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As a new year unfolds, the team at Figurr Architects Collective reflects on the past year and what 2024 may hold. While we are all ready to 'get back to normal,' there is a lot of uncertainty about what that actually looks like. The world looks different from what it did in 2019 and early 2020 as the pandemic took over our lives. Coming out of the pandemic, interest rates, house prices, and inflat...
That was the question of the day at the University of Waterloo’s Sustainable Aeronautics Summit 2023. In the keynote address by Dr. Suzanne Kearns, the audience was challenged to envision a future of air travel that is vastly more innovative in its approach to sustainability....
In November, Figurr Architects Collective is celebrating 5 years since rebranding!...
Figurr Architects Collective is pleased to share that the Caivan / ABIC Head Office project has won the Canadian Interiors 26th Best in Canada award in the office category. One of only 5 projects Nationally to win the award this year, this award recognizes design excellence in architecture with a focus on interiors....
The new cultural centre in Mani-Utenam, Quebec, has reached an important milestone. The timber structure is complete and the building is ready to be enclosed, just in time for winter. The shell will be enclosed so that it can be heated and ventilated for the winter season. Wood was an important choice of material for this project. Black spruce was used in the design of this heavy timber structure....
Each year, on the first Monday of October, in honour of World Architecture Day, the International Union of Architects (UIA) announces a theme intended to recognize how architecture and architects contribute to our daily lives. The theme is always chosen based on issues and challenges that are currently facing the industry....