Industry News

Bill Chomik

Ciccozzi Architects chosen for Kelowna towers

Ciccozzi Architects have been announced as the architect for Water Street by the Park, a three-tower, multi-phase development in Kelowna. 
Abcellera

Construction starts on AbCellera headquarters

Construction has started on the Vancouver global headquarters for AbCellera which is located on 4th Avenue in Mount Pleasant.
IFMA

CSLA welcomes the 2021 Class of Fellows

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects College of Fellows will welcome seven new members during the virtual CSLA-OALA Congress in May.
spring creek

Spring Creek is first Built Green certified community

Spring Creek Mountain Village, phase one, in Canmore,, is the first project to be certified with Built Green Canada’s ‘Communities’ program.
landscape BCLNA

Connect LA design fosters health for St. Paul’s Hospital

Connect Landscape Architecture will create a landscape design to foster both user and community health for the new St. Paul’s Hospital.
REMI

Planning for Climate Resilience in Healthcare Facilities: Intro to new BC Guidelines

Leckie

Leckie Studio earns Emerging Architectural Practice Award

Leckie Studio Architecture + Design, a Vancouver-based firm, is the recipient of the RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award for 2021.  
Mount Pleasant

T3 Mount Pleasant slated to be built in Vancouver

Western Canada’s largest and tallest mass timber office building set to be built in the Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver.
MGA

MGA wins RAIC 2021 Architectural Firm Award

Michael Green Architecture (MGA) is the recipient of the RAIC 2021 Architectural Firm Award, which recognizes quality of architecture and practice innovations.
sickkids Stantec

Stantec/KPMB Architects to design SickKids campus

Stantec / KPMB Architects is providing architectural design services for the planning phase of SickKids campus redevelopment.
CLT mass timber

Vancouver mass timber office showcases CLT

oN5 in Vancouver will be the first office building in Canada constructed using high-performance cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels
CSLA dale

CSLA honours landscape architecture excellence

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Awards of Excellence. 
demonstration mass timber

Mass timber demonstration projects receive funding

B.C. is providing funding for 12 mass timber demonstration and research projects. The Mass Timber Demonstration Program offers $4.2 million.
alberta

Alberta announces Prairie Wood Design winners

Alberta Wood WORKS! announces the winners of the 2021 Prairie Wood Design Awards. The projects included restorations and new buildings.
plaza

New public plaza completed in downtown Vancouver

A permanent, public plaza is now open in downtown Vancouver at 800 Robson Street, the culmination of Arthur Erickson’s vision for the area.
guidelines

Mass timber guidelines for B.C. engineers, architects

Engineers and Geoscientists BC and AIBC have published new guidelines for designing mass timber buildings up to 12 storeys.
antimicrobial

Green experts issue antimicrobial use warning

Green building organizations, architects, and scientists warn that building materials with added antimicrobials have no proven health benefit.