Case Studies

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Espance Dance, Wilder Building

February 16, 2024 Project

Maintaining the integrity of a century old, 10-storey historic property while undergoing a rehabilitation and expansion is no easy feat. Now, add the challenge of maximizing daylight and honouring the...

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Dalhousie University

February 16, 2024 Project

When you walk into the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, you’ll immediately appreciate the gentle wash of natural light that passes through...

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Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre

February 16, 2024 Project

Every fast-growing small town wants a landmark building...some type of central and highly visible structure that defines its regional position, prosperity and hopes for the future. In 2004, the town...

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Kirkwood College Recreation Center

February 16, 2024 Project

Mid-west schools take their athletics seriously. Kirkwood Community College is no exception, with their varsity basketball and volleyball teams winning four national titles over the past decade. In planning a...

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Sydney Academy Retrofit

February 16, 2024 Project

Sydney Academy, a high school serving some 800 students in Sydney, Nova Scotia, was originally built in 1959, using glass block as a major feature of the building envelope. The...

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Brookland Elementary School

January 27, 2024 Project

It’s not easy to break with tradition in one of the older settlements in North America. But when a new grade school was being planned in Sydney, Nova Scotia to...

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École Nationale de Cirque

January 27, 2024 Project

It’s not every day that one gets to design a circus school. There are only four in the world. Robert Magne, principal at Lapointe Magne et Associés, won that privilege...