In Memoriam: Bud Wood
Bud Wood, a member of the design faculty for 33 years at the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Architecture, passed away on September 25. Mr. Wood,…
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Winners of the Wood Works Awards
Ontario's province-wide Wood Works Awards, spearheaded by the Canadian Wood Council, has selected its winners for 2003. The scheme is in its third year.…
Ingenium Group acquires Martineau & Haar Architects Inc.
Ingenium Group, the parent company of a conglomerate of consultants, construction professionals and property managers and consisting of Giffels Associates…
Lumber Co-op to open in Richmond, British Columbia.
The Canadian Eco-Lumber Co-op, a co-operative begun in British Columbia to meet consumer demands while ensuring that ancient forests are conserved, will open…
Yonge-Eglinton twin towers on the rocks
Last July, two developers went to Europe with two architects. The developers were Alan Greenberg, executive vice-president of Ottawa-based MintoUrban…
CMHC Housing Awards Program
This year's Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) housing awards theme focussed on affordable housing innovations. This is the seventh time the…
Design for Mobile Health Clinic for world’s AIDS population
It is estimated that three-quarters of the world's AIDS population lives in Sub-Saharan Africa; most have no access to lifesaving drugs, testing facilities or…
Housing Awards Winners Announced
Six housing initiatives have received awards from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). At a two-day forum entitled Affordable Housing…