Panorama Ridge Secondary David made a significant impact during his three-week tenure at SURF Architecture in April 2023. His primary responsibilities included enhancing the SURF Architecture website by ensuring a uniform and cohesive visual identity across all pages and incorporating a search bar for improved user experience. Additionally, David demonstrated his proficiency by transforming 2D […]
Picture the Pantheon in Rome. Considering that it was built in CE 128, it has held together remarkably well under the footsteps of hundreds of millions of visitors over the centuries. If the ancient Romans could build something so long-lasting, why on earth do our modern roads have so many potholes? The answer lies in […]
Imagine if your windows were transparent solar panels? It would mean homes, offices and whole cities could use their windows to sustainably generate electricity from the sun. See-through solar panels that look like glass aren’t just a pipe dream. They’re already being used – and have huge potential to help meet the world’s energy needs […]
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How to make space, the seasonality of searches, ChatGPT waxes poetic, and this language of “transforming” education has to stop. Plus a good laugh. Read the full story here →
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Jaime Schmid is a seasoned Senior Technologist with a passion for architectural drafting and design. With a strong academic foundation, Jaime holds degrees from ITT Tech and BCIT in drafting and building techonology. Her education combined with her experience have made her a trusted professional in bringing architectural visions to life. Her professional journey spans […]
The conception of architecture, understood since modernity, emphasizes permanence. The durability of tectonic construction can be manifested in various ways. However, what does it mean to associate architecture with ephemerality? And what happens when the idea of permanence is connected to transience? The Shikinen Sengu ceremony in Japan may help provide answers to these questions. Within the realm of hegemonic […]
Cities and transport have always evolved together. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, railways and trams opened cities up to new kinds of urban development on the edges of dense, walkable cities created over many centuries. Then in the mid-20th century, the introduction of cars opened huge opportunities for development beyond inner ring suburbs, creating […]
August 24, 2023. OTTAWA, ON. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) warmly congratulates Her Excellency Natalka Cmoc on her appointment as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine. The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced the appointment on August 24. “On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community, I congratulate Ambassador Cmoc on her appointment. I am certain […]
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