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Global study – commissioned by Interface – connects levels of employee productivity and well being to office design

"The Human Spaces report into The Global Impact of Biophilic Design in the Workplace," commissioned by the global modular flooring experts of Interface and led by renowned organizational psychologist Professor Sir Cary Cooper, has revealed that employees who work in environments with natural elements report a 15 per cent higher level of well-being, are six per cent more productive…
April 7, 2015

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The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was designed to be net positive in seven different ways: net-positive energy; structural carbon neutrality; operational carbon; net-zero water; turning passive occupants into active inhabitants; promoting health and productivity; and promoting happiness. Image courtesy Perkins+Will
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Recipient of RAIC’s 2015 Green Building Award: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at UBC

A Vancouver research institute, designed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in North America, will receive the 2015 Green Building Award. The award, given by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Green Building Council, recognizes outstanding achievement in buildings that are environmentally responsible and promote the health and well-being…
April 1, 2015

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The Ravine: Waterfall Building. Rendering by Michael McCann
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Coming to Don Mills in Toronto: a new community called The Ravine

Urban Capital and ALIT Developments are giving one of Toronto’s historic and picturesque neighbourhoods a facelift. Named after its majestic setting, The Ravine is a master-planned community set alongside Brookbanks Park and Deerlick Creek in Toronto’s York Mills and Don Mills area. Set on over 13 rolling acres overlooking the Don Valley, The Ravine offers…
April 1, 2015

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WOMAN OF THE HOUR Susan Algie, founder and executive director, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Inc. (WAF). Portrait by David Firman
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Susan Algie of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation recipient of RAIC’s Advocate for Architecture Award

Susan Algie, executive director of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation (WAF), will receive the 2015 RAIC Advocate for Architecture award. The advocate for architecture award is for individuals who have contributed to the elevation of architecture in the public realm by means other than the practice of architecture. This award recognizes the long-term commitment to, and…
March 31, 2015

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The design team, comprised of leaders in their respective fields, brings together a wealth and diversity of experience and expertise in award-winning design, waterfront innovation, and sustainability
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Thomas Balsley Associates and Scott Torrance Landscape Architect, Inc. will design Aitken Place Park on Toronto’s Inner Harbour

Thomas Balsley Associates and Scott Torrance Landscape Architect have been selected to design a new Aitken Place Park in Bayfront, Toronto. Part of the ongoing revitalization of the East Bayfront precinct, the waterfront park will be a critical component in the establishment of a new vibrant water’s edge community, both a vital amenity to area’s…
March 25, 2015

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Brendan MacFarlane was born in New Zealand. He obtained a bachelors' degree in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Sci-ARC, in Los Angeles (1984). He went on to achieve his Master's degree of architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of design in 1990
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Coming to Montreal: Brendan MacFarlane, co-founder Jakob + MacFarlane, the Paris-based firm of conceptual audacity

For the second edition of the Master Class series 2015, Montreal-based Index Design will host architect Brendan MacFarlane, co-founder Paris-based Jakob + MacFarlane,  He'll talk about the challenges of working on projects that leave nobody indifferent. The event takes place on Mar. 24, 6-8 p.m., at Index Design, 4310 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal.  ABOUT JACOB+MACFARLANE   Established in…
March 18, 2015

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"28.280" light installation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2013. Photo by Gwenael Lewis
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RAIC announces the recipient of its 2015 Allied Arts Medal: Omer Arbel

Omer Arbel, the well-known Vancouver industrial designer whose artistic lighting designs illuminate buildings worldwide, will receive the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Allied Arts Medal for 2015. Arbel is the principal of Omer Arbel Office, which produces designs for buildings, objects, furniture, lighting and electrical accessories. He is also co-founder and creative director of…
March 16, 2015

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