Nigel Parish of splyce received the Residential Wood Design Award for the Shuswap Cabin; the jury commented on its simplicity and elegance, along with its success at marrying a traditional cabin vernacular with a modern architectural language.

Winning wood

More than 300 design and building professionals -- including architects, engineers, project teams and industry sponsors, along with B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and speaker Patrick Moore -- gathered recently to honour the nominees and winners of the 2010 Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards. The 6th annual awards evening in…

April 6, 2010

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More Oval ovations

Fast + Epp Structural Engineers of Vancouver has received the Award for Sports or Leisure Structures for the firm’s work on the Richmond Olympic Oval Roof. The award, which acknowledges achievement in structural design, was announced in London, England, last Friday, at the Institution of Structural Engineers 2009 Structural Awards Gala; this marks the first…

October 15, 2009

Croft Pelletier architects designed the Bibliothque de Charlsburg, winner of an Award of Excellence.

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Winners all

The Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) and its major partner TD Assurance Meloche Monnex has bestowed honours on the winners of the 25th edition of the Awards of Excellence in Architecture. Recently, more than 500 people – including architects, clients and partners – gathered for a gala event in Montreal, which was presented as…

July 3, 2009

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Cloverdale Gold

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Coverdale Campus has achieved LEED Gold certification in the New Construction category from the United States Green Building Council. LEED is the globally recognised standard for measuring building sustainability. Designed by the leading sustainable architectural practice of Bunting Coady Architects, the new 17,200 sq.m. (185,139 sq.ft.) campus includes 21 shops and 27…

November 19, 2008