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Join members of Vancouver’s architecture and design communities this June for the book launch of “A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver”. More...

June 4, 2010

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In Passing: James C. Barnum Sr.

James C. Barnum passed away on Wednesday, May 26 at the age of 72. Barnum was born in Montreal and went on to study architecture at the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1964. He became an AIBC-registered architect in 1967. For many years, he was a partner and principal of New Westminster-based CJP Architects before retiring in 2002. He is survived by wife Cathie, son Jim Jr. and daughter Catherine. Friends are invited to a memorial service and reception on Saturday, June 5, 10:00 a.m. at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations to the B.C. Cancer Foundation are gratefully accepted. To leave online condolences please visit www.mem.com.

2010 NCARB ARE Preparation Seminars - Revised Schedule

Over the coming months, the AIBC Intern Architect Committee will be holding a series of free ARE preparation seminars to help IAs prepare for the NCARB ARE exams. These seminars will be held approximately every two weeks, and will generally run from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the AIBC Architecture Centre (#100 - 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver). Click here for seminar topics, dates and times.

The seminars are designed to provide strategies and other tips for each exam. They are not intended to cover specific exam content. IAs will find it helpful to have some familiarity with exam materials and some experience with the graphic practice program prior to attending each respective seminar.

The next seminar will be Construction Documents & Services taking place on Monday, June 14, 2010, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reservations to registration@aibc.ca are encouraged but not mandatory. For more information, please contact Manager of Registration & Licensing Róisín O'Neill at roneill@aibc.ca. Note: Schedule subject to change.

Notice to Eligible Candidates: Oral Reviews - Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The AIBC will be hosting its next set of oral reviews on June 22 and 23, 2010. The oral review is open to those intern architects who have:

Eligibility will be confirmed by the Registration & Licensing department. Click here to view complete details and to download the application form.

The application, the letter from your employer and the oral review application fee, must be received by Wednesday, June 9th, 2010.

If you have any questions regarding the oral review or the application for registration, please contact the Manager of Registration and Licensing, Róisín O’Neill, at registration@aibc.ca.

2010/2011 AIBC Council

The institute has a new governing council following its annual meeting on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Pierre E. Gallant MAIBC AAA MRAIC has been re-elected as President for the coming year. Other officers include Gordon C. Richards MAIBC MRAIC (Vice President), Tim Spiegel B.Sc. (QS) PQS (Treasurer), and Scott Kemp MAIBC MRAIC (Registrar). Veronica Gillies MAIBC MRAIC was also re-elected to council, while Joan Hendriks MAIBC and Lynne Werker MAIBC are newly-elected.

The four Liaisons to council, representing the three associate categories of Architectural Technologist, Building Designer / Residential Designer and Intern Architect, and representing the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) include Michael Currie AT.AIBC, David E. Boswell BD.AIBC AScT, Nathaniel Nacionales IA.AIBC and Keath Seeton RID (Fellow).

Click here for a complete listing of 2010 / 2011 AIBC council members.

Click here to see the schedule for 2010 / 2011 council meetings.

2010 AIBC Annual Conference

Once again, the 2010 AIBC Annual Conference has been a big success. Appreciation goes out to all who participated, supported or otherwise contributed to that success. A very special thank-you to our valued sponsors and exhibitors:

 

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2009 AIBC Annual Report

The 2009 AIBC Annual Report is now available in digital format on the AIBC web site. Click here to access the online PDF.

 

Building Envelope Education Program Course Registration

For those registrants wishing to complete the AIBC’s Building Envelope Education Program (BEEP), now is your chance. Follow the link http://www.aibc.ca/member_resources/professional_dev/index.html and check out the course descriptions and scheduled dates. You can also access it from the AIBC home page. Click on "Course Registration" under Quick Links and register online. These courses are only offered once a year, so don’t miss out.

BEEP Module I:

Building Science and the Building Envelope (Available Online)

Topics for Module I include:

For more information, please contact Professional Development Coordinator Catherine Bolter at cbolter@aibc.ca or (604) 683-8588, extension 312.

