/joc/news/projects/2022/09/viu-nanaimo-campus-to-build-87-8m-mass-timber-student-housing Canada's construction news Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 /joc/news/projects/2022/09/viu-nanaimo-campus-to-build-87-8m-mass-timber-student-housing#comment-29275 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:27:02 +0000 /?p=273885#comment-29275 Fine concept; but the architecture is so un-compelling. Vancouver Island has a very present sense of place and wood is a great first step. But there is a need for a design response to the landscape’s intricate, “romantic” genius Loci.

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