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Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc
A mixed-use renovation and extension, Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc squeezes a state-of-the-art veterinarian hospital, SPCA emergency clinic, and four residential units in and on top of a small abandoned photo studio.Designed by Thomas…
Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury
The consortium of Architecture49, DFS Architecture & Design, and St-Gelais Montminy + Associés / Architectes (STGM) is proud to note the reopening of the Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, a decade after the April 2008 fire that caused…
Renewed Memorial Hall at Marlborough College Commemorates Centenary of end of World War One
The refurbishment of an iconic building on the campus of Marlborough College in the UK is being recognized on the centenary of the end of the First World War, and for which Memorial Hall was created. Diamond Schmitt Architects and Ayre…
First shovel at groundbreaking for National Bank’s new Montreal head office
National Bank held an official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday (November 7) to kick off the construction of what will become the financial institution’s new head office in Montreal. The event was held in the presence of numerous…
Built Green Canada partnership brings performance-based water rating to Canada
Built Green Canada has partnered with the Green Builder Coalition to bring performance-based water efficiency to Canada through its third-party certification programs’ water conservation section.Though parts of Canada, and the world, are…
UL opens new building envelope test facility for construction industry in Toronto
UL has expanded its services for the building envelope and building sciences market with the opening of its newest facility in Toronto. UL now offers additional building science and building envelope testing services to the Canadian market.…
British Columbia’s housing crisis to be tackled at Small Housing Summit in Vancouver
On November 17, 2018, Small Housing BC (SHBC) will host the Small Housing Summit to explore what role small housing can play in addressing the housing crisis. The first of its kind in Canada, this one-day conference will highlight…
‘Energy Compass’ energy benchmarking and reporting tool releases to the market
A team led by RWDI and including the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and Toronto’s Architect 2030 District have developed Compass, an energy benchmarking tool, which is launching this week in Toronto.The Energy Compass tool…
Diamond Schmitt and RWDI receive the Green Building Pioneer Award from CaGBC
Diamond Schmitt Architects and RWDI have received the Green Building Pioneer Award from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) of Greater Toronto for their groundbreaking innovation called ecoMetrics.“ecoMetrics was developed in…
A proposed 65 storey skyscraper prompts Quebec City to grapple with its identity
MONTREAL – Quebec City's centuries-old architecture has earned it a reputation as one of Canada's most beautiful cities, but opponents of a plan to build the province's tallest skyscraper fear that is about to change.At public meetings…