By staff Dezeen, June 12, 2015 (Image: The design by architect Ole Scheeren for a landmark residential tower at 1500 West Georgia St. in downtown Vancouver features horizontal elements jutting… Read more
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China Set to Open World’s Longest and Highest Glass-Bottom Bridge
by Katie Watkins Archdaily, May 28, 2015 (Image: Courtesy of Haim Dotan Ltd. Architects and Urban Designers) China will soon finish construction on what will be the world’s tallest and… Read more
ExAC Registration: CERB Deadline June 30
Intern Architects can apply for the Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC) which this year includes the option to write the exam in Victoria. Intern Architects are eligible to write… Read more
eNews Summer Schedule
We want to ensure eNews remains a timely and valuable medium for the AIBC community. During the summer, we receive fewer news submissions than compared to the rest of the… Read more
Bylaw Amendments Now in Force
The bylaw amendments supported by members and honorary members who participated in the AIBC’s first electronic vote (March 30 to April 24, 2015) have successfully passed the provincial government’s “disallowance”… Read more
CreativeMornings/Vancouver Presents Brett Gajda Live
Presented in partnership with HCMA Architecture + Design, TILT, and CreativeMornings/Vancouver, with support from GDC, CAPIC and Nicli Antica Pizzeria. Brett Gajda, the writer and host of the popular podcast… Read more
Future Shack: A Jean Prouvé Prefab Shelter Gains Mod-Con Pods and a New Lease of Life
By Natalia Rachlin Wallpaper, June 11, 2015 York might not be an obvious place to go looking for Jean Prouvé masterpieces, but down an unremarkable dirt road nestled amid yellow… Read more
Architecture School’s New Wing An Ontario First
By Jonathan Migneault Sudbury Northern Life, June 4, 2015 (Image: This artist rendering of the two-storey West Wing of Laurentian’s School of Architecture, expected to be completed in early 2016.… Read more
Architect Jacques Herzog Shapes City Culture With Building Design
The Current CBC News, May 20, 2015 The man who brought Beijing its Birds Nest is now soaring toward another project, eyeing an empty parking lot that will become a… Read more
Homeowners Protection Office: Illustrated Guide to R22+ Effective Walls in Wood-Frame Construction in BC
The Homeowners Protection Office (HPO) is pleased to announce that the Illustrated Guide – R22+ Effective Walls in Wood-Frame Construction in British Columbia is now available for free download from… Read more