Client: SAAM Towage
Architecture Firm of Record: SURF Architecture
Location: Vancouver, BC
Sharleine Batusin-Isidro
A new suspended pedestrian bridge over the water in Toronto
The project by WilkinsonEyre draws inspiration from Indigenous culture and its deep connection with the environment. WilkinsonEyre will build the new Equinox Bridge in Toronto, Canada, in collaboration with Zeidler Architecture, Two Row Architect, and Arup. The bridge will connect the city’s central waterfront to Villiers Island and the park system along the new mouth […]
Architects behind world’s tallest building unveil gravity-based technology that transforms skyscrapers into batteries: ‘Some of the world’s most remarkable structures’
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — the architecture firm behind the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building — is aiming to turn skyscrapers into batteries, according to Interesting Engineering. The firm has partnered with battery energy storage company Energy Vault to design sustainable building architectures that aim to accelerate carbon payback, the estimated time sustainable energy […]
Vancouver raises height limits for low carbon, mass-timber construction
The blond timbers of The Hive, a 10-storey office building rising above the corner of Sixth Avenue and Keith Drive in Vancouver, certainly stand out against the backdrop of the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station. Such environmentally friendly mass-timber buildings will soon be able to stand even taller in the skyline with changes approved by Vancouver council […]
Ukrainian design meets bali in MAKHNO studio’s coastal 8sun resort
The newly designed 8SUN Resort by Ukrainian architecture and design firm MAKHNO Studio is set to redefine luxury in Bali. Covering an area of over five thousand square meters, this proposed hotel complex is a collaboration with Ukrainian and Indonesian studio SAI Architects, planned for the scenic cliffs of Bali’s coastline. 8SUN Resort is strategically […]
Lego-like bricks make house construction child’s play
If you ever played with interlocking brick toys as a kid, or even as an adult, you’re instantly qualified to build a house with Plaex blocks, according to the team behind a strong, recycled construction material that appears to have a lot of people rather excited. But, back to the easy no-fuss building method, as […]
A Colorful Evolution of Mozart’s Music From Age 5 to 35
The Piano Music Bros. compiled a colorful depiction showing the evolution of original piano music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the age of five through the age of 35, the year of his death. Read the full story here →
Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement
Concrete and steel production are major sources of CO2 emissions, but a new solution from Cambridge could recycle both at the same time. Throwing old concrete into steel-processing furnaces not only purifies iron but produces “reactivated cement” as a byproduct. If done using renewable energy, the process could make for completely carbon-zero cement. Concrete is […]
Isabelle Grewal, Grade 11 student
Elgin Park Secondary School Isabelle’s internship at SURF Architecture was a great pleasure for the team. She proved to be an invaluable asset, consistently engaging in discussions to enhance her projects and swiftly addressing and resolving errors. During her time, Isabelle delineated and designed the meeting room wall, demonstrating impressive proficiency in AutoCAD to […]
Skateboarding in swimming pools: the case of Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea
Exploring skateboarding in swimming pools, a series of exhibitions is opening this weekend at the Aalto2 Museum Centre in Jyväskylä, Finland. The shows zoom into the enduring – and possibly unexpected – legacy of Finnish modernist architecture master Alvar Aalto on the culture of skateboarding. In 1939, Aalto – in collaboration with his wife, Aino […]