Institutional
Designing for an aging population
With an aging population, health and wellness in the design process is becoming increasingly important. The built environment (private or public) can have significant impacts
Inside U of T Mississauga’s Innovation Complex
To subsume or not to subsume. That was the question presented by the project brief for the expansion and renovation of University of Toronto Mississauga’s
Thompson Rivers University building gets boost
In its original concrete construction, completed in 1970, Thompson Rivers University’s Old Main Building reflected the design philosophy of its era. As Michael Leckman, a
Maintaining the ROM’s dinosaurs and mummies
Maintaining a building like the Royal Ontario Museum is not easy. Facility managers must balance visitor needs with exhibition requirements.
From outdated building to LEED gold labs
UBC's Biological Sciences complex recently received LEED gold, which was very challenging to achieve due to the ...
Designing for a SUB culture
The design team behind the Student Union Building (SUB) at UBC created a process that both established dialogue and excited students about what ...
