Partenord Habitat Plot to bring Lille, France into ‘third industrial revolution’ July 27, 2021 jason_cramp Coldefy seeks to bring Lille, France, into the third industrial revolution through a mixed-use project, including the headquarters of Partenord Habitat (Nord Department Public Housing Office), offices, housing, and shops. + Read More

Toronto, Vancouver labour costs half of most expensive U.S. cities July 27, 2021 jason_cramp Turner & Townsend released its 2021 International Construction Market Survey (ICMS), where Tokyo topped the list of most expensive places to build for the first time, followed by Hong Kong in second place and San Francisco in third. + Read More

Kingston long-term care home to be redeveloped, expanded for more beds July 27, 2021 jason_cramp The Ontario government is redeveloping and expanding the Extendicare Kingston long-term care home with 192 upgraded, modern long-term care beds. + Read More

CLOU Architects turn Starry Street Wuhou into “three-body spatial system” July 27, 2021 maz_atta Designed by CLOU Architects, Starry Street Wuhou in Chengdu, China, offers a symbiotic three-body spatial system connecting living, retail, and social spaces in the community. + Read More

Montgomery Sisam Architects to design affordable housing for six new sites July 27, 2021 maz_atta As part of an ongoing initiative to address housing issues, Montgomery Sisam Architects has been re-engaged by the City of Toronto to design modular affordable housing for six new distinct sites to provide better long-term housing for those experiencing homelessness. + Read More

BIG promotes seven new partners July 21, 2021 sadia_badhon Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) promoted Andy Young, Lorenzo Boddi, Giulia Frittoli, Douglass Alligood, Daria Pahhota, João Albuquerque, and Lars Larsen to partner. + Read More

McEwen School of Architecture gets accredited July 21, 2021 sadia_badhon Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA), Sudbury, Ont., has been granted the professional Master of Architecture Program ‘Initial Accreditation’ for a term starting July 1. + Read More

Nexii acquires construction services firm Omicron July 20, 2021 sadia_badhon Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) has acquired integrated development, design, and construction firm Omicron Canada Ltd. (Omicron). + Read More

Ontario building new and improved long-term care in North Bay July 19, 2021 sadia_badhon An investment from the Ontario government will help the Water’s Edge Care Community bring more long-term care spaces to North Bay. + Read More

SOM to lead design of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Village July 16, 2021 sadia_badhon Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) won an international competition to design the Olympic Village for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics in Milan, Italy. + Read More