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PUBLIC awarded $50,000 Professional Prix De Rome to tackle public space in Vancouver
Canada Council for the Arts’ prestigious prize enables local architectural and design firm to study notable public space making solutions in Tokyo, Rotterdam, Singapore, and Oslo
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Call for projects issued for Shenzhen Design Award For Young Talents
Deadline: September 30, 2015, noon
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CiPA opens nominations for inaugural Smart Community Applications and Solutions Awards
i-CANADA and its partners announced nominations are open for a new Canadian awards program called CiPA: the Community i-Performance Awards. The awards are aimed at urban and remote communities, both large and small, that have put in place the best…
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Canada top country outside the U.S. for LEED green building for second year in a row
Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Canada ranks first on USGBC’s second annual ranking of the Top 10 Countries for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. The Top 10 list highlights…
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CEI Architecture to join HDR
Citing opportunities for growth both geographically and within each firm’s respective market sectors, Vancouver-based CEI Architecture has announced it has merged with global firm HDR. “Together, we are poised to be a preeminent force in many sectors in Canada, particularly…
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United Nations Global Compact and RICS target land, construction and real estate sector in new drive to advance responsible business
The United Nations Global Compact and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) issued a call to organizations in the land, construction and real estate sector, and those working with them, to take a leading role in global efforts to drive…
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Canadian steel construction industry meets with parliamentarians in Ottawa to seek support for local procurement, ensure prompt payment of trades, and a free and fair trade environment
A national delegation of members and associates from the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), the voice of the $5.0 billion Canadian steel construction sector that employs over 40,000 Canadians, met with government ministers and parliamentarians from all political parties…
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Construction Voyer building six net zero energy homes as part of Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative’s national Net Zero Energy project
Today, Construction Voyer broke ground on six condos as part of a national program that will see a minimum of 25 net zero energy (NZE) homes built across Canada. NZE homes produce as much energy as they consume, on an…
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Over 50 U of T leaders call for the removal of the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway
Dean Richard Sommer of the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, and his predecessors — Professors Emeriti George Baird and Larry Wayne Richards — sent an open letter to Mayor John Tory and members…
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DIRTT Environmental Solutions’ Enzo system announced as winner of the CaGBC 2015 Green Building Product of the Year
DIRTT Environmental Solutions has been named the inaugural winner of the CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award for their interior wall system, Enzo. Product submissions were assessed based on four key areas: sustainability, transparency and verification, innovation, and…
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University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty celebrates 125 years
2015 marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the first architecture program at the University of Toronto — the first architecture program in Canada, and one of the first in North America. It also marks the 50th anniversary of…
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Fundraising for the integrated and sustainable earthquake-resistant reconstruction of Nepal
Following the violent earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015, Emergency and Development Architects (EDA) is launching a fundraising campaign to rally architects, construction professionals and citizens, to quickly start an integrated earthquake-resistant rebuilding process in affected cities and…