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The AIBC 2009 PD/CES Course Schedule and Registration Form are available online at www.aibc.ca/member_resources/professional_dev/index.html


CSC Tour of CBC Building

Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is hosting a breakfast meeting and site tour of the recently-expanded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Building. The CBC recently completed a massive redevelopment of its facilities in downtown Vancouver. Designed by Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects, the upgrade aims to create more dynamic and collaborative spaces while improving public interface. The breakfast and tour, with guest speaker Kate Gerson, take place on June 17, 2010. It begins at 7:00 a.m. with breakfast at the Bread Garden located at the corner Hamilton and Georgia streets. To register, fill out the attached flyer and fax it to (604) 291-9482. Note: there is a limit of 30 people for this event. Preference will be given to CSC members until Monday, June 7 at which time non-members may also register.
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IMAGINiT Technologies

Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management
Revit Architecture is a powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) program that supports the ability to coordinate, update, and share design data with team members throughout the design, construction, and management phases. The objective of the Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management course is to enable students who have worked with Revit to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards. Specific topics include setting up templates with annotation styles, preset views, sheets and schedules, as well as custom element types and families. By creating standard templates and custom elements, a key component in the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects. Doing so ensures that new projects flow smoothly and efficiently. The length of this training session is one day. Please contact Kam Seignarack of IMAGINiT Technologies for more information at 604-207-2114 or by e-mail kseignarack@rand.com.
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Sustainable Design: Ecotect Analysis Fundamentals (Web-based Workshop)

Ecotect Analysis software is a comprehensive concept-to-detail sustainable design analysis tool, providing a wide range of simulation and analysis functionality. Users can interact with powerful 3D feedback to explore factors such as solar energy, shadows and reflections, and day lighting. Using Autodesk Ecotect Analysis, architects and designers can gain better insight into building performance early in the process, helping to achieve more sustainable designs, faster time to market, and lower project costs. For more information or to register, please contact Kam Seignarack by e-mail (kam.seignarack@rand.com) or phone (604-207-2114).

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Simon Fraser University City Program

Urban Design Certificate
The award-winning Urban Design Certificate Program is a part-time, interdisciplinary, mid-career professional development program designed for working professionals from diverse backgrounds. Courses are taught by leading urban design practitioners in two- and three-day intensive courses in Vancouver as well as Alberta. Participants will complete six core courses and two electives.

Core courses:

1. UD: Theory and Practice
2. UD: Visual Communication
3. UD: Economic Fundamentals
4. UD: Studio I (Analytic Tools)
5. UD: Ecological Planning and Sustainable Design
6. UD: Studio II (Synthesis of Urban Form)

Electives: 

1. UD: Alternative Development Approaches
2. UD: Designing Integrated Neighbourhoods
3. UD: Implementation Methods
4. UD: Planning for Transportation and Accessibility
5. UD: Public Realm
6. UD: Urban Revitalization

For details or to register, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/city/udc.htm by July 16, 2010.


Sustainable Community Development Certificate

The Sustainable Community Development Certificate is designed to give participants the most current and practical information on sustainable development. Courses are taught by experienced consultants and instructors in the field. This flexible program, offered by the SFU City Program and the Centre for Sustainable Community Development, is comprised of eight two- and three-day intensive courses over 10-18 months.

Core courses:

1. Foundation in Sustainable Community Development
2. Applications in Sustainable Community Development
3. Sustainable Economics for the Real World
4. Making Change Happen: Building Commitment to Create Sustainability
5. Integrating Social Dimensions into Sustainability
6. Sustainable Community Development Studio

Electives:

1. Strategic Decision-Making for Sustainable Results
2. Communicating Sustainability for Awareness, Accountability, and Action
3. Urban Transportation: Planning and Designing for Sustainability
4. Leading Edge Solutions to House Everyone
5. Tackling Climate Change - Going Carbon Neutral and Beyond
6. Green Economy Frontiers and Opportunities

For details, or to register, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/city/scd-sustain.htm.

