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Discover the value of digital twins
Autodesk Tandem is a digital twin solution, designed to deliver smarter buildings and operational excellence. By connecting data from the building’s lifecycle within one dynamic,

Designing With Users: 7 Projects Where Architects Collaborated With Communities
There are moments when architects take the design process beyond their practice and engage with potential users as design participants. This expands the design framework and makes the input

‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power
Tesla speculated electricity from thin air was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed

Simon Becks astonishing landscape and snow art illustrates the cold beauty of mathematics-in pictures
For the past decade, Simon Beck has been decorating the Alps with his stunning mathematical drawings, created by running in snowshoes across freshly laid snow.

New vision for Waterfront Station: A world-class transit hub in downtown Vancouver
What would a world-class, multi-modal public transit hub — fully integrated with a high-density mix of commercial uses — look like at Waterfront Station in

Banksy shares behind-the-scenes video of his Ukraine interventions
Anonymous art world renegade Banksy has posted a short behind-the-scenes video on Instagram and his website that depicts his artistic interventions in Horenka, Ukraine, a small village on the

Ukrainian-Canadians living in B.C. worry about family back home
“It was a sobering wake up call.” Father Mykhailo Ozorovych, the pastor of the Holy Eucharist Cathedral in New Westminster, was not worried about his

Sweden’s First Electrified Road
A decade ago, people believed that electric cars, trucks, and buses were inferior to fuel-powered vehicles regardingtheir driving range and performance. However, battery technology has

Bamboo World Kitchen now officially open in Vancouver
The new 2690 Granville Street eatery is open and operating in the former location of a Starbucks in South Granville. This concept promises to be

Surrey council approves Semiahmoo Town Centre plan
New plan sets height limits of 28-storeys near 152 Street and 16 Avenue. Surrey council has endorsed a plan that sets building height limits of

White Rock Baseball Association receives $195,000 grant to help fund training facility
South Surrey Baseball Association received a $195,535 capital grant from the provincial government’s Community Gaming Grants program earlier this month. In a Jan. 17 news

SAAM Towage in Vancouver has opened the doors to their new Canadian national corporate headquarters
Over the past few years, SURF Architecture has worked with the leadership team at SAAM Towage on their on-site (port-side) and offsite premises. As an

New youth training facility sought at Centennial ball park
White Rock South Surrey Baseball Association requests city’s help The White Rock South Surrey Baseball Association is asking the City of White Rock to consider