Architects
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin architectus, which derives from the Greek (arkhi-, chief + tekton, builder), i.e., chief builder.The Professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a practicum (or …
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UBC: UBC Press · 15 May 2024 English
Land and the Liberal Project is an excellent and much-needed accounting of colonialism during the period surrounding Confederation. It challenges nationalistic narratives regarding the formation of Canada.
they were also its most vocal and effective architects. In other words, in the Canadian dominion, territorial …
UBC: UBC Press · 15 May 2024 English
Canada and Colonialism presents the history Canadians must reckon with before decolonization is possible, from the nation’s establishment as a settler colony to the discriminatory legacies still at work in …
work and the growth of European empires.”1 Te architects of Canadian Indian policy and the western treaties …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 7 May 2024 English
A new perspective on developing shared joy in urban spaces.Our divided society is quickly reaching crisis level. We are no longer able to sustain social and economic prosperity nor ensure …
with com- mon goals for politicians, citizens, architects, city planners, and business leaders — on what … Timeless Way of Building, a sort of bible for architects and city planners, author Christopher Alexander …
CHB: Coach House Books · 7 May 2024 English
THE TORONTO STAR'S "30 BOOKS WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS SPRING" The updated edition of a Toronto favourite meanders around some of the city’s unique neighborhoods and considers what …
Toronto among certain young writers, artists, architects, and persons without portfolio. These people … Margaret Priest collaborated with Baird/Sampson Architects and twenty-seven Ontario trade unions on an … design competition was won by Brown + Story Architects, the commercial buildings here previously were … by Jack Diamond’s firm, Diamond and Schmitt Architects, the same folks who also built the Four Seasons … Toronto architect Peter Clewes and his firm architects–Alliance; it’s an example of the kind of neo-modern …
Ouranos · 6 May 2024 French
Section 3 La troisième section du rapport, Impacts potentiels des changements climatiques sur la pratique de la conser- vation du patrimoine présente brièvement quelques réflexions sur les changements de la …
(Traduction libre) 5 (Ontario Association of Architects, 2021) 2. Publication(s) Ce guide porte spécifiquement … org/id/eprint/2452/ 5. Ontario Association of Architects (2021). Interior Insulation Retrofitting Heritage … aide-financiere-municipalites-organismes Ontario Association of Architects (2021). Interior Insulation Gouvernement du Québec …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 30 April 2024 English
Since March 2020, there has been an explosion of analyses about the short-term impact and future consequences of long COVID on international relations. This unprecedented crisis demands that we think …
multilateral system is the retreat of one of its key architects, the United States, and its reluctance to work …
NPI: Northern Policy Institute · 25 April 2024 English
The Client Satisfaction Survey asked questions pertaining The aim of the report is to summarize the findings from to the settlement experience of newcomers to Northern each of the three …
transportation options university (ex. doctors, dentists, architects) – Level A Not applicable Technical jobs and …
DRV: Durvile Publications · 20 April 2024 English
“The Ascenti AI Project” is about AI and Creativity. Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI book features a diverse group of professionals, known as “creatives,” who specialize in visual art, writing, …
creating them from scratch? It could be that architects are protecting their intellectual property—perhaps …
CUI: Canadian Urban Institute · 11 April 2024 English
Phases 1 and 2 included the dissemination of findings to a diversity of interested parties, including building owners, developers, and the public sector, to raise awareness around the opportunities for …
planners, governments, regulators, engineers, architects, and designers to strengthen the built environment …
Wilson Center Canada · 29 March 2024 English
He has worked with the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the US Agency for International Development to …
PAOT) we interviewed brilliant city planners, architects, and policy thinkers in academia, non- governmental …
