Perkins and Will expands Calgary practice February 28, 2020 sadia_badhon Architecture and design firm Perkins and Will is expanding its Canadian practice in Calgary after 20 years to increase the capacity to provide architectural, interior, and urban design services to clients in Alberta. + Read More

JEC World 2020: Build the future in composites Sponsored JEC World is a global trade show dedicated to composite materials. This year’s show will be the industry’s most significant annual event, hosting all the major players in a spirit of innovation, business, and networking. + Read More

Almost-built New York tower could lose 20 floors February 26, 2020 nithya_caleb In an astonishing decision, a New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that as many as 20 floors or more must be taken out from the top of the almost-complete 200 Amsterdam Avenue tower in Manhattan. + Read More

The everyday meets the exceptional in Québec aquatics facility February 26, 2020 sadia_badhon Designed by Lemay, the Beloeil Aquatics Centre in Beloeil, Qué., offers a strong architectural response to its unique environment that is defined by the dramatic cliffs of Mount Saint-Hilaire, the Richelieu River, and picturesque agricultural lands. + Read More

RDH promotes new principals February 26, 2020 sadia_badhon Building science and engineering consulting firm RDH has announced Bailey Brown, MS, PE (WA), Paul Duffy, B.Sc., and Christy Love, P.Eng., CPHC, as its newest principals. + Read More

Toronto high-rise condo first to earn LEED Platinum February 26, 2020 sadia_badhon Aqualina at Bayside, the first phase of the Bayside community on the Toronto waterfront, is the city’s first high-rise residential building to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification under the LEED NC DB+C 2009 rating system. + Read More

Revealing Canada’s first zero-carbon, mass timber college building February 24, 2020 sadia_badhon Dialog, EllisDon, and Smoke Architecture have a won a competition to design Centennial College’s A Block Expansion Building in Toronto. + Read More

Québec biodiversity corridor master plan wins urban design award February 20, 2020 sadia_badhon Civiliti, Land Italia, Table Architecture, and Biodiversité Conseil have won a special jury prize from the National Urban Design Awards in the ‘sustainable development’ category for the master plan of a biodiversity corridor in Saint-Laurent, Qué. + Read More

Diamond Schmitt’s $225M National Arts Centre renewal project wins award February 19, 2020 sadia_badhon The rejuvenation of Ottawa’s National Arts Centre by Diamond Schmitt Architects has won an Architecture Award of Merit from the performing arts association the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). + Read More

Moshe Safdie wins CTBUH’s lifetime achievement award February 19, 2020 sadia_badhon The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has awarded Moshe Safdie, founder of Safdie Architects, and Wuren Wang, vice-chairman of CITIC Heye Investment Co. its 2020 lifetime achievement awards. + Read More