This summer, we had the pleasure and honour of hosting Sir Norman Foster as well as other members of the Foster + Partners team. Foster was in Vancouver as part of a larger tour to visit some of the firm’s recently completed projects, including Jameson House, a collaboration with Francl Architecture.
International Village Elementary School was featured in The Vancouver Sun, see the article here.
Francl Architecture was engaged to conduct rezoning and development applications for the Rogers Arena site by Aquilini. The City of Vancouver Design Panel approved the west tower, which is now under construction, and the south tower, which is in construction documentation phase. The development seeks to achieve a LEED Gold standard of sustainability. The mixREAD POST >
Francl Architecture was recently featured in the February 2013 edition of the CBJ Construction Journal. A five-page spread focuses on the firm’s major projects, history and core principles. View the online version of the article here.
Due to recent successes, Francl Architecture is pleased to announce the addition of four new team members—Michelle Lee, Slavica Puzovic, Hassan Sayed, and Pablo Leppe—to flesh out our project teams. Each of the four brings a valuable and diverse set of skills to enhance the overall performance of our firm. Michelle Lee, a registered architect,READ POST >
With chapters across the country, Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is committed to the development and delivery of quality education programs, publications and services to enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the construction industry. As part of this mandate, the Vancouver Chapter of CSC hosted a Construction Fair on November 21, 2012, at the ConventionREAD POST >
Check out the Francl Architecture Christmas tree at Bright Nights – Stanley Park Christmas train. Text to vote and donate! Proceeds go to the British Columbia Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.
We are honoured to have received three distinguished awards for Jameson House at the 2012 UDI Awards for Excellence.
On September 14, 2012, Walter Francl presented at Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Conference held at the Convention Centre. Focused on solutions for waste management through design, Walter spoke about the firm’s methodology for the integration of salvaged materials into new civic projects. Highlighted projects included the new UBC Wesbrook Community Centre, Still Creek Recycling DepotREAD POST >
Walter Francl Architecture with Public: Architecture + Communication have been selected to design a new, two-storey 2,038 square-meter Community Centre at Wesbrook Place at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus. Including a gym, general meeting and multipurpose rooms along with a dance studio and cafe space, the design endeavours to strengthen social andREAD POST >