West Coast Modern Home Tour
A fundraiser surveys Modern and contemporary homes in West Vancouver.
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The Leon Lebeniste Facility: Squamish Valley, BC
Hemsworth Architecture brings design-savvy to a new architectural woodworking industrial facility in the heart of British Columbia’s Squamish Valley.
Sustainable Energy Engineering Building Opens at SFU Surrey campus
On April 25, SFU’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering Building opened in Surrey, BC. Designed by Revery Architecture, the academic research facility will house…
D’Ambrosio Architecture + Urbanism Unveils Twelve Storey Mass Timber Project…
D'Ambrosio Architecture and Urbanism is proposing a 12-storey multi-family mass timber residential project called Speed Frances, located on Speed Avenue in the…
Full House
The project started with a simple question: How do we design a house that will last a hundred years or more, and accommodate multiple generations of family…
B.C. Building Code Adjusted Upwards To Allow 12 Storey Wood Buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to…
Small Housing Summit to address British Columbia’s housing crisis
On November 17, 2018, Small Housing BC (SHBC) will host the Small Housing Summit to explore what role small housing can play in addressing the housing crisis.…
2018 AIBC Recognition Ceremony Celebrates Outstanding Dedication to the…
Eva Matsuzaki Honorary Member of the AIBC Receives Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award Architects AIBC John J. McCormack and Russell Hollingsworth Honoured…
Over 20,000 Green Buildings Now Registered On B.C. Map
British Columbia's green building industry is growing by leaps and bounds. On August 21st, the non-profit Pembina Institute released a comprehensive update to…
The Cohousing Option
A little-known housing typology fosters village-like communities, with cooperative facilities for preparing meals, sharing tools and hosting social events.
Health and Healing: Sechelt Hospital Expansion, Sechalt, British Columbia
Collaborative engagement and a patient-centred perspective drove the design process for this new hospital on the Sunshine Coast in BC.
Editorial: Plots of Gold
Many West Coast Modern homes face fraught times, where their very survival will be on the line.
Down by the Water: Gambier Island House, British Columbia
Gambier Island House, commenced by McFarlane Green Biggar and completed by successor firm Office of McFarlane Biggar (OMB), is located in Brigade Bay on the…
Civil Action
A whimsical roofline tops Canada’s newest law school, reflecting local landscape motifs and providing aspiring lawyers with flexible spaces for socializing and…