The Annual Meeting agenda allows for a Members’ Forum segment. In 2016, the Members’ Forum is scheduled before the end of the Annual Meeting, time permitting. Read more
Annual Meeting: Members’ Forum and Members’ Motions
Postscript: Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016
By John Seabrook The New Yorker, Mar 31, 2016 (Image: Zaha Hadid died in Miami on March 31, 2016 at the age of sixty-five. Photo: Peter Marlow/Magnum) I have never… Read more
In Passing: Michael David Levin
Michael David Levin BES, MArch, Architect AIBC March 13, 1946 – March 28, 2016 Husband, father, friend and architect, Michael David Levin died on Monday morning very early with his… Read more
Important Information Regarding Risk of Encountering Artesian Conditions While Drilling or Constructing Below Ground
The Office of the Chief Building Official City of Vancouver has issued a new bulletin regarding the risk of encountering Artesian Conditions while drilling or constructing below ground. Download a… Read more
The Rise and Rise of Pop-Up Architecture
by Marni Epstein-Mervis Curbed, Mar 9, 2016 (Image: Ball-Nogues Studio’s 2015 Pulp Pavilion at Coachella. Photo: Chris Ball) For five weeks in August and September 2015, street artist Banksy opened… Read more
15 of the World’s Most Exquisite Libraries
by Milena Veselinovic CNN, Mar 30, 2016 (Image: Strahov Abbey library, Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: Will Pryce, CNN) Libraries encapsulate the history of knowledge and stand as monuments to different… Read more
Heritage Houses Finding New Life in American Community
by Kerry Gold The Globe and Mail, Mar 25, 2016 (Image: Houses from Oak Bay, B.C., are shipped by barge to San Juan Island, Washington. Photo: Nancy DeVaux) As the… Read more
Canada Post Standards for Mail Delivery
A reminder to all practitioners that Canada Post standards for mail delivery now require a separate rear-loading mail room for multiple family residences of 100 units or more. Download a… Read more
Call for Jurors for Ship Point Pop-Up Design Competition
The City of Victoria is seeking jurors to assess submissions for the Ship Point Pop-Up Design Competition. The goal of this competition is to temporarily transform Ship Point Plaza, an… Read more
Ship Point Pop-Up Design Competition
Calling all urban and industrial designers, architects, landscape architects, contemporary artists and creative types: the City of Victoria’s Ship Point Pop-Up Design Competition is now open! Apply to create an… Read more