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MediaEdge launches industry-leading website

MediaEdge Communications Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new flagship website, www.REMInetwork.com, a news and information network servicing the real estate management industry.

Trump announces Vancouver hotel-condo tower

The $360-million Arthur Erickson-designed tower in downtown Vancouver will become the city’s first Trump development and the second in Canada.

Kasian wins Universal Design Award

The Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre (CCRC) has won the City of Edmonton Mayor’s Award for Universal Design in Architecture.
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Stantec acquires Vancouver-based design firm

North American design firm Stantec has acquired AP/ID, a Vancouver design firm known for its corporate office consulting and strategic workplace planning ...

New UBC building recognized with OAA award

The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences building was honoured with Best of Show at the Ontario Association of Architects' annual awards gala.

B.C. Wood Design Awards honour industry’s best

Coastal B.C. swept the 2013 Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards, with projects of the winning architects and structural engineers located in and around Vancouver and the Gulf Islands, including three projects on the UBC campus.
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Flos opens new lighting studio

Flos has opened its largest architectural lighting studio in Western Canada at Vancouver’s Inform Interiors contract showroom, which exhibits leading edge technology in lighting design.
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IDIBC introduces new board for 2013

The Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) held its annual general meeting May 23, at Vancouver's Oceanic Plaza Centre, where members met the association's new board members.

Stantec wins WAN award for UFV’s new campus

The new Canada Education Park campus at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has risen above the international competition to be named Best in Class: University Building by the World Architecture News (WAN) Education Awards.

Canada celebrates 1,000 LEED projects

A thousand projects have now been LEED certified in Canada. The country now ranks second in the world, after the U.S., for its number of certified buildings.
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Canadian Wood Council issues request for an EOI

The Canadian Wood Council has issued a request for an expression of interest for Canadian developers, institutions, organizations and design teams willing to undertake an innovative approach to designing and building ...
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Carbon neutral hospital in B.C. now open

The newly expanded St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt, B.C., was designed with the goal of becoming North America’s first carbon neutral hospital.

Remembering designer Robert Ledingham

Renowned Vancouver interior designer Robert Ledingham died ...

U of C lab achieves LEED platinum status

The University of Calgary's Energy Environment and Experiential Learning (EEEL) building recently achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum certification.
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figure3 wins ‘Store of the Year’ for Simons

Design firm, figure3, has been honoured with a prestigious award for its cleverly designed brand experience created for Canadian retailer, Simons, at the largest shopping mall in North America – West Edmonton Mall.
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AIA honours excellence in architecture

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honour Awards. The awards are considered one of the highest honours to receive in the industry.
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Architects named to Order of Canada

Governor General David Johnston recently announced four Canadian architects have been appointed members of the Order of Canada.