https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1357 en-us A new facility at the College of New Caledonia provides a hardy but elegant setting for training in sophisticated equipment.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14375 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14375-heavy-mechanical-trades-training-facility-by-the-office-of-mcfarlane-biggar-architects-designers Photo © Andrew Latreille Photo © Andrew Latreille Photo © Andrew Latreille Photo © Andrew Latreille The creation of a new airport for an emerging Canadian town provides a welcome portal for world trade and recreation.

]]> 1503-fort-mcmurray-international-airport-office-of-mcfarlane-biggar.asp Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7434-fort-mcmurray-international-airport Fort McMurray International Airport The terminal’s minimalist language reads as a horizontal beacon in the isolated terrain and welcomes 250,000 passengers a year.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport The landscaping, based on plant species native to the area’s harsh climate, includes white spruce, lodgepole pine, and quaking aspen trees, as well as juniper bushes.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport The facade is defined by large Cor-Ten steel panels and a metal-alloy cladding that imbue the front elevation with a variegated texture.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport Most panel and window systems were prefabricated in southern Alberta to minimize on-site construction time. The departures roadway is also the roof above the terminal’s main entrance. The structure’s floor-to-ceiling windows are triple glazed to contend with the region’s minus-40-degree winters.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport The engineered-wood ceiling is one of the longest continuous spans of CLT in North America.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport A wall clad in white laminated-MDF tile provides an acoustic buffer opposite the metal-slat “curtain.”   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport Information screens and receptacles are discreetly embedded in terminal walls.   Photo © Ema Peter Fort McMurray International Airport Image courtesy office of mcfarlane biggar Fort McMurray International Airport Image courtesy office of mcfarlane biggar Fort McMurray International Airport Image courtesy office of mcfarlane biggar gambier-island-house-office-of-mcfarlane-biggar-architects-designers-omb.asp Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8459-gambier-island-house Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCPhoto © Jean Philippe Delage/omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCImage courtesy omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCImage courtesy omb Gambier Island House Gambier Island Housemcfarlane green biggar architecture + designGambier Island, BCImage courtesy omb