By Jim Wyss Miami Herald, Sep 17, 2015 (Image: A man walks past a lone Chilean flag where surfing schools once stood, swept away by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon,… Read more
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Vancouver Design Firm to Study Public Space with $50K Prix de Rome Award
by Kevin Griffin Vancouver Sun, Sep 16, 2015 (Image: Concept design for the redevelopment of the north plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery showing the PLALO ring, a floating circular… Read more
buildingSMART Canada Announces Free Membership
bSC has revised its membership structure and is now offering free membership to individuals wanting to get actively involved in and contribute to the movement towards a better built environment… Read more
Connecting Canada’s BIM Communities: buildingSMART Canada Launches Its Affiliates Initiative
bSC has launched its Affiliates initiative, which is aimed at building and strengthening the Canadian community of excellence for a better built environment based on open standards for BIM. This… Read more
Deadline Reminder: 2015 Annual Firm Updates
Firm owners/administrators are reminded that the deadline to complete annual firm updates is Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Notification was sent by email to all firm administrators on September 10, 2015… Read more
Art by Architects (AxA) Silent Auction and Exhibition Opening
On September 17, the Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC held its inaugural Art by Architects/arch-kid-ecture fundraiser, an art exhibition and silent auction held at the AIBC Gallery. With 138… Read more
George Baird in Dialogue – Book Launch and Celebration
Please join us for an evening celebrating the publication of George Baird’s major collection of critical essays: Writings on Architecture and the City (Artifice Books on Architecture, London) at InForm… Read more
Doors Open Vancouver
Doors Open provides an opportunity to enjoy free, behind-the-scenes access to popular City of Vancouver buildings and to learn about what it takes to run a city. On October 3,… Read more
Building Smart with Mid-Rise Wood Buildings
Building Smart with Mid-Rise Wood Buildings is a half-day workshop focussing on the design, planning and construction of mid-rise wood buildings in British Columbia. Please join us for an exciting… Read more
Lego Literacy Building Challenge
Next month, Surrey Libraries is holding their annual Literacy Building Challenge where local architecture, real estate, property development, construction and related companies gather a team and create lego-designed structures, all… Read more