Architecture

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.

Design Quarterly

Zeidler Partnership Architects merges with BKDI

Zeidler Partnership Architects' Calgary office has merged with the Calgary-based firm BKDI Architects. The new partnership will now be called Zeidler BKDI Architects, enabling the firm to provide a broader set of services to their clients.

CondoBusiness

Luxe downtown lofts win architecture award

500 Wellington St. W. was recently recognized as Toronto’s favourite new residential building at this year’s ...
Jim Toy, Joe Pettipas

Design Quarterly

Design for change

This video report looks at how the architecture and interior design industries have responded to new industry realities. Commentators: False Creek Design Group's Jim Toy and HOK's Joe Pettipas.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Anti-copying in design

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