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Warming Hut Construction

Partners Program LETTER FROM THE PROGRAM CHAIR BARKMAN CONCRETE ft3 ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE AND INTERIOR DESIGN STANTEC PRAIRIE ARCHITECTS INC. NUMBER TEN ARCHITECTURAL GROUP HTFC PLANNING & DESIGN CIBINEL ARCHITECTS LTD. BOCKSTAEL CONSTRUCTION

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Michael Robertson | The past year was an eventful time for the Partners Program. To begin the school year, Partners Program took on an ambitious project of creating a WARM Warming Hut. The goal was to merge the form and function of a warming hut into a space that was both architecturally interesting as well as functional as a shelter during Winnipeg’s harsh winter. The integrated design process (IDP) included students from architecture and engineering as well as professional members from Cibinel Architects, Crosier Kilgour & Partners, Holtz Construction, Bockstael Construction and others. Due to some last-minute complications the warming hut was not built in time to make its way onto the river, but plans to showcase it this year are underway. The Partners Program also facilitated a design competition by Visitability Housing Canada Task Force. “VisitAble Housing” is the concept of designing and

building homes with basic accessibility in mind. The design ensures easy access on the main level for all residents and guests of all ages and levels of mobility. The competition was open to three separate groups of students - Environmental Design students in their 2nd year, Environmental Design students in their 4th year in the Interior Environment option and Master of Architecture Thesis students. A total of $3900 was awarded to student winners. Additionally, Mark Pauls continued in his role as Partner-in-Residence. His main focus was the Warming Hut Project, and the installation and testing of the Permafrost Textbox. Partner members also hosted tours of two major buildings for students from the Faculty. Mark Pauls, toured students through the MB Hydro Building and Dean Schilling from Number 10 Architectural Group toured a group of students through the Misericordia Hospital.

As a new initiative, Partners Program linked with the FABLab to offer its members access to the machinery and services that are available. Many members took a dvan tage of thi s connection and worked along students to create models for their clients. Partners Program also continued to support Industry-led Food for Thought Presentations, the RAIC Pizza Night for Department of Architecture Students, the Student Association Meet and Greet events as well as the faculty’s Year End Exhibition. If you wish to be involved and join the Partners Program please do not hesitate to contact myself at robertson@cibinel. com or Brandy O’Reilly brandy.oreilly@ umanitoba.ca •

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PARTNER MEMBERS 5468796 Architecture Inc. Johanna Hurme / Sasa Radulovic Architecture 49 Lee McCormick Barkman Concrete Ltd. Alan Barkman / Adrian Price Bockstael Construction Limited Dan Bockstael Bouwen Architecture & Engineering Ltd. Jacqueline Jasinski Cibinel Architects Ltd Michael Robertson Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Rob O’Toole

Dialog™ Stephen Boyd EQ3 Peter Tielmann ft3 Architecture Landscape Interior Design Marten Duhoux

Professional Interior Designers of Manitoba (PIDIM) Price Industries Limited Gerry Price Shelter Canadian Properties Limited Arni Thorsteinson

Stantec Architecture Michael Banman Unit 7 Architecture Inc Dean Syverson Faculty Member Harlyn Thompson

HTFC Planning & Design Monica Giesbrecht Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd. Jack Kobayashi Manitoba Hydro Tom Akerstream Number TEN Architectural Group Doug Hanna

The Partners Program is an award-winning organization that provides a formal funding and communication vehicle between the Faculty of Architecture and constituents served by the Faculty (industry, design professionals, students and community at large). As part of their Partner Program Membership, companies were offered the opportunity to profile their organization in the Network 2016 publication. Please find a summary of company profiles from our members in the pages to follow.

