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Sarasota firm hires two experienced architects, Richard Kuhn and Ram Venkat.

The 2021 International Passive House Awards has recognized projects by Canadian firm Low Hammond Rowe Architecture and Perkins+Will Architects as winners, among 14 awardees from nine countries. The ceremony was held online during the 25th International Passive House Conference in the Historic Town Hall of the city of Wuppertal. Besides architectural achievement, the jurors considered […]

Vancouver City Council has approved a project with over 500 rental homes on two sites near the corner of Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue.

Sand crisis: Mafias thrive as shortages loom Demand for construction sand is rising faster than supply, pushing even countries in the Middle East to import it from as far away as Australia and Canada. Mining so much sand is destroying ecosystems and fueling violence It makes up the concrete of our houses, the tarmac of our roads, the glass in our windows and the silicon chips in our phones. But sand, a building block of modern life that sits at the heart of a destructive and sometimes illegal industry, is in increasingly short supply — and nobody knows how soon it will run out.

Existing condition: Future condition: Artistic rendering of 5910-5998 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Perkins + Will Architects) There will be 270 hotel rooms and 168 condominium homes. The strata unit mix is 99 one-bedroom units, 46 two-bedroom units, and 23 three-bedroom units. Additionally, 10 artist live-work studios will be incorporated. Hotel guests and strata residents will share some of the building’s amenities, such as a fitness gym. Residents will also have their own indoor and outdoor amenity space on the condominium tower rooftop. Hotel guests will have a separate indoor and outdoor ...