Louie Santaguida makes it his business to take building development to another level
Luigi (Louie) Santaguida was looking at alternative building techniques and technologies long before his contemporaries. So it comes as....
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The world’s tallest and super environmentally friendly structure to be built China
At 1km high, Phoenix Towers for HuaYan Group in Wuhan, The City of a Thousand Lakes, will be....
Hands across the water
From the Netherlands to Canada, Parallel 52° reaches out to the sustainable building sector
By Greg McMIllan
Parallel 52° takes the art of networking to a whole new level.
Concentrating on collaboration....
A cultural anchor
Exhibition centre and people’s park in China is shaped like a lotus flower
Located in the heart of Wujin, the burgeoning district of the city of Changzhou, in the southern....
Glimpse into a post-oil era
But Solar City Tower not expected to see the light of day for 2016 Rio Olympics
By GREG McMILLAN
You couldn’t say that Rafael Schmidt and his team from Zurich-based architecture and....
Dejardins unveils the tallest indoor living wall in the world
The artwork, called “The Currents”, draws inspiration
from the fascinating view of the St. Lawrence River
The new Desjardins building in Lévis houses the tallest interior living wall in the....
A MAD, MAD world
Green, futuristic Chaoyang Park Plaza breaks ground in Bejing
From the architectural firm behind Absolute Towers in Mississauga – MAD – comes the news that Chaoyang Park Plaza, a realization of....
Made in Russia
Energy-efficient dome could provide disaster relief and be built on land or water
With climate change trends constantly drawing more and more attention around the world, it’s no coincidence that architects....
A century based on trust
By Greg McMillan
When you’ve been in the construction business for 100 years, expect to deal with a few changes along the way.
So it’s no wonder M. Sullivan & Son Limited,....
Safe, Strong and Sophisticated – New Construction Option to Transform Ontario Streetscapes
By Michael Giroux
A change in construction rules for midrise buildings in Ontario will not only reduce their carbon footprint through the increased use of renewable wood products, but will also....