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Barkman Concrete

INVESTING IN QUALITY; COMMITTING TO THE FUTURE When Peter Barkman and his brothers Edwin and Arnold founded ‘Barkman Hardware’ in Steinbach, MB nearly 70 years ago; the thought of one day becoming Canada’s leading pre-cast concrete manufacturer would not have been at top of mind. From their humble beginnings manufacturing pre-cast concrete septic tanks, Barkman Concrete has since expanded to now offer products that range from paving stones to slabs, retaining walls to landscape kits, site furnishings to steps, custom pre-cast and much more. While it is apparent that Barkman C o n c r e t e ’s b u s i n e s s h a s g r o w n throughout the years, one motto that has always held true, is that ‘quality cannot come second to growth’. Although steps were taken in the early years to expand the company; it was as recently as 10 years ago when a number of strategic initiatives were implemented in an effort to substantially ‘grow the business’. Of all the aforementioned initiatives, the one

that proved to be most successful was the decision to open sales offices in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. With an increased ‘market presence’ in Western Canada, came an increased demand for our products. In keeping true with the above noted ‘motto’, the Barkman family, along with the senior management team, made a commitment in 2013 to invest in and in turn begin the process of both sourcing and constructing a brand new dry-cast concrete manufacturing plant. Fast forward to 2016 and Barkman Concrete is proud to announce that the construction of a 40,000+ square foot building has been completed; that within it houses North America’s most state of the art dry-cast concrete manufacturing plant. While the plant itself has been operational for just over a year, Barkman has yet to crack the surface on its potential and what it means for their dry-cast product offerings (paving stones and segmental retaining

wall block) in the future. The capabilities that the plant possesses, means that Barkman is not only able to continue manufacturing product that exceeds CSA standards; but is also able to dedicate additional resources to areas within the main plant where wet-cast products are manufactured. Not only is capacity increased in the aforesaid areas, but so too is Barkman’s obligation and promise to never sacrifice quality for growth. A commitment to quality, by investing in the future, means that Barkman Concrete Ltd. is ready and willing to meet the needs of their valued cliental for years to come. •

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This past year, ft3 celebrated our 40th anniversary. It has been an introspective year, with the beginnings starting from our humble opening in 1975 in Rudy Friesen’s basement (staff of 1) to our current office fleet of nearly 50, residing on Waterfront Drive. Starting as an architectural firm (Friesen Tokar), the multidisciplinary component grew to include interior design in the 1990s (Trend Interiors) followed by landscape architecture in 2006 - landing on the allencompassing ft3 branding. Ever-changing, our practice matures each year in experience, expertise and approach. As designers of the built environment, each new project offers the opportunity to better itself from the project just completed – whether in aesthetics, in function or design processes. In all instances, we move on to new challenges with fervour and excitement, hoping that we will redefine something, some place, in our everyday context.

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To celebrate our 40 th birthday, we hosted a party in the newly completed Marpeck Commons Library at the Canadian Mennonite University with colleagues, clients, family and friends – showcasing our most recent work. The Marpeck Commons design is the result of consultation, conversation, workshop and interaction to best determine the right decisions for our client and for the community. This project had so many opportunities: to be respectful of its historic big brother across the emerging quadrangle, to unify the two sides of a divided campus, to welcome our neighbors to CMU, to be sustainable, and to be transparent but yet have presence. Its connection to the context was duly important, to be part and to reshape, to influence and be influenced by the context, inside and out. The need for an “information commons” student centre, the long walk between buildings in Winnipeg’s unforgiving climate and the hazard of crossing a

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busy thoroughfare provided the impetus to realize a 16-year vision of a new campus hub at its geographic centre, complete with a sheltered pedestrian bridge. The design delivers a contextual response that is respectful to its historic neighbour, preserving precious views of the landmark structure. Through design in all disciplines, we expect to improve the built environment, to leave projects that are meaningful to their communities and to add richness to the everyday. Mostly, we expect to challenge each other to do better and to do more. • Photo Captions: (photographed by Leif Norman, 2015) 1. 40th Anniversary Event 2. View through Café and campus 3. View of exterior Café plaza 4. View of Marpeck Commons at dusk

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Stantec

DESIGN MATTERS - WE APPROACH DESIGN HOLISTICALLY, RESPONSIBLY, AND WITH VISION We bring together highly motivated, dynamic, and diverse teams of Architects, Landscape Architects, Interior Designers, Programmers, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineers, Sustainability and Technical Specialists; collaborating to evaluate and advance meaningful solutions that realize the vision while achieving value, program clarity, and technical astuteness. We continue to challenge ourselves, and have had success this past year winning several design awards for Canada House – Canadian Chancery in London UK, Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, the Merchant Kitchen & Bar, as well as our own Stantec Winnipeg Office. Design Philosophy and Methodology Every project has the opportunity to achieve success at many different levels; in program resolution, in community and campus building, in sustainability, and in creating a rich environment supportive of its purpose. Our philosophy and methodology is focused on study, research and investigation to reveal where these

