The AIBC invites applications to sit on the AIBC Architectural Awards Jury. The role of an awards juror is to consider candidates for the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Awards in… Read more
AIBC Architectural Awards Jury Submissions Due Tomorrow!
Doors, Windows and Skylights Public Review: June 4-25, 2015
Office of Housing and Construction Standards Building and Safety Standards Branch Doors, Windows and Skylights Public Review June 4-25, 2015 The 2012 BC Building Code introduced new requirements for manufactured… Read more
Windows, Doors and Skylights Public Review Webinar: June 18
Save the Date – More Information Coming Soon Presented by Office of Housing and Construction Standards, Building and Safety Standards Branch Some changes to the BC Building Code, addressing the new… Read more
Call For Papers: Buildex 2016
Each year, more than 50 unique seminars are held during BUILDEX Vancouver. The seminars that make up the educational component of BUILDEX are widely regarded as some of the most… Read more
10th Annual West Coast Modern Home Tour
Explore five spectacular midcentury and contemporary West Coast modern style homes perched on the rocky slopes of West Vancouver! Date: July 11, 2015,11 am to 4 pm; reception (Eagle Harbour… Read more
From the Inside Out: Integrating Art and Architecture on the West Coast
A uniquely West Coast style of modernist art and architecture flourished on the North Shore from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the… Read more
Make Your Favorite Architect’s Work Better at This Lego Exhibit
By Sophie Weiner Fast Company, June 3, 2015 (Image: Courtesy of Timothy Schenck/via Friends of the High Line) The Collectivity Project lets the public alter the works of famous architects,… Read more
NASA Offers $2.25M Prize for Designing and Building a 3D-Printed Space Habitat
By Avaneesh Pandey International Business Times, May 18, 2015 (Image: Artist’s concept of living quarters on Mars. Courtesy of NASA) In Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel “Red Mars,” the first human… Read more
Zaha Hadid’s Modernist Library Inspires Shock and Awe in Oxford
By Jay Merrick The Independent, May 26, 2015 (Image: Zaha Hadid’s new Daliesque library and archive building at St Antony College, Oxford. Courtesy of The Independent) In Oxford, the city… Read more
Order of Da Vinci Award Winner
This year, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has awarded the Order of Da Vinci to Leslie M. Klein for his leadership and profound relationships within the profession and the… Read more