The Calgary Stampede and development partner Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) have unveiled designs for an expanded BMO Convention Centre. This $500-million expansion is expected to modernize the facility and enable Calgary to host major conventions on a global scale.
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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.
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Gibbs Gage Architects (Calgary) and KPMB Architects (Toronto) have been selected to help transform the Centennial Planetarium in Calgary into a gallery for modern art.
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Architectural Digest has named Calgary’s Central Library as one of the 12 most anticipated buildings of 2018.
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The Alberta Construction Association is looking for assistance with developing and updating trade definitions, and aligning them with resources like MasterFormat and UniFormat. CSC past-president Keith Robinson, FCSC, FCSI, RSW, LEED AP, is the CSC Edmonton Chapter representative providing support for the initiative.
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On January 8, the Edmonton Chapter of CSC will begin its Specifier (SP) and Technical Representative (TR) courses. Running from 6 to 9 p.m., the 15-week Specifier course will be held at Stantec and the 11-week TR program will be at Stoncor Group. The Chapter is also hosting a curling social. On January 18, it is hosting the 2018 CSC YEG Curling Funspiel at the Shamrock Curling Club. The event, which includes dinner, runs from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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The Career and Technology Centre (CTC) at Lord Shaughnessy High School in Calgary won the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) 2016 Greenest School in Canada competition. The jury, comprising green building experts from across the country, chose CTC for its Energy and Environmental Innovation program.
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The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) administered Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighbourhood Development (LEED-ND) platinum certification to Calgary’s University District.
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With its iconic crescent-shaped, inversely curved form, the Bow is a striking presence on Calgary’s skyline. Designed by Foster + Partners of London, this 59-storey tower features a vast atrium partitioned in four clear-height sectors with the façade integrating an architectural exposed diagonal grid structure in six-storey segments. The perimeter ‘diagrid’ frame helps make up the building’s hybrid lateral force-resisting system (LFRS).
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