Industry News

VODA

IDC reveals 2021 VODA Award winners

Seven Canadian design firms were honoured at IDC's virtual Value of Design Awards (VODA), celebrating Canadian talent.
Bargmann

Bargmann wins inaugural Oberlander Prize

The Cultural Landscape Foundation announced Julie Bargmann as the winner of the inaugural Oberlander Landscape Architecture Prize.
centennial expansion

Centennial College expansion achieves zero carbon

The Centennial College Block A Expansion Project has been certified Zero Carbon under the Canada Green Building standard.
symons

RAIC submission call for Governor General’s Medals

RAIC and the Canada Council for the Arts invite submissions for the 2022 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture.
interior designers

ARIDO honours interior designers at 2021 awards

The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) announced the winners of its annual awards program during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, October 6.
Health Sciences

Okanagan College opens Health Sciences Centre

Designed by GEC Architecture, Okanagan College’s new Health Sciences Centre is now open to students this semester.
Dahl

William Dahl joins HDR as senior interior designer

William Dahl, RID, NCIDQ, LEED ID&C, has joined HDR as a senior interior designer in Vancouver, British Columbia.
bentall

Mass timber office revealed for Bentall Centre

Hudson Pacific Properties has unveiled plans for the addition of a 16-storey hybrid mass timber office and retail development to Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver.
Dakota Dunes Resort

Indigenous themes illuminate Dakota Dunes Resort

The Whitecap Dakota First Nation collaborated with designers on the new Dakota Dunes Resort in Saskatchewan.
bowen

Vancouver projects win copper architecture awards

Two Vancouver projects have received this year’s North American Copper in Architecture Awards from the Copper Development Association.
Lamoureux

Lamoureux earns FGIA FenestrationMaster

Jennie Lamoureux, Alumicor's architectural representative in Montreal, has earned the FGIA FenestrationMaster Professional Certification.
housing women

Housing for women project receives city approval

GBL Architects has received City of Vancouver Council approval for their new housing development at 546 West 13th Avenue.

Vancouver office renamed after architect Erickson

The historic MacMillan Bloedel office tower in Vancouver is being renamed to Arthur Erickson Place after its renowned architect, Arthur Erickson.
Dialog Michael Evamy

Dialog awards 2021 Michael Evamy Scholarship

Conrad Speckert, an architecture student at McGill University, is the recipient of Dialog's 2021 Michel Evamy Scholarship.
landscape awards

2021 national landscape awards winners revealed

Winners of the National Awards of Landscape Excellence (NALE) were announced, celebrating the best-of-the-best in landscape and horticulture.
playground

B.C. providing $10M for 60 new playgrounds

B.C. has announced $10 million for 60 new playgrounds in school districts around the province.
Glenbow Museum

Calgary’s Glenbow Museum begins massive overhaul

Calgary's Glenbow Museum kicked-off a three-year, $120-million renovation that will eliminate barriers to accessibility never considered when the building was designed in the 1970s.