According to Statistics Canada, the value of building permits stayed at historically high levels in April.Image courtesy Statistics Canada The total value of building permits remained at historically high levels in April,…
Category: Alberta
$500M BMO Centre expansion in Alberta breaks ground
The three-year construction of the $500 million BMO Centre expansion in Stampede Park, Calgary, Alta., is now underway.Rendering courtesy Calgary Stampede The Calgary Stampede and development partner Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC)…
Alberta mountain village receives first Built Green ‘Community’ certification
The Spring Creek Mountain Village phase one, Canmore, Alta., has received the first ‘Community’ certification by Built Green Canada.Photo courtesy Built Green Canada Phase One of the Spring Creek Mountain Village in…
B.C. tops Canada’s energy efficiency scorecard
New report from Efficiency Canada places British Columbia in the lead for energy efficiency and shows Alberta and Ontario are losing ground.Image courtesy Efficiency Canada When it comes to energy-saving policies, British…
Revitalized Edmonton library re-opens its doors
The revitalized Stanley A. Milner Library branch of the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is now open.Photo via EPL Twitter The Edmonton Public Library (EPL), Alta., is celebrating the grand opening of its…
Edmonton library wins 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Capilano Library, Edmonton, Alta., designed by Patkau Architects Inc., is a 2020 recipient of the AIA/ALA Library Building Award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA).Photo…
CMLC reveals project team for Calgary’s new event centre
DIALOG and HOK have been selected by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) to design a world-class event centre for Calgary, Alta.Image courtesy CLMC DIALOG and HOK have come together to create…
B.C.-based HCMA opens new office in Edmonton
HCMA opens new office in Edmonton, Alta.Photo courtesy HCMA Architecture and design firm HCMA has expanded its practice by opening a new office in Edmonton, Alta. Although it is not physically open…
Ground breaks on Diamond Schmitt-designed Calgary university B-school
Ground has broken on University of Calgary’s Mathison Hall, a new home for the Haskayne School of Business, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects.Image courtesy Diamond Schmitt Architects Without the fanfare or photo-ops…
Stantec designs Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment centre
Stantec will be providing design and engineering services for Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment centre in Calgary.Photo courtesy Alberta Health Services Twitter Stantec, along with Alberta-based companies Sprung Structures and CANA Construction,…