Building Codes

Two resourceful designers convert an eclectic mobile home into a permanent oceanside residence.

Mid-rise wood buildings are now permitted in several provinces, and the next push could be to go even taller. British Columbia architect Michael Green lays out…

An enlightened and impassioned client guides the sensitive conversion of a historically significant heritage building in Vancouver's Chinatown into offices and…

This focused one-day conference takes place on March 29, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley in Toronto. It will examine major issues and solutions…

The prescriptive technical content (Parts 3 to 11) of the Ontario Building Code has been significantly updated, with over 700 changes. Under a reformatting of…

Without significant reform, the current crisis in personal liability insurance for architects could be devastating to the future of the construction industry.

The OAA Council as scheduled several meetings within Society communities during the month of March to address members' questions about the OAA BCDS and the July…

The Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC) is very concerned and disappointed in the government's legal warnings sent to architects over leaky and potentially…

Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization that promotes architecture and design solutions to humanitarian crises, announced nine finalists and 16…

An overview of sustainable design issues in the LEED context.

An abandoned Modern landmark is given a new lease on life with help from its original architect.