originally published in Award Magazine Toronto’s RBC Centre will be the first triple-A office building in Canada to achieve LEED Gold NC status. “We originally announced the project as silver because we were conservative in calculating the LEED scorecard in terms of what we might be able
Read more →originally published in Award Magazine Roofs and walls on a steadily increasing number of buildings shun traditional materials in favor of metal. This is not a new phenomenon. “You’ll find metal used on roofing going back thousands of years,” says Wes Brooker, marketing director for American Buildings
Read more →Originally published in Award Magazine Whistler/Blackcomb. It’s one of the most popular ski resorts in Canada, and in less than a year these two peaks will host numerous events during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The resort presented a major challenge to organizers – shuttling people
Read more →originally published in Award Magazine From a downtown Toronto office building, the Archives of Ontario will soon move to their new home on the campus of Toronto’s York University. “This is a self-contained, purpose-built facility of the highest international archival standards, made to archive collections owned by
Read more →originally published in Award Magazine ‘Think – Design – Create’ aptly describes fluidconcepts’ philosophy on delivering well-designed customized office furnishings. Mississauga, Ontario-based fluidconcepts starts from exceptional up-front design services to guarantee office furnishings, production and service that meet its customers’ needs.
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Originally published in Award Magazine GO trains per day: 180. GO busses per day: 400. VIA trains per day: 35. Current passengers per year: 50 million. Expected in two decades: 80 million. These numbers help describe the busiest travel hub in all of Canada. Pearson International Airport,
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Nassau’s new airport, consisting of almost 60,000 square meters of mostly new construction with some renovation, presented a building challenge about as complex as they come. To tackle that complexity, project leaders brought all disciplines together into the design process much earlier than many of them had
Read more →originally published in Plant Magazine Theme park executives and ride designers watch as their newest rollercoaster crests the first hill. The drop that follows thrusts the coaster through the loops, turns and other thrills that will lure thousands of adrenaline seekers a year or two from now.
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