The Urban Design Certificate and Sustainable Community Development Certificate are part of SFU’s certification programs for md-career professionals. All courses qualify for non-core learning units. The application deadline is July 16, 2010.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Cool Conversions Vancouver Heritage House Tour

This year’s Heritage House Tour includes an electric mix of homes, featuring re-purposed industrial and heritage buildings. Along with a stunning collection of traditional houses, the tour includes five buildings that have been successfully converted from heritage commercial, institutional and industrial structures into contemporary homes. Reusing and rehabilitating older buildings are important ways of achieving sustainable communities, recycling materials on a large scale and diverting debris out of the landfill. It also helps to preserve a sense of place.The tour happens on Sunday, June 6, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets cost $35 plus GST and can be purchased online at www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org or by telephone at (604) 264-9642 prior to the event. Tickets can also be purchased at 1438 West 32nd Avenue on the day of the event.
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Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

Renaissance Architecture and Restoring Strategies

The RAIC is offering two summer courses in Ferrara Italy on historic restoration and 21st  Century sustainable practices.

Renaissance Architecture and Restoring Strategies

This course offers a synthetic framework of the Renaissance innovations including art, architecture and cultural changes. The Renaissance in Italy went from the XIVth to the XVIIth century, with the climax in the first half of the XVIth Century, when all around Europe the papacy was a strong catalyst to the artistic production, from architecture to the urban design, from art to literature, produced by many masters such as Palladio, Michelangelo and Raffaello. Ferrara, Italy has been one of the capitals of the papacy that, together with the dukedom, gave great support to massive examples of building innovations and elegant decorations. To safeguard and maintain this important building heritage, specific conservation policies and methods have been developed, testing innovative materials and techniques that will be presented during the course with lessons and guided on-site visits of private and public buildings.

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Approach to Sustainable Architecture

The sustainable approach is now firmly joined with architecture all over the world. Italy has a growing experience of building design using an energy efficient approach, starting many years ago with a more “European” style coming from northern countries, resulting in a more “Mediterranean” strategy that includes both summer and winter evaluation in the building design. Research on sustainable architecture in Italy is following key ways: new performances for traditional materials and components (mainly applied to the refurbishment of buildings in the city centres); and the promotion of renewable energies through the upgrading of building envelopes and systems (to plan, improve and design new buildings). Italy is developing a specific background on the sustainable refurbishment of building heritage, merging its experience in restoration and conservation with the need for more efficient services and materials. Working primarily to maintain and manage their cultural real estate, Italian architects need to properly deal with the traditional using innovative technologies, testing with care the compatibility between energy requirements and historical matters. This course will give an outlook of the state of the art in Europe, with many national and international examples and showing how all issues are linked with energy efficiency and new trends for sustainable architecture that should be at the core of the environmental approach adopted for planning Expo 2015 in Milan.

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For more information, please see the online PDF.

AEC Daily Online Learning

AEC Daily offers free online courses worth core learning units. For a list of offerings, please visit their online learning centre at http://www.aecdaily.com/en/236763?list=4

Current Exhibit: 2010 Annual AIBC Architectural Awards

May 17 – June 28, 2010
AIBC Gallery: #100 – 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Winners and other submissions for the 2010 Annual AIBC Architectural Awards are on display at the AIBC Gallery this spring. This year represented another record-breaking number of submissions across four award categories: The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Awards in Architecture; The AIBC Innovation Award; The AIBC Special Jury Award; and the AIBC Emerging Firm Award. The AIBC Gallery is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Click here to view a slideshow of project submissions

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Pacific National Exhibition

AIBC registrants can now take advantage of reduced rates for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver. Save up to 15% for 2010 PlayPasses at the PNE Playland when you order online. Go to http://www.aibc.intrd.com/product.php?id=199 to redeem your discount. For more information on the Club AIBC program, please visit http://www.aibc.intrd.com.

