The Adjaye Associates-designed Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks to materialize the African perspective.Images courtesy Adjaye Associates Architecture and design firm Adjaye Associates has designed the Thabo Mbeki Presidential…
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Hariri Pontarini wins bid to design Ontario art gallery
Hariri Pontarini Architects wins bid to design new stand-alone Art Gallery of York University in Toronto.Renderings courtesy Hariri Pontarini Architects The Art Gallery of York University’s (AGYU’s) new, stand-alone art gallery in…
Mobile air purification units is not a substitute for proper ventilation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Passive House Institute (PHI) recommends schools in Germany must ventilate their classrooms regularly to reduce the risk of infection.Photo © Pixabay The Passive House Institute (PHI) urges the…
Autodesk acquires tech company Spacemaker
Autodesk has acquired Norway-based technology company Spacemaker.Image courtesy Autodesk Software company Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Norway-based technology company Spacemaker for $240 million. Spacemaker uses cloud-based, artificial intelligence (AI), and generative…
Clay brick EPD helps projects meet LEED requirements
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has launched a new United States-Canada industrywide clay brick environmental product declaration.Photo courtesy BIA According to the Brick Industry Association (BIA), clay brick can be used by…
Quadrangle announces name change to BDP Quadrangle
Quadrangle has changed its title and is now operating under the name BDP Quadrangle.Photo via BDP Quadrangle Instagram Architecture firm Quadrangle has changed its title and is now operating under the name…
Canada developing a new accessible homes standard
The Rick Hansen Foundation is supporting a new proposed national standard for accessible homes across Canada.Photo © BigStockPhoto.com The federal government, through the National Housing Strategy (NHS) delivered by Canada Mortgage and…
OAA joins Workforce 2030 to help build a low-carbon Ontario
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) joins Workforce 2030 to help build a low-carbon Ontario.Photo © Michael Tenaglia The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), along with 14 other design and construction stakeholders,…
Urgent action needed to save 41k construction-related jobs in Ontario
A new report from the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) shows a massive number of construction industry jobs are in jeopardy in 2021.Photo courtesy RCCAO A new report, Averting a…
Diamond Schmitt to design new Fredericton Performing Arts Centre
Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to design the new Fredericton Performing Arts Centre in New Brunswick.Image courtesy Diamond Schmitt The City of Fredericton, N.B., has selected Diamond Schmitt Architects and EXP…
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