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Lumber Co-op to open in Richmond, British Columbia.

June 10, 2003 by Canadian Architect

Rhys Phillips, Hon. FRAIC, spoke about advocacy to over 500 delegates during the closing luncheon.

Feature Competitions Construction + Materials

OAA/RAIC Conference and Festival of Architecture

June 1, 2003 by Canadian Architect

Feature Construction + Materials

Sound Barriers

June 1, 2003 by John Bradley The Institute for Research in Construction has developed a new tool to help insulate buildings against outdoor noise.

News Architects + Architecture Construction + Materials

Yonge-Eglinton twin towers on the rocks

February 19, 2003 by Peter Kuitenbouwer, Kevin van Paassen, CanWest News Service

the CAST building's elevations consist of carefully composed alternating panels of brick, Tyndal stone and glass.

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Experimental Architecture

February 1, 2003 by Kevin Alter A new laboratory building for structural and material experimentation constitutes a thoughtful essay on tectonics.

The building mass bends and undulates to negotiate a former clearing left by old utility buildings. Mature plant communities have been preserved on either side of the building, resulting in a seasonally changing panorama and exterior spaces that allow sensitive areas to be enjoyed without compromise to the flora and fauna.

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Award of Excellence: Phase VII Student Residence, University of Toronto at Mississauga

December 1, 2002 by Canadian Architect Mississauga, Ontario: Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Inc. Maintaining the site's ecological conditions are among the strategies used in what the architects called "TranSiting" or "building with the environment."