New RAIC ED

The Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the appointment of Jim McKee at the RAIC’s new executive director, effective July 19, 2010. McKee previous headed the Coalition for Cultural Diversity, involved in mobilizing cultural organizations in Canada and elsewhere in support of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. He has also previous worked for the Writers Guild of Canada, Transport Canada, First City Trust and Deloitte & Touche. He replaces Jon Hobbs, who had held the position since 2001.

BC Building Code Revisions for High-efficiency Plumbing Fixtures

Effective October 4, 2010, high-efficiency (4.8 litre) toilets or dual-flush toilets will be required in all new residential buildings (or when major renovations occur). In all other occupancies, the requirement for a maximum flush cycle of 6 litres will remain unchanged. Whenever urinals are installed, high-efficiency (1.9 litre) urinals will also be required. Information on the new standards can be found online at http://www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/consultation/het/index.htm. For further information, please contact Christine Webb, Senior Policy Advisor - Building and Safety Standards Branch - Ministry of Housing and Social Development (phone: 250-356-8165; fax: 250-387-8164; e-mail: Christine.A.Webb@gov.bc.ca).

Book Launch: A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver

Join members of Vancouver’s architecture and design communities this June for the book launch of “A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver”. Published in April 2010, this publication profiles 80 Vancouver buildings of the past 20 years. Its 192 pages include 160 full-colour photographs, 40 architects’ drawings and 14 maps – offering something for locals and tourists alike. For more information about this publication, including a list of contributors, click here. The launch and reception take place Tuesday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Emily Carr University’s Charles H. Scott Gallery (1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver).

Note: the “click here” should link to the attached PDF.

Edifice: Exploring Art, Archives and Architecture

Edifice: Exploring Art, Archives and Architecture, an exhibition that presents 10 new paintings of downtown Vancouver buildings done in realist style by Graham Winter, will be featured at the newly refurbished City of Vancouver Archives Gallery from June 2 - August 26, 2010. The exhibition, the first of its kind in Vancouver, is designed as a multi-faceted exploration of the early- to mid-20th Century downtown Vancouver buildings that represent the “modern” of the artist’s childhood. It will also include a video wall of digitized archival photos and records of the buildings and the period in which they were built. The City of Vancouver Archives Gallery is located at 1150 Chestnut Street. For more information, please visit www.vancouver.ca/archives.

Abraham Rogatnick Salon

This June, the Global Civic Policy Society presents a public salon dedicated to the memory of former architect, artist and academic Abraham Jedidiah Rogatnick. Hosted by former Vancouver Mayer Sam Sullivan, the evening’s list of speakers includes Patrick Condon, Al Etmanski, John Fluevog, Mark Jaccard, Harj Sajjan, Rena Sharon, Arran Stephens, Michael Stevenson and Douglas Todd. It takes place at the Vancouver Playhouse (corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir streets) on Wednesday, June 9 from 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Reserved tickets are $15 and premiere circle tickets are $30. To purchase, please visit: http://www.ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/event.details.php?id=3001.

Pecha Kucha Special Edition: Walk the Talk, Green Your City

This June, the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia present a special edition Pecha Kucha volume entitled “Walk the Talk, Green Your City”. Produced by Cause+Affect, it’s a part of Vancouver's 'Greenest City 2020 Conversation'. The unique 20 slides x 20 seconds format will feature 14 local instigators’ insights on the topic of sustainability and Vancouver's ambition to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. It takes place Wednesday, June 23, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets are $10 and are on sale now at: pechakuchanightvancouver.eventbrite.com. For more information, please visit www.pechakuchanightvancouver.com.

Early Bird Deadline Reminder: CaGBC National Conference

Today is the deadline to pre-register for the third annual Canada Green Building Council National Conference, taking place in Vancouver from June 8-10. The theme for 2010 is Performance Matters: The next generation of buildings and communities, with sessions and workshops on how to foster an energy conservation and efficiency culture resulting in dramatic and permanent reduction in the use of electricity in new construction, existing home and commercial markets, and sustainable communities. Note: CaGBC Member pricing applies to AIBC registrants who attend the conference, and AIBC intern architects and student members are eligible for CaGBC student pricing (less than half price) by registering online. In addition, IAs and students are invited to attend the trade show free of charge on Thursday afternoon – simply provide the necessary identification at the registration desk. For more information and to register, go to http://www.cagbc.org/cagbc/conference/registration.php.

