By ENR Staff Engineering News-Record, February 12, 2014 This $55-million renovation and modernization project kept intact the 100-plus-year-old King Street Station’s historic elements, including the original windows and doors, while… Read more
Renovation and Restoration: King Street Station
New chief housing officer brings London perspective to Vancouver
By Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver Sun, February 13, 2014 The City of Vancouver’s new chief housing officer, Mukhtar Latif, was hired four months ago to “identify, appraise and deliver more affordable… Read more
Name Change for TRB
In 1954, TRB was established as Toby & Russell Architects. As of February 5, 2014 they renamed their firm. TRB is now known as RATIO ARCHITECTURE. INTERIOR DESIGN. PLANNING.
Guidelines on the Use of CSA A440S1-09 (Canadian Supplement) for Determining Fenestration Performance Grades in British Columbia
TB14-01 Published: January, 2014 This guideline document was prepared to inform responsible parties abut the appropriate use and limitations of CSA A440S1-09, commonly known as the Canadian Supplement, for specifying… Read more
AIBC Electronic Voting – Member Update and Feedback Request
Members are advised that AIBC Council has supported the principle of electronic voting (“e-voting”) for council elections and bylaw changes. At its January 21 meeting, council asked the Bylaw Review… Read more
Architectural Technologist Examination
The next Architectural Technologist Examination will be held at the AIBC offices on Monday, February 17, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00 at the AIBC offices for those eligible to write… Read more
Oral Reviews
The next set of Oral Reviews will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday February 25 and 26, 2014. The oral review is an interview-based examination open to those Intern Architects… Read more
2012 BCBC and 2014 VBBL: Energy, the Final Frontier?
By: M. Greg McCall, P.Eng. Energy conservation and emissions reduction concepts have made their way into the public and professional realms to varying degrees over recent decades, but as Vancouver… Read more
President’s Message – February 3, 2014
Looking Ahead The start of a new year is always an ideal time to ponder the past, plan for the future, and reflect on the present. Perhaps this is especially… Read more
An architect’s summer home: Downtown looks in a cottage context
January 30, 2014 By John Bentley Mays, Special to The Globe and Mail For Torontonians enduring the city’s early January weather, next summer must seem impossibly far off. The worst… Read more