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Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
As part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools - $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school,…
Canoe Landing Campus, Toronto, Ontario
The new Canoe Landing Campus by ZAS Architects houses a $65 million community recreation centre, public and Catholic elementary schools and a childcare centre within one innovative campus. The masterplan development recognizes the need for…
McGill University – Power Plant
McGill University needed a new building to house three 1.5 MW emergency facilities, generators that will protect research activities in the event of a power outage.The McGill University thermal power plant and the Wong,…
The OAA announces Susan Speigel as new President
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has appointed Susan Speigel, BA, B.Arch., (EQ. M.Arch), OAA, FRAIC, as the organization's new President. Speigel was acclaimed to the one-year position at an OAA Council meeting, which took place…
B+H, 3XN and Zhubo Design selected to design the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum
Toronto-based design firm B+H Architects, along with 3XN and Zhubo Design, have won an international design competition for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum.The Museum is set to be one of Shenzhen’s "Ten Cultural Facilities…
Hill & Dale
Studio JCI recently completed a 75,000-square-foot mixed-use development at the corner of Yonge and Roxborough Street in Toronto’s Rosedale neighbourhood.The Hill & Dale project accommodates retail, offices and residences,…
Hariri Pontarini Architects wins bid to design new stand-alone Art Gallery of York University
The Art Gallery of York University’s (AGYU) new, stand-alone art gallery, will be designed and constructed by winning architectural firm Hariri Pontarini Architects. Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA) was one of three shortlisted firms…
Design team selected for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Waterfront Arts District
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) announced that the team of KPMB Architects with Omar Gandhi Architect, Jordan Bennett Studio, Elder Lorraine Whitman (NWAC), Public Work and Transsolar has won the international design competition for…
Social Infrastructure and the Role Architects Play
When people talk about spending to stimulate the economy, governments are often quick to turn to “shovel ready” projects. According to Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the CanInfra Challenge, we have an infrastructure deficit of…
Pomerleau wins contract to construct new British High Commission Building
Ottawa based construction firm Pomerleau Inc. has been awarded the contract to begin work on the new British High Commission Building in Ottawa. The new building is set to be the greenest in the UK diplomatic network, according to…