A modest library on the outskirts of Beijing, China, designed by architect Li Xiaodong, has won the inaugural Moriyama RAIC International Prize. Distinguished Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, FRAIC, established the prize in collaboration with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the RAIC Foundation. It includes a monetary award of CAD$100,000 and a crystal…
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the RAIC Foundation are delighted to announce the three winners of the inaugural Moriyama RAIC International Prize BMO Financial Group Scholarships. They are: • Loïc Jasmin, Université de Montréal • Benny Kwok, Dalhousie University • Shu Yin Wu, University of Waterloo Each has won a $5,000 scholarship…
Atlanta-based Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), the world's largest modular carpet manufacturer, announced today at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, its commitment to expanding Net-Works in partnership with Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Net-Works is an innovative, cross-sector collaboration designed to tackle the growing environmental problem of discarded fishing nets in some of…
In its ninth year, the Shaw Contract Group Design is… Award program honours architecture and design firms that are changing the very idea of what design is. Six projects out of 356 entries from 25 countries were selected as winners. Through these winning projects, selected from commercial spaces from around the globe, we see how…
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have selected over 110 new buildings, commercial and institutional developments, landscape architecture, and urban planning projects from 36 nations for The International Architecture Awards for 2014. Hundreds of submissions were received for this year’s annual Global…
Vancouver-based Gustavson Wylie Architects Inc. has been shortlisted in the Public Space category of this year’s prestigious SBID International Design Awards. The Lululemon Athletica head-office renovation has been selected as one of the qualifying projects by a technical panel of judges in the first stage of the process. The interior design studio at GWA, under…
Herman Miller has scooped up North America’s largest premium retailer of authored, modern design by entering into an agreement to acquire an 84 per cent ownership interest in Design Within Reach, Inc. (DWR), a Stamford, Connecticut-based marketer and seller of modern furniture, lighting and accessories. Today DWR is the largest and fastest growing retailer of…
Scotiabank has crowned three winners of the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards at a gala ceremony to honour all finalists. Winners of the Scotiabank EcoLiving Business Leadership Award, Innovation Award and Student Leadership Award were recognized for their innovations in home energy efficiency and shared $75,000 in award incentives. The Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards gala took place at…
Scotiabank has announced the nine finalists for the 2014 Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards. Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards is a national awards program that recognizes businesses, entrepreneurs and students for excellence in the development of home energy-efficiency products,…
Wood U is a new decking made from red oak and white ash benefitting from a patented German technology, enabling the wooden slats to be locked in and giving it a high level of stability. The heat-treated wood offers an impressive stability, with no warping or distortion, along with an excellent four-season durability. An aluminium-rail…