Sustainable Region Initiative

The Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogues and Sustainability Community Breakfasts are outreach components of Metro Vancouver’s Sustainable Region Initiative (SRI). They involve a series of high-profile debates and discussions intended to help decision makers shape the future of the region by presenting a range of views and stimulating fresh thought on regional issues such as housing, industry, labour and immigration, drugs and crime, regional economy, transportation, energy and agriculture. For more information, visit: http://www.metrovancouver.org/region/breakfasts/Pages/default.aspx.

Sustainability Dialogue
Topic: How should we manage our waste?

Every year, Metro Vancouver residents and businesses generate 3.4 million tons of garbage and recyclables. With that in mind Metro Vancouver is consulting on a new Draft Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan to guide the management of solid waste in an affordable and environmentally responsible way. A series of public meetings have been scheduled (see below). If you wish to speak at a public meeting, you will be asked to register at the front desk (five minutes per speaker). Written submissions are encouraged and will be acknowledged. Send your comments by July 14, 2010 to either Lois E. Jackson, Chair - Metro Vancouver or Greg Moore, Chair - Metro Vancouver Waste Management Committee, who will be chairing the meetings. Issues raised in correspondence and at public meetings will be addressed prior to submission of the final plan to the B.C. Minister of Environment for approval.

Wednesday June 16:
Fraser Valley Regional District

Best Western Rainbow Country Inn,
43971 Industrial Way, Chilliwack

Thursday June 17:
New Westminster/Burnaby

Fraser River Discovery Centre,
788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster

For those listed above, the open house will begin at 6:00 p.m., with public input from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. followed by a Q&A.

2010 RAIC/SAA Festival of Architecture

Registration is underway for the RAIC/SAA Festival of Architecture, talking place June 22 – 26 in Saskatoon. When registering, be sure to scroll down to the Additional Tickets section for a ticket to the Jazz Festival Party on Saturday evening. Included in the ticket is great music, food and beverages all under a VIP tent in the historic Delta Bessborough Gardens. Reduced SAA room blocks are available at the Delta Bessborough (www.deltabessborough.com/sdra08) and the Hilton Garden Inn (www.hilton.com Group Code "SAADEL"). For more information, go to http://www.festival.raic.org/index_e.htm.

Septessence

AIBC registrants are invited to Septessence, an upcoming art exhibition from the Federation of Canadian Artists. The exhibition features seven artists with seven spirits: Enda Bardell, Tanya Bone, Tony Yin Tak Chu, Sally Clark, Rose-Marie Goodwin, Gary Sim, and Helen Vokaty. The FCA Gallery is located at 1241 Cartright Street on Granville Island. The exhibit runs from June 1 -13, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 3, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. For further information, call (604) 681-8534 or visit http://sim-publishing.com/fcashow1.htm

IDSwest 2010

Mark your calendars for the next Interior Design Show West, October 14-17, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. IDSwest is Western Canada’s premiere annual residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of architects, designers, industry professionals, consumers and media. New program highlights this year include Future Masters, a showcase of young design talents and local design institutions; and Spare the Change, a design challenge with a $2 budget. For detailed information including speakers, exhibitors and schedule, keep an eye on the event web site at http://www.idswest.com/index.php.

Save the Date: Building SustainABLE Communities

The Fresh Outlook Foundation is hosting its fourth Building SustainABLE Communities conference in Kelowna, BC from November 16 to 18, 2010. Speakers include:

For more information, please visit www.freshoutlookfoundation.org.

