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Gold For Cardew
Peter Cardew, principal of Peter Cardew Architects, has been honoured with the 2012 RAIC Gold Medal, the highest honour the profession of architecture in Canada can bestow. Cardew will be speaking at the Presidents' Dinner & Awards Gala during the Festival of Architecture June 13-16, 2012 at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre.
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Five Green Globes
Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research and the adjacent Arts & Sciences Building, located at the UBC Okanagan campus have both been awarded five Green Globes. These are the first campus buildings in the world to each receive five Green Globes and are also the first paired buildings to attain this distinction. Both buildings are designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd in collaboration with the UBC Properties Trust.
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Firms Selected
MacEwan University has chosen Bing Thom Architects (BTA) of Vancouver and Manasc Isaac Architects of Edmonton to design its new Cultural Arts and Communications Centre. The request for proposals was issued, closed and evaluated between January and March. Of the 11 firms that submitted proposals, four were shortlisted by the evaluation committee.
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Handbook
The 2012 Tile Council of North America Handbook was released at Coverings 2012 in April. It includes the most up-to-date info on technical issues and installation methods in the industry. The handbook defines standards for tile, glass and now stone installation.
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