In 2018, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes and Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes were commissioned to complete the final phase of the new Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) in the city’s downtown. This latest phase of the project follows those of the research centre (2013) and the hospital (2017, phase 1). The project was designed by CannonDesign + NEUF architect(e)s.
The Equation office building in Montpellier, France, was designed by Amat et Saint-Val Architectes as a simple geometric figure whose exposed framework becomes the building’s identity as well as its architectural expression.
The Grand Théâtre de Québec’s restoration project has been awarded four awards of excellence. Two were presented by the Ordre des architects du Québec. SAB Magazine also recognized the project with the Green Building Award and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) for its innovative prowess.
The Maanjiwe nendamowinan building at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus has earned a Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Canada Society chapter.
Montréal-based firm Taktik Design constructs the Collège Trinité library in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Qué., as a large unifying room with space flexibility giving students several usage possibilities.
Furniture maker Artopex’s head office in Granby, Québec, stands out in an industrial district with its bright fire-engine red signage that welcomes visitors with its vast floating volume.
Curtain wall systems provide excellent access to daylight and views that are desired by the building owners and occupants for health and productivity. However, the increasing stringency of building codes has created a conflict with delivering highly glazed buildings because the glazed areas are less thermally efficient than opaque walls.
For the redesign of Italian energy company Enel’s historic headquarters in Rome, Italy, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) placed corporate welfare, urban regeneration, innovation, and sustainability at the heart of the project.
