It has been a whirlwind seven years, with 20 distinguished awards and 75 media appearances worldwide for Bartlett & Associates. Yet despite the depth of work across the corporate, hospitality and residential sectors, one focus area has consistently resonated more than others for the firm. With the recent award of the Lowe Roche agency project,…
Martin Lesjak, principal and founder INNOCAD Architecture, thinks of Samsung's new HQ in Vienna, Austria, as an “open-mind office.” The task in this project was to create an inspiring, communicative and functionally optimized work environment within the existing office premises of Samsung Austria. The prerequisite was that today’s knowledge workers require conditions that permit dialogue, meeting…
Moooi founders Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers have repurchased the remaining stake from B&B Italia, making them now fully owners of Moooi. Wanders and Vissers have been running Moooi ever since its launch in 2001 - Wanders acting as art director and Vissers as company CEO. Ever since, they have collaborated intensively together. Moooi and…
Anthony Glynn has just headed home to Bath from the Chippendale International School of Furniture near Edinburgh. He was highly commended for his work at one of Europe’s premier furniture design and restoration schools, and now plans to start up his own bespoke furniture business. ANTHONY GLYNN, IN HIS OWN WORDS I had a 20-year…
Steelcase has announced the rebrand of its healthcare division from “Nurture by Steelcase” to “Steelcase Health.” The company’s education business – “Steelcase Education Solutions” – is also being rebranded to become “Steelcase Education.” This evolution represents a confidence in the healthcare and education business and is part of Steelcase’s strategy for continued growth in both…
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Foundation is launching one of the largest architectural prizes in the world. The Moriyama RAIC International Prize has been established by distinguished Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama together with the Foundation. To be awarded every two years, the prize consists of CAD $100,000 and a sculpture designed by Canadian designer…
Artopex has achieved Platinum Club member status with Canada's Best Managed Companies program. By retaining its Best Managed designation for six consecutive years, Artopex is the first office furniture manufacturer to be awarded the title. “Being named a member of the Platinum Club of the Best Managed Companies in Canada is an honour that demonstrates…
Perkins+Will is pleased to announce that its Optimization Project with TD Bank has won CoreNet Global’s CRE Leadership Excellence Award at the Annual REmmy Awards for successfully implementing and delivering a major corporate workplace project in the iconic TD Centre using the innovative Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model. Initiated by the client, the TD project…
Will Canada’s next Best Washroom be a metallic mobile public toilet complete with solar powered lighting? Will it feature rustic hardwood floors and exposed ceiling pipes? Or will it showcase plush and scrumptious looking fabric in rich hues? How about floor-to-ceiling custom designed wallpaper and oversized oak wood doors? These are the five public washrooms…
Indoor visual comfort implies more than just providing a comfortable lighting environment for executing a task. A new ISO standard provides designers, architects, builders and regulators a framework for taking into consideration the various parameters that influence the quality of the indoor environment in order to ensure the safety, well-being and efficiency of occupants and…