Small Town Bridge Takes Home Big City Award 

Fast + Epp's Bridge of Dreams project won the Institution of Structural Engineers' Award for Small Projects at a ceremony in London, England on November 18th.

Located in Princeton, BC, the footbridge restores pedestrian passage over the Tulameen River.

The bridge design features finely-crafted, timber-tied arches resting on existing concrete piers that date back to the early 20th century.		 bridgeofdreams_award

Fast + Epp Frankfurt Awarded its First German University Project 

Our Frankfurt office is pleased to announce its collaboration on a three-storey university building in Krefeld, Germany with Cologne-based firm bk2a architektur.

The 6,000 sq. m. Hochschule Niederrhein is Fast + Epp GmbH's first project in the German public sector. The sustainable building is expected to house the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, as well as the new centre for energy efficiency.

Fast + Epp engineers will work closely with bk2a architects to explore new ways to combine concrete and wood materials - a rarity in German public architecture - all the while continuing to develop our strengths in prefabrication and the holistic integration of mechanical ducts and electrical conduits into overall design.

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Renderings courtesy of bk2a architektur

Oval Wins Highest International Award for Sports Architecture 

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The Richmond Olympic Oval took home gold at the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities Awards in Cologne, Germany.

Distinguished with the IOC/IAKS Gold Medal Award at a ceremony on October 26, the Olympic speed skating facility also received the IPC/IAKS distinction, the highest international award for sports architecture.

Fast + Epp would like to congratulate collaborating architects Cannon Design for this great achievement.

Fast + Epp Presentations Spring & Summer 2012:
Date Speaker Topic Organization Location
March 24     Paul Fast      Athletic Facilities     Wood in the 21st Century: Design & Preservation
of Contemporary & Historic Architecture Conference    		 MIT - Cambridge,
Massachusetts
     

New Visitors' Centre Unveiled at VanDusen Gardens 

Fast + Epp engineers celebrated the public opening of the new visitors’ centre at VanDusen Botanical Gardens on October 23, the culmination of four years of work with Vancouver-based architects, Perkins + Will Canada.

A testament to green design and construction, this orchid-inspired administration and education building targets LEED Platinum and Living Building Project status. The signature free-form wood roof covers an exhibition space, lecture rooms, a café and a central atrium, all to be enjoyed by both locals and tourists.

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Arena Stage Honoured  with 2011 NCSEA Award 

 

The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations recognized Fast + Epp’s work on Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater at its annual awards ceremony on October 22 in Oklahoma City.


A collaborative endeavor with Bing Thom Architects, the performing arts center in Washington, DC took home the 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award in the New Buildings over $100 Million category.

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Fast + Epp Presentations Fall-Winter 2011:
Date Speaker Topic Organization Location
September 8 Ian Boyle TBA BC Wood Global Buyers Mission Whistler, BC
October 13
 		 Paul Fast
 		 Between Thrills and Sleepless Nights:
Designing Unusual Structures		 Ryerson University
Department of Architectural Science 		 Toronto,
Ontario 
October 19 Duane Palibroda Sustainable Structures Alberta Wood Solutions Fair Edmonton, AB
November 8 Duane Palibroda Sustainable Structures UBC Sustainable Building Science Program Vancouver, BC

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