The Sustainability Plaza in The Hills at Charlesworth in Edmonton has won the RTPI International Award for Planning Excellence.

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts announce the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. 

Perkins and Will announced the firm will begin offering clients a Carbon Impact Statement with every Western Canada project at no additional cost.

The second edition of the Canadian Landscape Standard (CLS) has been released by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA).

B.C. engineering students have developed a simple, low-cost COVID-19 ventilator that is in the final 10 of the Code Life Ventilator Challenge.

The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative is the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2020 Architectural Firm Award.

IDA and ePDA are introducing a special COVID-19 Design Innovation Grant in support of global efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Stantec has been selected to design Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment Centre at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary.

To aid the fight against Covid-19, Foster + Partners has designed a general-purpose prototype face visor, suitable for cleaning and reuse.

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) announced the 31 individuals named to the RAIC College of Fellows for 2020.

PB Hotels and Resorts has selected HDR to design a new 82-suite, 12-storey mass timber Ramada Hotel in Kelowna. Construction start is anticipated in 2021.

CannonDesign architect Albert Rhee has created a modular walk-in COVID 19 testing booth that is slated for public use. Rhee is a healthcare architect.

AIBC has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, and set up a new webpage to provide updates and information to members.

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has formed a task force on reducing the enormous health burden from COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) board of management has announced the resignation of CEO, Tony Brenders, effective May 31, 2020.

Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects have received the highest recognition from the Civic Trust Award for the Senate of Canada Building.

Leading architects, engineers and project teams were honoured at the 13th annual Prairie Wood Design Awards Celebration. Eight projects were recognized.