May 1, 2019

News Briefs     Singapore airport features world’s tallest indoor waterfall   Designed by Safdie Architects, Singapore’s hotly anticipated Jewel Changi Airport shines with a translucent, ovoid-shaped gridshell roof and a 40-m (130-ft) tall waterfall.   » Read more   B.C. developer proposes world’s tallest timber tower   Delta Land Corporation is working with architect Peter Busby from Perkins + Will to design the world’s tallest engineered wood tower in Vancouver.   » Read more   Canada’s first net-zero vertical farm proposed for Toronto   The University of Toronto (U of T) Scarborough and Centennial College, Ont., have teamed up to develop Canada’s first net-zero vertical farm and living lab.   » Read more     Notre Dame redesign proposals are pouring in   Architects from all over the world have come up with proposals to reconstruct the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Here are some of them.   » Read more     New Alberta government halts ‘super lab’ construction   Construction on the $590-million Edmonton Medical Lab Hub, Alta., has been halted by the newly elected provincial government.   » Read more   Feature   Identifying watertightness of low-slope roof membranes   An accurate assessment of the watertightness of new and existing roofs can potentially save building owners hundreds of millions of dollars annually. The challenge for roofing specifiers is choosing the most effective exterior-to-interior watertightness evaluation techniques.   » Read more   Latest Job Postings   Architectural Specification Writer Oakville, ON     Project Manager Guelph, ON     + View or post more job listings here       News   Ottawa Chapter presents on BIM     Toronto Chapter meeting features student design competition winners     CSC Grand Valley hosts Connections Café     Missed this from the web?   Announcing the world’s best tall building     U.K.’s Tulip-shaped skyscraper gets green light     Construction costs highest in Vancouver: Report

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