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Ottawa

Ottawa Library facility gets net-zero carbon funding

The Ottawa Public Library joint facility project is receiving $34.5-million from the federal government to achieve net-zero carbon goals. 
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Design team awarded West Kelowna’s first city hall

Johnston Davidson Architecture has been selected as the design team for West Kelowna's first city hall/library building.
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Three interior designers named 2020 IDIBC Fellows

The Interior Designers Institute of B.C. (IDIBC) created the Fellow Awards to recognize the outstanding contributions of members.
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Henriquez Partners announces new leadership

Henriquez Partners Architects have announced three new associates at the firm: Agnes Lapointe, Mackenzie Nixon, and Elena Vakhrameeva.
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Iconic Vancouver towers win international award

Two iconic Vancouver towers have been named Best Tall Building winners by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Permeable plaza surrounding Chambly cultural centre wins design award

Permeable plaza earns plaudits for Chambly, QC

Pôle culturel de Chambly took top honours for a commercial project incorporating a variety of hardscape products, with the city recognized as both the contractor and designer.
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Diamond Schmitt names new associate positions

Diamond Schmitt has named new associate positions and promotions including a senior associate architect and a new director.
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Six new Vancouver playgrounds open

Six new playgrounds recently opened across Vancouver with features such as pirate ships, tree houses, trampolines, and hill slides.
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Nominations open for UBC Margolese design prize

UBC's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture has announced nominations call for the Margolese National Design for Living Prize.
IDS Vancouver

Buildex and IDS Vancouver join for 2021 dates

Buildex Vancouver and IDS Vancouver will join forces September 29th & 30th, 2021 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.
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One of B.C.’s largest capital school projects opens

The $106.5 million New Westminster Secondary school, one of the largest school capital projects in B.C.’s history, has opened its doors.
BIM survey

Survey reveals need for BIM industry standard

The third annual Building Information Modeling (BIM) survey results have been published, exploring views about BIM across Canada.
Abbotsford

New Abbotsford Law Courts set to open

The new state-of-the-art Abbotsford Law Courts in British Columbia expands from five to 14 courtrooms, increasing access to justice.
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Top 2021 interior design trends

The top four interior design trends identified in 1stDibs' annual survey include flexible living spaces, nature, and health and wellness.

Firms selected to design Canadian research facilities

FRAMEWORK Design Partners, a joint venture of Stantec, Merrick and Dialog, has been selected to design Canadian research facilities.

New energy ACP available to Canadian projects

The latest addenda to the LEED rating system include an alternative compliance pathway, shifting the focus from energy cost to energy usage.

Efficiency Capital achieves Canada’s first IREE

Efficiency Capital is the first in Canada to achieve the internationally-recognized Investor Ready Energy Efficiency certification (IREE)