Call for Papers: Heritage Challenges Conference

École de design and Institut du patrimoine of Université du Québec à Montréal are organizing a conference entitled “Preserving Modern Architecture in Québec, Canada, and Elsewhere: Heritage Challenges and the Mobilization of Knowledge”. It will be held in Montréal from October 14 - 17, 2010. Submissions are currently being accepted for conference presenters. For detailed information, including the Call for Papers, visit the conference web site at http://www.ip.uqam.ca/

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Archifoto: International Awards of Architectural Photography

Submissions are now being accepted for Archifoto, an international competition for amateur and professional photographers. The theme for this year’s competition is “Architecture is Sustainable!” Applicants are invited to submit up to three photographs that explore issues of sustainability and durability surrounding architecture and urban landscapes. The competition is organized by the gallery La Chambre in Strasbourg, France, and Les Journées de l’Architecture, an architecture festival that takes place in Alsace, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Basel. Submissions are due by July, 31, 2010. For more information on the competition, visit http://www.archifoto.org/.

Call For Submissions: 2010 Design Exchange Awards

The Design Exchange Awards promote Canadian design excellence and recognize the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXAs are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics and economic success. The early submission deadline is July 20, 2010, followed by the final submission deadline of September 30, 2010. Click here to learn more or visit the DXA web site for complete details.

AECOM Competition

AECOM Technology Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering and architectural design firms, is pleased to announce Urban SOS: Transformations, a design competition offering US $20,000 in prize money for integrated design responses to sites in select global cities. The competition is open to students in the fields of architecture, urban and regional planning, urban design, landscape architecture, economics, environmental science, engineering, and related disciplines. Now in its second year, Urban SOS gives students around the world the opportunity for real engagement with issues facing built, natural and social environments. Last year’s competition attracted more than 1,000 entrants from 239 colleges and universities in 64 countries. This year, the competition will explore the topic of “Transformations”, looking at cities that are in the midst of change that represents both challenge and opportunity to their future. Featured cities include Beijing, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Phoenix, United States; Port au Prince, Haiti; and São Paulo, Brazil. The competition seeks creative, viable proposals for site redevelopment. The five semi-finalists will receive a trip to the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this November. Submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2010. Visit www.aecom.com/urbansos for complete submission requirements.

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Patkau Architects win Design Competition

Vancouver-based Patkau Architects is the winner of  the first design competition for new construction at the Fallingwater Institute, the site of U.S. master architect Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark home in southwestern Pennsylvania. The contest, organized by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, sought designs for small, low-maintenance, energy-efficient homes that would become a benchmark for the design, construction and operation of small-scale green housing. The winning design. which called for six small, efficient and sustainable cottages, will serve as the basis for expand lodging at the institute's educational facility.

LEED for Homes Platinum Project

The East Hill Infill, a LEED® for Homes pilot project in Vernon, has recently achieved a platinum designation. Designed by Hugh J. Bitz, Architect MAIBC, P. Eng, LEED® AP, it’s the first such building in the Okanagan and only the second home in B.C. to achieve this standing. The building’s design includes sustainable principles and features; simplicity and durability in construction and detailing; adaptability to different configurations of use and form; and continuity with the scale and character of the neighborhood. To learn more, please visit: http://www.slideshare.net/hjba/east-hill-infill-presentation.

Tour: Toronto City Hall Green Roof

By Alex Bozikovic, No Mean City (blog)
May 31, 2010

For me, the highlight of this weekend’s Doors Open Toronto festival was the official opening of the green roof at City Hall. It’s only the first stage in a larger renovation of City Hall and Nathan Philips Square. But already, the designers have created one of the city’s most remarkable public spaces: 35,000 square feet of garden, planted within the concrete, sandstone and glass of downtown. More ...

Renzo Piano is an Architect on High

By Kieran Long, London Evening Standard
June 3, 2010

Renzo Piano is known throughout the world as an architect of the most elegant and gentlemanly kind. The Genoese makes everyone feel good: clients, colleagues, journalists and architecture students. The odd repeated joke or his somewhat false Italian modesty are forgotten when you meet him. He is 72 now but still tall, handsome and witty. More ...

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