If a new professional designation catches on, designers and contractors involved in sustainable building projects could soon be seeking another set of initials to put after their names. Early last month, the Toronto-based nonprofit, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, launched a green roof professional accreditation exam. Photo courtesy Wikipedia Green roof at Mountain Equipment Coop, in Toronto. Related Links: Designing With Green Roofs ASLA Green Roofs Yields Impressive Benefits California Academy of Sciences Penn Sprouts Down-To-Earth Green Roof Green Roofs Take Root in North America The 100-question, multiple-choice test was offered for the first time on June 5 at the
Three firms, Daoust Lestage, Williams Asselin Ackaoui, and Option Am'nagement, weave together multiple narratives to create Quebec's Promenade Samuel-de Champlain.
Travelers visiting Quebec City this summer who haven’t been there for some time, and who approach by car along the Saint Lawrence from the West, will find a stretch of the river’s waterfront completely transformed.
Project Specs Promenade Samuel-de Champlain Quebec, Canada Daoust Lestage, Williams Asselin Ackaoui, and Option Aménagement << Return to article the People Architect Le consortium DAOUST LESTAGE inc. – WILLIAMS ASSELIN ACKAOUI – OPTION AMÉNAGEMENT Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit Réal Lestage, urban planner – Project director Renée Daoust, architect, urban planner, partner Caroline Beaulieu, architect Lucie Bibeau, landscape architect Martin Adam, b. arch. Maria Benech, architect André Nadeau, landscape architect Simon Magnan, landscape architect Rachel Philippe-Auguste, architect Catherine St-Marseille, m.arch. Hubert Pelletier, industrial designer, m.arch. Nelson Couture, architect Jacques Michaud, senior technician Engineer(s): GENIVAR and SNC-Lavalin
Quebec City, famous for its cobblestone streets and 17th- and 18th-century architecture, is one of the few places in North America that might be mistaken for Old World Europe.
Joe Addo looks beyond architecture for his native Ghana. Joe Addo Twenty years after leaving his native Ghana to attend the Architectural Association in London and then seek employment abroad, Joe Osae-Addo found himself contemplating a return to his homeland during a visit in 2000. The West African nation had just elected a new president, and Addo sensed a “democratic fervor” that had not existed before. “There was an atmosphere of optimism and euphoria, and I wanted to be part of it,” he says. In Los Angeles he had started a practice in the early 1990s focusing on small civic
One of the limitations of relying on images to explain architecture is that the practice can sometimes encourage viewers to see buildings primarily as objects.