Vancouver-based Revery Architecture has designed Simon Fraser University’s (SFU’s) new state-of-the-art engineering building in Surrey, B.C. The academic research facility focuses on clean technology and sustainable energy solutions.
During a window replacement project, setting realistic expectations, keeping stakeholders informed, selecting a means of execution that is specific to the building, and starting the process within realistic timeframes will increase the potential for success.
The new 707 Fifth AAA office tower in downtown Calgary features a distinctive, curved glass appearance and creates a high energy-efficiency workspace with a triple-glazed, curved glass curtain wall system.
Designed by Japanese studio Nendo, the Yokohama Ekimae building, an 11-storey office tower located in the Kojimachi neighbourhood in central Tokyo, Japan, creates a more physical experience to the outdoors with its Kojimachi Terrace or ‘Sky Forest.’
The Mennica Legacy Tower, a commercial high-rise complex by architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP), has topped out in a growing district of Warsaw, Poland.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill to ban new construction of glass skyscrapers as part of his endeavor to reduce citywide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent.
The Tulip tower by J. Safra Group and Foster + Partners has been given the go-ahead by the City of London, United Kingdom. When completed, this cultural attraction could become the tallest building in London and second tallest in Western Europe.
