Architecture
Canadian Facility Management & Design
AECOM selected for Toronto courthouse project
AECOM Canada Ltd. has been selected as the planning, design and compliance (PDC) team for the new Toronto courthouse project. The new courthouse will be
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lemay acquires Andres Escobar & Associates
On Dec. 1, the award-winning architectural firm Lemay announced its acquisition of Andres Escobar & Associates, a renowned interior design firm. This acquisition will further
Design Quarterly
Winners of 2015 AIBC Awards announced
The 2015 Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Architectural Awards honoured 12 recipients, with seven receiving the prestigious Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture merit
Design Quarterly
MEC plans new Vancouver flagship store
Mountain Equipment Co-op is planning to develop a new flagship store in Vancouver's Olympic Village. The proposal is for a three-storey mixed used green building of approximately 60,000 square feet.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Montreal to host World Design Summit in 2017
50 years after hosting Expo 67, Montreal has been tapped to host the first-ever World Design Summit from October 14 to 25, 2017. Montreal, a
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Diamond Schmitt wins two CODAworx awards
Diamond Schmitt Architects has received two awards of merit from CODAworx for combining commissioned art and architecture in a public space.
Design Quarterly
CEI Architecture joins HDR
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.
Design Quarterly
2015 Advocates of Architecture Awards
The Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC has announced the 2015 Award recipients of the Advocates of Architecture from its community.
Design Quarterly
Babicki named AIBC honorary member
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has conferred the status of Honorary Member of the AIBC on Bogue Babicki, P.Eng.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario architects name new president
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has appointed a new president to its team. Toon Dreessen, a partner at Ottawa-based Farrow-Dreessen Architects Inc., brings experience in commercial, retail, office, industrial and institutional architecture to the role.
Design Quarterly
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Forensic science complex wins design award
The Forensic Science and Coroner's Complex (FSCC) in Toronto, a 665,000 square foot, LEED certified facility, has been recognized with an award from the 2014 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Justice Facility Review. The Award of Merit was presented at the AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Justice National Conference on November 6.
REMI Network
IDC names new president & board directors
The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) announced the appointment of a new president and board of directors at its annual meeting, held this year at
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Holcim names North American winners for 2014
The idea of sustainable construction as more than environmental preservation, but also as social progress and economic growth, was evident in many of the winning
Canadian Property Management
The evolution of active design
Active design, the philosophy of designing to encourage physhical activity, responds to concerns about an increasingly unfit and overweight population.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The importance of daylighting in building design
Duncan McLeod of London-based Studio McLeod reveals new daylighting trends and ways to incorporate light into existing buildings.
Design Quarterly
US Architecture firm enters Canadian market
US firm CTA Architects Engineers has officially entered into the Canadian market operating as Cushing Terrell Architecture. The firm has 17 offices across the US and now in Canada in Metro Vancouver and Regina.


