The Vancouver Art Gallery has unveiled Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron’s conceptual design for a new museum building in downtown Vancouver.

The 2015 IDIBC Awards of Excellence winners were announced during an award ceremony Sept. 25, in downtown Vancouver. Eight Awards of merit and Eight Awards of Excellence were awarded plus the Robert Ledingham Award for project of the year.

Public, a Vancouver design and architecture firm, has been awarded the 2015 Professional $50,000 Prix De Rome in Architecture by the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver is undergoing a major revitalization project that will see the city’s oldest church get seismic upgrades,

Wood WORKS! BC has announced the winners of the 2015 Community Recognition Awards, which are presented annually to local governments that have been exemplary advocates for wood.

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a refined definition for the meaning of a net zero energy building to create more consistency in the market.

Deloitte has unveiled its ‘more social’ office space in the new Deloitte Tower in Montreal’s Quartier de l'innovation.

Manitoba has announced plans to lead the way on removing accessibility barriers in services and programs by the end of 2017.

IDC and the IDC Foundation have announced that Anna Stranks of Ontario is the recipient of the first annual Robert Ledingham Scholarship.

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has granted the first registration to Australian architect Andrew J.D. Scott in Canada through the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

CEI Architecture has joined HDR, a global firm to be known as HDR | CEI. Leadership of the two firms cite opportunities for growth, both geographically and within each firm’s respective market sectors, as one of the reasons for merging.

The Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC has announced the 2015 Award recipients of the Advocates of Architecture from its community.

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has conferred the status of Honorary Member of the AIBC on Bogue Babicki, P.Eng.

The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation at Okanagan College has been certified LEED Platinum. Since its completion

U.S.-based Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has launched its new rating system for developing sustainable landscapes.

The CISC 2015 BC Steel Design Awards of Excellence were held in May in downtown Vancouver. Three projects were honoured in their respective categories

Construction for a $600 million multi-faceted entertainment resort adjacent to BC Place Stadium is underway. Construction is expected to be complete in late 2016.