State of the Nation
What is on the minds of architects in different regions of Canada? To find out, Canadian Architect spoke to dozens of architects from coast to coast—to coast.
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State of the Nation: British Columbia
British Columbia is leading the charge on sustainability in Canada. Starting in 2017, the province’s Energy Step Code has provided an incremental approach to…
Vancouver House
"The cantilevered form is in line with the profit centre of the building, and those profits probably pay for the structural gymnastics. It’s really quite…
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…
Winning projects celebrated at BC Wood Design Awards
Inspired architecture and innovative structural engineering using wood in a remarkable diversity of building types, sizes and purposes were in the spotlight…
RAIC introduces new federated chapter model in British Columbia
As the New Year begins, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is excited to initiate the updated federated chapter model for the organization.…
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of ‘tree canopy’ bus shelters
Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry…
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…