Industry News

Eaton Centre

Eaton Centre’s galleria roof to get $60-mil makeover

New materials and technologies will replace the existing glass yet retain the classic design aesthetic the roof is famous for.
Warehouse park

Design team named for Edmonton’s Warehouse Park

The City of Edmonton has awarded the contract for the Warehouse Park project to a team of internationally recognized Canadian companies.
Queensway Health Centre

A first look at the Queensway Health Centre expansion

The Stantec-designed patient tower will define the northern edge of the Queensway campus, with the primary hospital building clearly visible from the north and northwest entrances.
Terminus

Terminus mass timber building completed

The Terminus at District 56 commercial building in Langford, B.C. features the first buckling-restrained braces housed within a timber frame.
accessibility

Cheam Leisure Centre achieves accessibility gold

Cheam Leisure Centre in Chilliwack has achieved a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the RHFAC program.
heritage buildings evoke Canadian excellence

Heritage buildings evoke Canadian excellence

Three newly named members of the Order of Canada have been recognized for their exemplary contribution to the preservation and rejuvenation of heritage buildings.
HDR principal

HDR announces new design principal in Vancouver

Matthieu Grady has joined HDR as design principal in the Vancouver studio. He brings more than 21 years of experience to the role.
langley fraser highway

MacNeil appointed RAIC vice president of practice

Gregory MacNeil has been appointed RAIC vice president of practice. MacNeil will serve as a key member of the senior leadership team.
certification Vancouver

Vancouver earns PH certification for tallest building

City of Vancouver announced it has received certification for a new seven-storey Passive House project that is the tallest in the province.
Brampton

UBC expedites net-zero target

A new climate action plan at the University of British Columbia aims to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035—15 years ahead of
accessibility

New project tackles accessibility of heritage buildings

Human Space is tackling the challenge of addressing accessibility of heritage buildings while preserving historical integrity.
Dialog patent

DIALOG files patent for hybrid timber floor system

DIALOG has filed a patent for its Hybrid Timber Floor System. Once approved, the system could lead to mass timber structural solutions.
Shipyards Brownie

Vancouver projects honoured with Brownie Awards

Three Vancouver projects were honoured at the 22nd Annual Brownie Awards, which provide recognition and celebration of brownfield projects.
CSA Group takes lighting services to California

CSA Group takes lighting services to California

CSA Group promises to hasten turnaround times for getting lighting products into the marketplace through centralized offering of testing, inspection and certification services,
Acton Ostry

Acton Ostry Architects announces new partners

Acton Ostry Architects (AOA) announces new partners and an expanded leadership team for the Vancouver-based practice.
Edmonton

Fort Edmonton Park receives international award

The Indigenous People’s Experience at Fort Edmonton Park has been recognized with a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Cowichan

Team chosen for Cowichan Secondary School

The new Cowichan Secondary School is one step closer to reality with the selection of the successful proponent in the design-build process.