Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel: How is it Defined?
by Terri Meyer Boake
A look into the design process and criteria that will be used to create the upcoming Canadian AESS Specification and Guide
Advantage Steel No. 22 | Spring 2005 link
Steel Moves to Centre Stage as it is Rediscovered in the Architecture of Buildings
Quebec architecture is examined as more steel use is evident in recent high profile projects.
Advantage Steel No. 22 | Spring 2005 link
A New Sound for Roy Thomson Hall
by J.K. Malmgrem
Steel proved to be invaluable in the renovation that was required to improve the acoustics of the music centre.
Advantage Steel No. 17 | Spring 2003 link
Advantage Steel No. 20 | Summer 2004 "Sustainable Design Issue"
This issue of Advantage Steel is completely devoted to looking at the potential of steel in designing and building more sustainably. link
Ordering Chaos: Building Daniel Libeskind's ROM
text and photos by Terri Meyer Boake
The Laborious Process of Steel Construction Employed in the Royal Ontario Museum's Crystalline Addition Relies Heavily on 3d Computer Modelling, Careful Staging on the Site and the Expertise of Steel Fabricators Walters Inc of Hamilton.
January 2006 | link
Capital Improvement
by Paul Dubellet Kariouk
The New Canadian War Museum Revitalizes Ottawa's Lebreton Flats, Acknowledges the Parliament Buildings and Provides a Welcome Addition to the Institutional Importance of the Nation's Capital.
September 2005 | link
Industrious Integration
by Jim Taggert
The new Vancouver Millennium Line stations use innovative steel to create an impressive set of buildings.
March 2003 | link
Lessons in Multi-Storey Residental Construction
by Todd A. Alwood
Modern Steel Construction | June 2006 link
Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel
a Design Guide
Modern Steel Construction | May 2003 link
Fire and Structural Steel
by George S. Frater
Advances in research, better computer models, and the advent of performance based building codes are encouraging designers to take an engineering approach to the fire protection of structural steel.
May 2006 | link
CISC Sustainable Design Resource Page
Sustainable design is an area of increasing concern for the steel industry. CISC has developed a suite of articles and resources for your reference. Please visit their Sustainable Design page! It is full of interesting articles and resources. link
Case Studies in Sustainable Steel Buildings
This links to a website that looks at recent Canadian buildings who have used steel to gain LEED accreditation. link