by Elsa Lam Canadian Architect, Oct 8, 2015 (Image: Structural schematic – hybrid mass timber and concrete core structure. Courtesy of Acton Ostry Architects, Canadian Architect) Acton Ostry Architects have… Read more
Acton Ostry Architects’ UBC Residence Will be Among World’s Tallest Wood Buildings
2015 AWMAC BC Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
by JOC staff Journal of Commerce, Oct 9, 2015 Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada BC (AWMAC BC) celebrated its annual Awards of Excellence recently at the Vancouver Convention Centre.… Read more
2015 AIBC Annual Conference: Using Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Your Practice
Three Steps to Strengthen Your Practice October 30, 2015 – 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Design professionals help their clients every day to establish innovative strategies and tactics and then implement these.… Read more
2015 AIBC Annual Conference: Communicating the Value of Architecture
Communicating the Value of Architecture October 30, 2015 – 1:30-3 p.m. Communicating the value of architecture is extremely challenging. The Manitoba Association of Architects Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has spent… Read more
2015 AIBC Annual Conference: Featured Sessional Speakers
The 2015 Annual Conference – What’s Now – Insights and Directions will be held from October 28 – 30, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The conference features plenary sessions,… Read more
Waterfronts and Livable Cities
This seminar, organized by APEGBC Victoria Branch in partnership with Planning Institute of BC, Urban Development Institute Capital Region and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, will use proven principles and… Read more
2015 WorkSafeBC Construction Safety Conference
The 10th annual Bridging the gap conference and tradeshow takes place November 13 and 14. Whether you work in construction or promote health and safety in the industry, join us… Read more
2015 Wood Design & Building Awards
The Wood Design Awards invites entries to the 2015 program, the only North American program honouring excellence in wood architecture. Entries should consist of building projects that show a wide… Read more
AIBC Role Call for Exam Invigilators
The AIBC invites its members to support intern architects on their path towards registration as an architect. On Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3, 2015, AIBC Intern Architects will… Read more
The Wild Architecture of Soviet-era Bus Stops
by Liz Stinson, Wired, Sep 30, 2015 (Image: Chris Herwig traveled throughout the former Soviet Union photographing elaborate bus stops. This one from Abkhazia was designed by Zurab Tsereteli.) Of… Read more