The recruitment firm takes a unique approach to office design, with astro turf used as carpets and locally inspired meeting rooms

Energy-recruitment specialist Spencer Ogden opens an office in Calgary

Spencer Ogden, the world’s fastest growing international energy-recruitment specialist, has unveiled its new Canadian headquarters in Calgary as part of a major North American expansion program. The office celebrated its launch with a VIP party on Wednesday, Sept. 24, where co-founders Sir Peter Ogden (chairman) and David Spencer-Percival (CEO) hosted energy professionals from…

September 29, 2014

Diamond Schmitt Architects in association with CEI Architecture will reconfigure and expand University of British Columbia's Life Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Labs.

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UBC Life Sciences is set for expansion

Diamond Schmitt Architects in association with CEI Architecture will reconfigure and expand University of British Columbia’s Life Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Labs. The $51.8-million project will renew the Biological Sciences complex located at the heart of the Vancouver campus. Both new and renovated buildings will provide connectivity and opportunity for interdisciplinary learning around an expanded courtyard.…

September 19, 2014

The $30-million facility provides professional sports facilities and a range of activities and services that promote community and individual health and wellness. Photo by Tom Arban

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Active living centre -catering to the mind and body – opens in Nova Scotia

A multi-purpose recreational and cultural centre designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Lydon Lynch Architects has opened in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The $30-million facility provides professional sports facilities and a range of activities and services that promote community and individual health and wellness. The 100,000-square-foot building stands next to a forest near…

September 16, 2014

Zoom XL. special version. Photo by Cristoph Lison

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Frankfurt-based Serien.lighting turns 30

In 2015, Serien.lighting will celebrate its 30th birthday. With 35 permanent employees, dealers throughout the world and a growing network of designers from Berlin to Tel Aviv, the company can consider itself as a trendsetter in international lighting design. Rather than resting on its laurels with its successful concept, the firm repeatedly blazes new trails…

September 12, 2014

103. JOSEPH L. ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2012 by KPMB Architects

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New York architects select prestigious international architecture awards for 2014

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…

September 9, 2014

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Vancouver’s GWA shortlisted in the Public Space category of this year’s prestigious SBID International Design Awards

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…

September 3, 2014

Marc-Andr Carignan, journalist focusing on architecture and urban design. Portrait courtesy Index-Design

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Mark your calendar: Circuit Index-Design Montral on Sept. 19 happens in every part of the city

Index-Design is proud to present an all-new event: Circuit Index-Design Montréal. The full day of activities will take place on Friday, Sept. 19 in every part of the city. Aimed primarily at design-industry professionals, it will feature presentations, information and networking opportunities. The idea is to celebrate design in a relaxed setting while acquiring knowledge…

August 22, 2014

The Interior Design Show West (IDSwest) celebrates its 10th year in 2014 as the West's premiere design show. The annual weekend-long event draws over 35,000 design enthusiasts, architects and designers who explore over 250 exhibits of the latest home and lifestyle products and services.

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IDSwest 2014 announces speaker lineup

IDSwest has unveiled the featured speakers list, and names include: TV personalities Amanda Forrest, Cheryl Torrenueva, and Sarah Richardson; London-based Flos designer Michael Anastassiades; UK-based colour forecaster Hannah Malein, and influential Dutch designer Bertjan Pot. Industry insiders will want to mark their calendars for trade speakers Battersby Howat Architects, Matt Carr from Umbra, Gray magazine…

August 12, 2014

Locale, designed by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, enables the creation of dynamic, high-performance work neighbourhoods within open-plan environments

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Herman Miller’s Locale earns IDEA Gold award

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has announced the winners of the 2014 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition - a recognition of design excellence in products, interactive design, service design, strategy, research, concepts and student designs, in categories ranging from automobiles and commercial products to medical equipment and home furnishings. Herman Miller's Locale…

August 5, 2014

IDSwest 2014 featured speaker, Dutch designer Bertjan Pot

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IDSwest announces program and speakers

In celebration of 10 years as the premiere design event in the West, this year’s IDSwest featured projects and keynote speakers take design to a whole new level. “As IDSwest marks ten years of design on the West Coast, we’re finding fresh ways to engage with our audience,” says IDSwest director David Tyldesley. “We’re unveiling…

August 1, 2014