opportunities reside and to ensure we achieve something important within each of them. This ambition has led us to define our ‘Five Qualities of Design Excellence’. These qualities provide us with a way of organizing our thinking as we initiate our work, a way of evaluating progress as we work through it and a method of measuring success upon completion. They speak to how we approach a set of project circumstances with clarity and purpose, implement a process defined by discovery, ‘asking the right questions’ and realize projects that are defined by performance and assembled with craft. The Five Parameters of Design Excellence Clarity – driven by a clear idea The genesis of each project is a clear idea, founded on an intimate understanding of client, site program, and community history, culture and context. Articulated through diagrams, models and narrative, this storyline defines the projects’ essential meaning. Purpose – a thoughtful approach The focus of our work is the enrichment

of human experience and wellbeing. Thoughtful attention to place making, spatial sequence, light, material and d e t a i l a d v a n c e p u b l i c re a l m a n d community building. Discovery – challenging preconceptions through curiosity Design inspires us. With a mindset to challenge preconceptions, we ask the right questions, critically evaluate ideas, and reveal appropriate solutions. Performance – measureable objectives Responsible design combines function and significance. Measurable performance encompasses functional planning, integrated engineering and environmental responsiveness to achieve value, meaning and clarity. Craft – material legibility The idea behind a project is legible through its built form. The attention, care and consistency with which we select and assemble systems and materials bring the project to life. •

Prairie Architects Inc.

Prairie Architects Inc. brings over 30 years of professional experience in Sustainable Architecture in a diversity of commercial projects. The firm was founded in 1981 and has its office located in a heritage warehouse in the Exchange District in downtown Winnipeg. In 2011 contemplating retirement, founding architect Dudley Thompson sold all of his shares of the company to existing employees Damien Fenez, Melissa McAlister, Lindsay Oster and Jamie Kozak with the goal of fostering the values and reputation that Prairie Architects Inc. has become widely recognized for. The new partnership of Fenez, McAlister, Oster and Kozak is a return to the very beginning of their architectural careers as all four were classmates in the Environmental Design and pre-master programs from 19982011, as well as throughout their Masters education, graduating from the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture with Masters degrees in Architecture, in 2006 and 2007. A m e re f o u r - f i v e y e a r s a f t e r graduation, the four new Principals rose to the challenges of owning and

managing a company while maintaining a great friendship and continuing to strive for an office culture and environment that attracts and retains the best and brightest. The success of the company in recent years can be attributed to the respectful working relationship the four have. They attribute their successes to the lessons learned while completing their education at the University of Manitoba as well as their experiences working in the profession on a wide range of significant projects including: Paterson GlobalFoods Culinary Arts School and Student Residence for the Red River College; the Churchill Northern Studies Centre; Northlands Parkway Collegiate in Winkler and currently the new downtown Winnipeg Head Office for Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries. Their time at the Faculty in Architecture instilled values of hard work, teamwork, and a passion for Architecture that is community-based and inspired by the Prairie context. Architecture school builds a great camaraderie, which has made this partnership incredibly successful. Prairie has an invaluable staff of 25

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registered Architects, Architecture graduates, designers, sustainability specialists, an Interior Designer, plus support staff. They have developed a reputation for a participatory design process that involves client groups in the design of new buildings, historic restoration projects, First Nation projects, and in energy conserving sustainable buildings. The firm has a long history with high performance design and incorporates sustainability into all of its projects. Prairie Architects Inc. approaches each new design with sensitivity to the context and the history of the particular situation, and with an awareness of the possibilities of new functions, materials, and construction techniques. They strive for buildings with character, texture, and light to create environments with wholeness and delight, for people to live, work and play within. •

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Number TEN Architectural Group

