Copper Development Association (CDA) awarded two Vancouver projects in this year’s North American Copper in Architecture Awards for their use of architectural copper and copper alloys.
Tag: Vancouver
Vancouver nonprofit opens new arts education centre
(05/04/2021)
Arts Umbrella, a nonprofit centre in Granville Island, Vancouver, has opened its new arts education facility. The 4645-m2 (50,000-sf) space more than triples the organization’s current space.
A design-build team of HDR, PCL Construction, and Stantec will work to create the new St. Paul’s Hospital Project in Vancouver, B.C.
Diamond Schmitt names new directors and associates
(03/18/2020)
Diamond Schmitt Architects is expanding its design and management teams with two new directors and the appointment of 14 associates and advancements. Claudia Cozzitorto is the new design technologies director in Toronto. She applies...
BLA Design Group wins microhome design contest
(01/06/2020)
Vancouver’s BLA Design Group has won the inaugural microhome international architecture competition by Bee Breeders. The sustainable microhome design is intended to provide an alternative, entry-level option for the city’s increasingly unaffordable housing market.
Construction has begun for structural engineering firm Fast + Epp’s new four-storey mass timber office in Vancouver. The hybrid superstructure is scheduled to be erected within 12 days.
Vancouver’s tallest office tower breaks ground
(07/09/2019)
The Stack, set to be the tallest office tower in Vancouver, has broken ground. The AAA class 50,168-m2 (540,000-sf) development will stand at 162 m (530 ft).
The Vancouver Art Gallery has unveiled the final designs for its 27,871 m2 (300,000-sf) building by Swiss-based architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron.
ACDF Architecture and Architecture49, in partnership with IBI Group, have constructed PARQ in Vancouver, an urban oasis featuring a 6689-m² (72,000-sf) casino, two luxury hotels, eight restaurants, a fitness centre, spa, a 2787-m² (30,000-sf)...
Three Canadian cities commit to net-zero buildings
(08/24/2018)
Three Canadian mayors, alongside 16 mayors from around the world, representing 130 million urban citizens, have committed to significantly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their cities by ensuring new buildings operate at net-zero...