Education - Public Architecture + Design Inc.

Mission Senior Secondary School

A replacement school for up to 1,650 students, with child care facilities, a community kitchen, and an Indigenous gathering space.

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Pitt Meadows Secondary School

Three-storey seismic replacement school and neighbourhood learning centre to serve 1,100 students.

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UBC Beaty Biodiversity Centre Addition

Augmentation of one of the world’s leading institutions in biodiversity research.

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KPU Wilson School of Design

Public Architecture and KPMB Architects designed this design-talent incubator in Richmond.

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Grenfell Elementary School Upgrade

Full seismic upgrade to Sir Wilfred Grenfell Elementary School with Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) analysis.

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Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

This interior and temporary exhibition design resulted in a clearer separation of public and in-house spaces and a more efficient program.

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SFU Plaza Renewal

Preservation of one of the most significant public spaces in Canadian architecture.

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UBC Okanagan Skeena Residence

First Passive House–certified student residence in Canada, defined by transparency and natural light.

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KPU / MNBC Child Care

A collaboration between Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Métis Nation of BC for a leading-edge, 61-space child care.

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SFU Residences Phase 3

A new LEED Gold home for 425 upper-year students

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UBC Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute

This large-scale addition to the existing Brimacombe Building, accommodates applied and theoretical research, provides scientists access to specialized facilities, and creates opportunities for synergies

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UBC Totem Commonsblock Lobby

This interior and exhibit design transforms a typical student dormitory into a subtle but powerful place of non-traditional learning.

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Adler University Vancouver

Adler University’s new campus combines architecture, interior design, wayfinding, branding, signage, and storytelling to communicate its unique curriculum.

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KPU Indigenous Student Gathering Place

This warm, wood interior renovation centres the kitchen, fireplace, and Indigenous learning on campus.

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UBC c̓əsnaʔəm leləm̓ Residences

The brick work of the 350-bed c̓əsnaʔəm leləm̓ residence takes a cue from the adjacent Douglas Fir woods.

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UBC Buchanan Courtyard Renewal

This revitalization of two public courtyards at the Buchanan Complex offers discrete stages for both introverted and extroverted activities.

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SFU GCA Lobby

This lobby renovation for the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts lobby increases legibility to support the university’s unique and globally-renowned civic engagement.

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SFU Strand Hall

A high-performance renovation of the offices of the President, VP Research, VP Academics, Internal Audit, Finance, and Faculty Relations.

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CapU Fulmer Family Centre for Childhood Studies

Merging child care theory and practice in a rain forest setting at the base of the North Shore mountains.

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UBC Centre for Comparative Medicine

This state-of-the-art facility unifies diverse programmatic areas.

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New Westminster Museum & Archives

This interior and exhibition design shapes a chronological storyline into a walk-through picture book.

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UBC Rugby Centre

The design for the new centre includes floor-to-ceiling windows, bright southern views of the field, and proximity to the athletic precinct.

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UBC VPRI Office

The concrete structure of the Arthur Erickson designed library at the University of British Columbia provides a robust and ordered quality for the Offices of…

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UBC Transit Shelters

As part of our firm’s work on several architectural components within the University of British Columbia, we were asked to design a series of transit shelters along the main campus boulevard.

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