THE FORKS MARKET FOOD HALL The Forks Market Food Hall breathes new life in to one of Winnipeg’s most beloved public spaces. The market acts as the city’s living room, a place for people to gather and relax with their friends and loved ones. The design aims to re-define the aging interior as a modern food hall and event space. While developing the design, it was important to support both the evolving functions of the market and the site’s rich history. For hundreds of years The Forks has been a place for both gathering and trade. From the late nineteenth century onward the site was used as a rail yard. Two brick structures that today form the market were once stables for the rail companies, and later machine repair shops. An atrium space was constructed in the late 1980s linking the two historic structures to create The Forks Market building. The Forks’ industrial past inspired the direction of the design. Raw steel, hand forged blacksmith work and natural wood detailing were used to reinforce the character of the historic architecture. An exposed steel structure stretching over the craft beer and wine kiosk, composed

of exposed c-channels and bent i-beams was inspired by the architectural language of Canada’s rail history. Its hand forged steel detailing by a local blacksmith references a traditional industrial art. The existing teal structure was painted dark grey and new lighting was added to enhance the character and material of the original buildings. Former horse stalls, which act as food kiosks were renovated to accommodate a variety of food vendors. New tables with steel bases and swinging circular seats reflect factory plant benches, further relating to The Forks as a place of turn of the century industry. The design aims to enhance the sense of community in the market’s central court. Wood tables with hinged drop leaves can transform in to an 80-person harvest table, allowing for large communal gatherings. Arched structures with counter seating and upholstered banquettes define the edge of the hall, creating more intimate seating areas within the larger volume of the space. Suspended above, large metal drum pendants contribute visual warmth and further define the gathering space. The Forks has acted as a space for

gathering and commerce throughout its rich history. Our hope is that the refreshed food hall will breathe new energy into the space, helping this tradition to continue long in to the future. •

The Forks Market Food Hall Winnipeg, MB, Canada Architecture/Interior Design: Number TEN Architectural Group By Erin Riediger, Interior Designer Erin Riediger, MID, B.EnvD is an alumni of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Architecture and current Interior Designer at Number TEN Architectural Group. In the Fall 2016, she will returned to U of M to pursue her Master of Architecture.

HTFC Planning & Design

As HTFC approaches 5 decades of continuous practice we have been reflecting on our core values and our future. We have been very fortunate to have had Jeff, Jim, Heather and Garry’s mentorship and support as we continue to work in a manner that is fueled by honesty, rigour, collaboration, and friendship in service to the critical relationships between people and nature. As we continue to support the sustainable evolution of Canada’s Prairie, Boreal and Tundra Regions we wanted to take this opportunity to share two of the special relationships we are most proud of with you: York Factory First Nation 2016 marks 15 years in our latest journey with York Factory First Nation (YFFN). Our most recent collaboration began in 2001, with a community-based research project designed to support YFFN’s peoples in negotiations surrounding Manitoba Hydro’s proposed Keeyask Hydroelectric Project. Working closely with YFFN members in the community and on YFFN’s traditional lands our collaboration has resulted in important oral histories, accessible environmental assessments, a strong voice on several environmental advisory committees, and in Askiy Nanakacihtakewin - a communitybased landscape stewardship program. Over 15 years, our colleagues at YFFN have taught us a great deal about Ininiwak (Cree) understandings of our place as humans in the cultural, physical, and spiritual world - Askiy. Their perspectives

have guided us to reflect on our special role as landscape architects and lands use planners. Today, we continue to support YFFN leaders and knowledge holders as they work to advance their priorities in ways that build pimatisiwin – life and health - for the community and we strive to incorporate these lessons in our community planning work across central Canada. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation HTFC has worked with the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation since 1970. In the late 1990’s former HTFC’er and current Director Manitoba Parks Central Region, Rob Nedotiafko began the Brokenhead Nature Preserve journey with the local community by ground-truthing the Brokenhead Fen and it’s unique landscape. This original work eventually led to the collaboration between Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Native Orchid Conservation Inc., MB Parks and Protected Spaces, Manitoba Model Forest and HTFC in the careful crafting of the Brokenhead Interpretive Trail - a fully accessible, 1.2km boardwalk through the rare fen habitat, 80 km north of Winnipeg. The final trail design led by provincial landscape architect Ryan Wakshinski, moves visitors through a unique ecological area providing sustainable access to 28 of Manitoba’s 37 native orchid species and many uncommon and carnivorous plants. For hundreds of years, Anishinabek (Ojibway people) have visited the wetland to harvest plants for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. In 2015, Elders,

