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Tag Archives: sfu
Townshift finalists on Thursday @ SFU
Townshift, the international design competition of Surrey’s Town Centres, has wrapped up with 130 submissions from 10 countries around the world. An exhibition of the finalists will occur at 6pm, this Thursday February 5th, at SFU Surrey. At 7pm, there … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Town Centre
Tagged architecture, bing thom, design competition, kwantlen, panel, sfu, surrey, town centres, townshift, trevor boddy, urban planning
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City Centre projects for 2010
As the first major wave of City Centre developments finish up, including CityPoint, Agenda & Element, and Quattro Phase 1, we take a look at what developments are working their way through the City and are scheduled to start construction … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged apartment, assisted living, cherington place, city centre, complex, condos, Development, downtown, four storey, laurel place, quattro, residences, seniors, sfu, student housing, surrey, ultra, urban village
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Initial concepts for Civic Centre revealed [pics]
Kasian Architects was hired six months ago to develop the final design for the new Civic Centre and their initial concept renderings have been leaked. The Civic Centre project is expected to include a new City Hall, office space, an … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Transport, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, city parkway, concept, design, downtown, extension, kasian architects, Library, park, performing arts, plaza, sfu, skytrain, surrey civic centre, university drive
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Surrey Civic Centre Project revealed!
Civic Surrey has obtained a pre-release copy of the SCDC’s brochure outlining the Surrey Civic Centre Development. The project has been tossed around for years under various names, including Central City II or the new City Hall complex, but it … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Library, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bing thom, bus loop, central city, central library, City Hall, civic centre, civic plaza, council chamber, exchange, expansion, extension, hotel, kasian architecture, office, performing arts centre, project, rec centre, sfu, skytrain, surrey, surrey central, tower, university
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Civic Centre gets a design team
The City, along with the SCDC, have selected a design consultant team for the Civic Centre project. Among a shortlist that including local heavyweights Bing Thom Architects, Busby Perkins + Will, and James Cheng Architects, the City has retained the … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged City Hall, civic centre, design, kasian architecture, moriyama teshima architects, scdc, sfu, surrey
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Fraser Valley Medical School coming soon
The future of the fastest-growing health authority in B.C. may include a “Fraser Valley Medical School” to provide doctors for local hospitals. That’s according to Loretta Solomon, the executive director of the Surrey Memorial and Delta Hospitals. She was speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Healthcare, Whalley
Tagged abbotsford, city centre, downtown, fraser valley, health authority, medical school, sfu, surrey, ubc
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The new City Hall! [pics]
Bing Thom Architects, the firm currently processing through the creation of the City Centre Plan, has released an update to council on their progress. The Plan itself is nearing the end of Phase II, and will soon develop Urban Design … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Library, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, conference, exhibition, Library, performing arts, recreation centre, sfu, simon fraser university, surrey, Whalley
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