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Office of McFarlane Biggar (OMB)

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NLAA Lecture Series: Steve McFarlane

October 6, 2015 by Elsa Lam

Corten panels frame the lower entrance to Fort McMurray's airport. The building's palette includes bitumen-coloured steel, precast concrete panels, and an exposed mass-timber roof. Materials were chosen based on durability, with a preference for prefabricated systems to save on the high cost of skilled labour in northern Alberta.

Fort Mac Takes Flight

July 1, 2015 by Elsa Lam The Fort McMurray airport is a rare jewel in the region: an assertion that industrial buildings don’t have to be ugly; that even tough guys appreciate nice places; that sophistication can coexist with robustness.

Feature Construction + Materials

Down by the Water

April 1, 2015 by Courtney Healey 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 remote eastern edge of Gambier Island.