Nov
29
The Lefebvre-Smyth Residence has won a Silver Tommy Award, which now makes it a finalist for the Gold Awards, hosted by the Canadian Home Builder’s Association, Central Okanagan. Winners will be announced at the Gold Gala on January 26.
Nov
14
The Okanagan Regional Library Vernon Branch won two awards from the Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards—The Award of Excellence in the Community category and the overall Judges’ Choice. The recent completion of the Vernon Branch represents the sixth library in CEI’s portfolio.
Sep
28
Okanagan College is offering a new certificate program for Green Building Design and Construction. This 360-hour program blends online instruction with workshops and classes at the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Penticton, which is designed to be one of the world’s greenest buildings.
Sep
27
The new Wine Experience Centre at Black Hills Estate Winery in Oliver opened in June 2012. The new facility provides bright space for visitors to sit down and learn more about the wines they are tasting. It also offers fantastic views of the surrounding countryside, a major attraction for guests, and room for additional events and activities.
Nick Bevanda was interviewed by Architects + Artisans about the new facility. You can also check out the project page to learn more.
Jul
25
CEI Architecture is proud to announce our newest healthcare project, the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre. Located on the Kelowna General Hospital campus, the new surgical centre will permanently house the fifth provincial cardiac surgery program in BC. This P3 project is led by Plenary Health and includes team members CEI Architecture, HOK Architects, PCL Constructors Westcoast, and Johnson Controls Inc.
Nov
24
CEI’s Robert Parlane is among the line-up of speakers who will be sharing about innovative technology, and ideas in architecture and urban design in the PechaKucha 20×20 format: 20 images in 20 seconds.
This will take place at Kelowna’s fourth PechaKucha Night on Thursday, December 8 at 7pm at the Kelowna Art Gallery. The event is open to the public with free admission. The evening’s theme is inspired by the exhibition Steve Higgins: All Things Considered: Thoughts About Cities and History, War and Peace, currently at the Kelowna Art Gallery.
PechaKucha was created over 8 years ago in Tokyo as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. The name comes from the Japanese phrase for “chit chat”. It has now spread to hundreds of cities around the world, with 457 cities having hosted PechaKucha nights.
For more information, visit the PechaKucha Night Kelowna page.
Jul
12
Wine critic Beppi Crosariol of the Globe and Mail featured a number of familiar wineries in his list of facilities to visit in the South Okanagan. Among them were the award-winning Black Hills Estate Winery and Road 13. Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn creek also received mention in his list.
In addition to the Globe and Mail’s coverage, Business in Vancouver recently ran an article about the niche for architects like CEI partner Nick Bevanda, who specializes in winery buildings.