Vancouver-based Revery Architecture has proposed an innovative roof for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Amphitheatre, originally built in the 1960s, which is set for a transformative redevelopment into an open-air theatre. The massive roof supported at just three points with sizeable openings, seeks harmonious integration into the natural landscape.
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Limberlost Place, one of Ontario’s first mass timber, net-zero carbon emissions institutional building, has now reached the highest point in its construction. The final wood and steel beams were installed in the 10-storey facility located at George Brown College’s (GBC’s) Waterfront campus in Toronto.
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The Nancy Pauw Bridge, a recently erected footbridge over the Bow River, connecting Central Park to the Banff Recreation Grounds in Alberta, amplifies the beauty of the Rocky Mountain landscape, with minimal impacts to the river and the environment.
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Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and glue-laminated timber (glulam) products are used in applications where they will be highly stressed under design loads. Drilling or notching LVL and glulam must typically be avoided. However, in situations where it is not possible, these guidelines must be followed.
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Three buildings in southern British Columbia offer insights into how industrial construction might evolve to offer greater environmental performance as well as speed and flexibility when employing mass timber products and systems.
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