For Canada's highly acquistive Stantec, perhaps the 115th time will be the charm. Last week, just a month after announcing plans to acquire Chicago architect VOA, the Edmonton, Alberta-based giant has made an even bigger splash in the global water market.
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Growing Its U.S. footprint, Stantec adds VOA
One of Chicago's AEC icons may soon vanish, at least in name. In a bid to bolster its U.S. building practice, Canadian design giant Stantec has announced plans to acquire architect VOA, a firm recently on a roll with prominent local projects.
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City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in faux urban style
Chicago team wins CIRT-ACE Mentor Nationals
Earlier this week, the Construction Industry Round Table hosted presentations from the three finalist high school teams at the 9th Annual CIRT-ACE Mentor Program National Design Competition in Washington DC. Mentored by VOA, Chicago's Team #1 emerged the winner. Here are the details.
Bio-what? Biophilia's impact on architecture and design
It's Earth Week, so what better time to look at how biophilia is influencing design? No, not Bjork's last album. Biophilia is the love of life, so it rests on the notion that humans innately respond positively to nature and the outdoors. Yet we spend 90% of our time indoors. VOA's Susan Heinking suggests how the built environment can help.
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Tech tools are great, but no substitute for design basics
Young leaders work to bridge generations
Burnham Works attended the Chicago SMPS's fall luncheon celebrating the Chicago quartet included in this year's Building Design + Construction's annual '40 Under 40'