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Building Bridges: How Architects Are Ripping Up the Rulebook on Water Treatment Facility Architecture
When picturing a water treatment plant or a water resource recovery facility (WRRF), the typical mental image is that of an industrial complex designed primarily

75 of the Best Nietzsche Quotes on Life, Success and More
Whether you are already familiar with him or not, prepare to be amazed at the man who was Friedrich Nietzsche. If you were to search

More B.C. developers offering ‘lock-off’ suites that divide a unit into two for flexibility, affordability
Lock-off suites aren’t new, but their use in multi-family developments across Metro Vancouver is moving from townhomes to apartments, offering homeowners flexibility and a possible

Building the future: Apple Vision Pro’s impact on design and construction
It’s no secret that virtual reality and augmented reality have long promised to revolutionize the building industry. We should be able to walk through a

Old wind turbine blades get new spin, as businesses turn problem into opportunity
Researchers and entrepreneurs are exploring new ways to keep retired blades out of landfills. Recyclable flooring panels. Material for large-scale 3D printing. A coating that

Sustainable Suburban Expansion: How Architects Are Reawakening Dormant Developments
Building on the foundations of the New Urbanism movement, today’s architects are approaching suburban expansion as a tool for urban revitalization. Architizer’s Tech Directory is

Shipping container buildings may be cool — but they’re not always green
The clothing company Aether’s retail store in San Francisco, part of the city’s Proxy development, is made out of three shipping containers. Millions — perhaps

Dan Fumano: ‘This is the future’ — Six-home complexes coming soon to a side street near you
Many North American cities have spent recent years debating the future look of their low-density residential side streets. In Vancouver, 2024 will likely be the

MINNESOTA TRIBE BUILDS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR GAME-CHANGING BUILDING MATERIAL: ‘A NO-BRAINER’
“What the Lower Sioux is doing is the most compelling and forward-thinking thing that’s happening in hempcrete today.” A Minnesota tribe is at the forefront

“It feels like there are more keys”: this curved grand piano just made its debut at Carnegie Hall, and is praised for its “effortless” playability
Has keyboard development turned a corner or gone round the bend? Whether the evolution of curved pianos will follow a similar trajectory remains to be

Federal government reboots Canada’s housing policy from Second World War
What is old is new again when it comes to Canada’s national housing policy. The federal government announced today it is reviving a previous housing

Environmental Innovation: 8 Materials at the Forefront of the Sustainable Design Revolution
Architizer’s A+Product Awards has officially launched! Get your products in front of the AEC industry’s most renowned designers by submitting today. Environmental awareness has become

Wood That Is See-Through Like Glass and Stronger Than Plastic
Transparent wood could soon make its way into touch screens, skyscraper windows, and car dashboards. Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple

Eco Material’s Sustainable Green Cement Is Transforming Construction
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

This technology turns windows into solar panels, here’s how
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


Space-making Before Sense-making
How to make space, the seasonality of searches, ChatGPT waxes poetic, and this language of “transforming” education has to stop. Plus a good laugh.

Natalka Cmoc presented her credentials to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, officially assuming her duties as Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine.
Congratulations! Read the full story here →

Introducing Our Newest Team Member: Jaime Schmid, Senior Technologist
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

The Eternal Ephemeral Architecture of Shikinen Sengu: The Japanese Temple Rebuilt Every 20 Years
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

China’s trackless trams could revitalize city suburbs
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

UCC congratulates Natalka Cmoc on appointment as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine
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

B.C. to require all new homes have a temperature-controlled room
A forthcoming change to B.C.’s Building Code that will require all new homes to have at least one temperature-controlled room presents an important opportunity to

Groundbreaking system pulls clean drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water

A motorway in France will charge your car as you drive
It will charge your car through wireless induction pads or a special electric rail. Read the full story here →

Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine’s war-wounded
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine‘s largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. Designed to

3 ways Chile is becoming a renewable energy leader
Successive governments have worked together on its renewables programme. Learn more about renewable energy: Read the full story here →