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PARK PARK / Public City Architecture

October 08, 2020

+ 11

Architects: Public City Architecture
Area: 14000 ft²
Year: 2020
Manufacturers: Nemetschek, Sherwin-Williams
Professionals: Entuitive

Britannia House / Shugarman Architecture + Design Inc

May 10, 2020

+ 21

Architects: Shugarman Architecture + Design Inc
Area: 4000 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Alumicor, Montigo, Reynobond, Trimble
Professionals: Entuitive, Scatliff + Miller + Murray, Hurley Construction

Mount Royal University Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts / Pfeiffer

March 04, 2020

+ 16

Architects: Pfeiffer
Area: 95000 ft²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, HAVER & BOECKER, Louis Poulsen, Mosa, 3form, +349Wood, BASWA acoustic, Benjamin Moore, Crossville, Daltile, Ferguson, Guardian Glass, KM Fabrics, Kalzip, Mannington, Marlite, Modernfold, Alucobond, BAWSAphon, Ceasar Stone, CertainTeed Ceilings, Difiniti Quartz, Dur-A-Flex, Emser Tile, Euro Stone, Gypsum Plaster, Heavy Industries, JR Clancy, McNeel, Roller Shade Products, SAPA Profiles, Skyline Building Envelope Solutions, Sound Control Door Assemblies, Taktyl, Theatrical Seating, Trimble, USG Ceilings, W.S. Tyler, Zolatone-34
Professionals: 818 Studio Ltd, Francis Krahe & Associates, Gili Meerovitch, CID, IIDA, +4

New House / Sturgess Architecture

January 14, 2020

+ 11

Let's Talk About . . . Togetherness

January 14, 2020

On February 11, join d.talks for a conversation about storytelling and inclusion. At Let’s Talk About . . . Togetherness, our guest speakers will highlight the importance of stories in community building: Passed down over time, stories help shape people’s relationship to a place, to build community upon understanding and empathy . . . but, What happens when stories go missing, and some perspectives remain under the radar?

Let’s Talk About . . . Togetherness will take place on Tuesday, February 11, at the Calgary Central Library. Doors open at 6 p.m., program starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12

Courtyard House / The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc.

December 19, 2019

+ 26

Architects: The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc.
Area: 3962 m²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Alumicor, Aquabrass, McNeel
Professionals: The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc., Entuitive Corporation

The Livery Shop / Modern Office of Design + Architecture

October 23, 2019

+ 28

Architects: Modern Office of Design + Architecture
Area: 3800 ft²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Brock White Canada ULC, Metal Works Canada, Robert McNeel & Associates, Trimble
Professionals: Wolsey, Modern Office of Design + Architecture, Nabcon Mechanical Consulting, Orata Envelope Specialists, SMP Engineering

Let’s Talk About . . . Togetherness

October 22, 2019

We connect with our built environment through stories, most of which are passed down over time. Join us on November 19 for an exploration on how stories go missing, or how some perspectives remain below the radar. Community is built upon understanding and empathy. What changes as we bring different stories together?

Speakers:

Avnish Nanda / Legal Advisor
Michelle Robinson / Host of Native Calgarian
Despina Stratigakos / Architectural Historian

When: September 19, 2019; 6:30 p.m.
Where: Calgary Central Library, Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall
Tickets: $12 advance, $6 students. $15 at doors.

www.dtalks.org

Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge / GEC Architecture

October 15, 2019

+ 19

Architects: GEC Architecture
Area: 27500 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, TECU®, Kawneer, MTC Solutions, Structurlam, +10Adobe, Centaur Products, Hussey, McNeel, Microsoft, Rockwerx Canada, Shanahans, Thermal Systems/Bemo, Thermal Systems/Tecu Brass, Trimble-10
Professionals: PCL Construction, Scatliff + Miller + Murray, Mission Green Buildings, RJC Consulting Engineers, SNC Lavalin, +2

MoDA's Attabotics Headquarters is Inspired by Ant Colonies

October 06, 2019

+ 25

Calgary’s upcoming Attabotics Headquarters, designed by the Modern Office of Design + Architecture, physicalizes complex circulatory systems into a structure that is simultaneously aesthetically pleasing and programmatically successful. The client, a robotics manufacturer, was initially inspired by the spatial organization of ant colonies in their design for their emblematic robotic storage and retrieval system. This attribute consequently embeds itself in the new design for their headquarters, which navigates height restrictions, views, programming, and sustainability within this already intricate system of organization.

Let's Talk About . . . Waste

September 03, 2019

Join design talks (d.talks) in a discussion on the role of design in an often overlooked topic: waste.
In two generations, we’ve shifted from refillable glass bottles to single-use packaging. Serial replacement has become invisible.
Our city has reduced tonnes of waste entering the landfill with recycling and composting options. If we envisioned a future of zero-waste, what’s left to be done?

To explore the subject, d.talks is bringing together a panel to talk about waste from different perspectives. The panel includes Lourdes Juan, founder of the Leftovers Foundation; Sharon Howland, leader of program management for waste and recycling at the City