France is seeking architects to redesign Notre Dame April 23, 2019 sadia_badhon France’s Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has announced an international architectural competition to redesign the roofline of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a massive fire destroyed the oak-beamed structure and collapsed its spire. + Read More

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N.S. plans $130M art gallery in Halifax April 22, 2019 sadia_badhon A $130-million art gallery will be built in a new, modern space on the Halifax waterfront on land currently being used as a parking lot. + Read More

Construction costs highest in Vancouver: Report April 19, 2019 sadia_badhon According to a newly released international construction market survey by Turner & Townsend, Vancouver is the most expensive place to build in Canada, and the 14th priciest location globally, with an average construction cost of US$2,720.8 per m2. + Read More

Announcing the world’s best tall building April 18, 2019 sadia_badhon The Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, California, has won the 2019 Best Tall Building Worldwide award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). + Read More

Hamilton landmark building repurposed to revive its urban neighbourhood April 17, 2019 sadia_badhon A historic landmark in Hamilton, Westinghouse HQ, is set to become an energetic hub for commercial and cultural activities, and a blueprint for urban neighbourhood revival. + Read More

UL hosts open house for new building envelope test lab in Toronto April 17, 2019 sadia_badhon Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Canada opened the doors of its new building envelope test lab in Toronto, to members of the construction industry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. The new lab has been operational since November 2018. + Read More

Notre Dame: What was being restored before the fire? April 16, 2019 sadia_badhon A massive fire has destroyed much of Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, considered one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures. The fire broke out Monday, April 15, evening on the cathedral’s roof and quickly consumed the more than 850-year-old building. + Read More

Canada’s building code to get climate change rewrite: CBC April 15, 2019 sadia_badhon Earlier this month, CBC News reported that Canada’s building rules are being rewritten because of climate change according to a briefing note prepared for the deputy minister of infrastructure in 2018, and accessed by CBC under freedom of information laws. + Read More

BIG unveils a floating city of the future April 12, 2019 sadia_badhon Bjarke Ingels Group reveals Oceanix City, the world’s first resilient and sustainable floating community. + Read More