The acting director of UBC’s school of architecture, Chris Macdonald, measures his words carefully. Ask him about the quality of contemporary building design in Vancouver, and the tall, blondish academic pauses for nearly half a minute before responding. And even then, his answer is somewhat oblique.“
One of the things that’s difficult for many contemporary architects [...]
As we begin to forge our way out of this recession, the AEC industry will be faced with many new growth challenges. Providing the industry with a comprehensive and affordable online plan room is our part in helping you to face the challenges ahead. Plans and specs are not the only types of information critical [...]
If you’ve been fence sitting on the BIM Standard, perhaps it’s time to play some catch up. The existence of the standard is a strong indication of the rapidly maturing nature of BIM processes and policies (refer to NBIM). Their vision is for an improved planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance process by using a [...]
What do you expect Vancouver to look like in coming years with regard to urban agriculture space? Peter Ladner: I think we’re going to see everything from more people with tomatoes on their balconies right through to commercial enterprises in unused or under-used lots around the city. Before too long you will not want to put in a new development without some kind of community garden attached to it because there’s such a demand for that space. I think you’re going to see people supplementing their income selling at the farmers market or selling over the back fence. There’s going to be a commercial element that’s going to get into this more!
Discovery’s Matt Danzico investigates vertical farming, an agricultural concept aimed at growing food and raising animals in skyscrapers in city centers. And it’s not so far off as small scale projects have started popping up everywhere. Watch this video to discover more about how you too can profit from the vertical [...]
Congratulations to all participants on the completion and grand opening of the new Woodward’s building. Dominion Blue was proud to have been the supplier of construction document printing and Dominion’s online ReproMAX DFS plan room. The Woodward’s building, located in the 100 block of West Hastings in Vancouver, combines market and non-market housing, along with commercial/retail and the SFU School of Contemporary Arts, all of which are designed to be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. It is part of a larger effort to revitalize one of Vancouver’s historic neighbourhoods with the addition of students and faculty, residents, shoppers, and other workers.
Vancouver City council unanimously endorsed a plan to create a high-density, mixed-use neighbourhood of about 7,000 people around BC Place Stadium and GM Place on the final undeveloped section of the former Expo lands. The controversial concept includes a new civic plaza plus four million square feet of residential space and 1.8 million square feet of office space.
