Remembering architect icon Jack Diamond

Jack Diamond, one of the most significant and defining Canadian architects of his generation passed away Sunday afternoon, October 30, 2022. 
the stack VRCA

The Stack achieves Zero Carbon Certification

The Stack in downtown Vancouver has achieved the Canada Green Building Council’s (CAGBC) Zero Carbon Building certification.
SAPL UCalgary

New UCalgary bachelor design degree is a first

UCalgary's Bachelor of Design in City Innovation, which will launch in the fall of 2023, is the first of its kind in Western Canada.