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Adoption of WELL Standard in Canada

Green Business Certification Inc. and the Canada Green Building Council have announced a new agreement to promote and advance the WELL Building Standard in Canada.
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Okanagan College achieves LEED Platinum

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

IDC Leaders Breakfast expands to new city

Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) in partnership with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will be expanding the popular Leaders Breakfast series to include Calgary.

Scholarship honours designer Robert Ledingham

A new scholarship honouring the memory of Robert Ledingham will support interior designers and educators in their pursuit of higher education.

CSLA winners announced

Landscape architect Jane Durante, a founding member of the firm of Durante Kreuk in British Columbia, has been recognized with the Schwabenbauer Award by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA).
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B.C. projects honoured for innovation

Two British Columbia projects that demonstrate new ways to use wood and steel have garnered this year's Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Innovation in Architecture award.

CSLA inducts new fellows

The CSLA College of Fellows will welcome eight new members this May in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the profession.

CIRS wins 2015 Green Building Award

Vancouver research institute CIRS, designed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in North America, will receive the 2015 Green Building Award.

Dialog architect dies in accident

Edmonton architect Tom Sutherland, 53, died in a tragic ski accident while vacationing in Fernie, B.C. with his family.
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New award honours interior design researchers

Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has partnered with Milliken for a new award that highlights the achievements of Canadian interior design researchers.

Wood projects win Prairie Wood Design Awards

Eight Prairie Wood Design Awards were handed out at Alberta’s 8th annual Wood WORKS! ceremony. Chosen from a pool of more than forty entries, the

Jack Layton Ferry Terminal designs on display

Five design proposals for the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park in Toronto will be on public display at Toronto City Hall from

OAA awards honour best in architectural design

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) handed out its 2015 Design Excellence Awards to emerging and established Ontario architects who designed Canadian and international projects.

B.C wood design award recipients announced

Innovative architectural and structural design was recently honoured at the 11th Annual Wood Design Awards in B.C. The annual event, organized and hosted by Wood WORKS! BC, honours excellence in wood building and design, and recognizes leadership and innovation in wood use.

Telus Sky breaks ground in Calgary

Construction is now underway on the 66-storey Telus Sky tower in Calgary. Designed by Bjarke Ingel Group (BIG), the 761,000-square-foot skyscraper aims to be the first building in the city to obtain LEED Platinum certification.

Canada, Australia and New Zealand sign MRA

Canada, Australia and New Zealand recently signed a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) that allows for fast-track cross-border registrations of senior architects between the three economies.
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Karl Lagerfeld to design Toronto condo lobbies

Karl Lagerfeld, a German designer, artist and photographer based out of Paris, France, has partnered with CD Capital Developments and Freed Developments to design two lobbies in the new Art Shoppe Lofts + Condos mixed-use development in Toronto, Ont. The condominium will be the first project in North America to involve Lagerfeld’s influential and creative direction.