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SNC-Lavalin viewed as jewel of Quebec Inc. that needs to be protected: professor
For more than a century, SNC-Lavalin has been viewed with pride in Quebec as it grew from a small firm specializing in hydraulics into a global engineering and construction giant.Founded in 1911, it gained a reputation for building a…
Cégep Marie-Victorin Phase II
Cégep Marie-Victorin, a public educational institution in the northeast part of Montreal, offers a wide variety of programs, including several in the arts (Graphic Design, Interior Design and Visual Arts). Since 2009, the institution has…
Winter Stations exhibit returns to Toronto waterfront with six new installations
A wall is being built along Toronto’s east beaches and it’s going to be joined by a bouquet of butterflies, a cavalcade of colours and three other installations as the fifth annual Winter Stations Design Competition announces this year’s…
Dow Planetarium
On December 11, the new Centech premises were officially inaugurated in the former Dow Planetarium by the Director General of the École de technologie supérieure, Mr. Pierre Dumouchel, and by the Director of Technological Entrepreneurship…
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.…