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ethnobotanists and plant knowledge holders from Brokenhead and Eastside Aboriginal Sustainable Tourism, shared their traditional knowledge, stories and connection to this rare and special place with HTFC. We incorporated these teachings into subtle interpretive materials dotted along the trail, providing visitors with rich plant identification and natural history stories that enrich their experiences in both English and Anishinabemowin. The trail opened in June 2016. It is a place to celebrate and share one of Manitoba’s most unique enironments with people of all cultures. We hope you will visit and be as inspired by this landscape and all those who came together to protect and share it as we are. Thank you to all our clients for being a continued source of inspiration along our journey. All of us at HTFC walk a better path because of you. We hope we will continue to cross paths in the future and look forward to forging more of these special bonds with all of you. • Sincerely Elly, Tim, Maureen, Glen, Monica, Allan, Bruce, Tina and the staff at HTFC.

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Cibinel Architects Ltd.

Last year saw the incorporation of Cibinel Architects under a new name: Cibinel Architecture Ltd. The name change marks the move to a new business structure that welcomes architects, Michael Acht and Michael Robertson, who join founding partner, George Cibinel, in the firm’s leadership. In keeping with the firm’s 20+ year history, Cibinel Architecture Ltd. continues to focus on delivering personalized service to institutional, corporate, cultural, and commercial clients. Over this time Cibinel has grown into a respected studio with an international reputation for design excellence, and has developed a consistent body of high quality work in a range of project types and scales. The Active Living Centre at the University of Manitoba, recently completed with Batteriid Architects of Iceland, is a 100,000 square foot sports and recreational facility at the University’s Fort Garry Campus. In April, the project was honoured with a 2016 NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility Award. The awards, open internationally, recognize the innovative

design of new, renovated, or expanded collegiate recreational facilities. Cibinel’s award marks the first time since 1988 that a Canadian building has won the award. Other notable projects in the works include the WAG Inuit Art Centre in Winnipeg, and the Arctic College Expansion in Iqaluit. The Inuit Art Centre with Michael Maltzan Architecture of Los Angeles, currently in design, will be situated next to the existing WAG building at the corner of Memorial Blvd and St. Mary Ave and will be connected to the Gallery on all levels. The Centre will host the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world, and will serve as a community hub for exhibitions and programs, research and learning, studio practice and art-making. As part of the design process, members of the project team travelled to Nunavut to visit Inuit communities and active artists’ studios. The expedition provided a unique opportunity for the team to experience the culture and landscape of the Arctic during the formative conceptual design phase of the Inuit Art Centre.

Cibinel has recently had the opportunity to revisit Nunavut for the Arctic College Expansion and New Community Learning Centre project with Teeple Architects. The expansion and addition will include fine arts and multimedia classrooms, fisheries training classrooms, digital labs, kitchen classrooms and other versatile learning spaces. These projects, along with many others the firm has undertaken, have been enriching experiences, allowing the firm the opportunity to connect with different communities and to work collaboratively in the creation of spaces that respond technically, contextually, and socially, to the people and places they serve. • To see more of Cibinel’s work, please visit www.cibinel.com Image caption: The Teeple-Cibinel team atop Hospital Hill in Iqaluit, Nunavut, earlier this year.

Bockstael Construction

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RETHINKING THE PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS Since the dawn of construction, the Master Builder has been touted as the perfect project delivery model. The Master Builder provided owners with end-to-end accountability combined with domain expertise in design and construction, all in a single entity. Today, the notion that all of this expertise can reside in a single entity is not realistic. At Bockstael Construction, we have been giving significant thought as to how we can recreate the Master Builder. After all, this is part of our legacy dating back to the start of the company under the leadership of Theodore Bockstael in 1912. We have concluded that today’s Master Builder is a closely knit team comprising of the Owner, Consultants, the Contractor and Suppliers all aligned with the project vision, and

committed to the structure for success. This structure includes the implementation of world-class best processes, combined with leading-edge technology and a true commitment to collaboration. At Bockstael, this translates to best-in-class project management; the integration of LEAN Construction practices; the use of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) technology; and a technology-based platform for true Collaboration. We call it the Bockstael Operating System (BOS). We end with a paraphrase of Thomas L. Friedman in his book, The World is Flat, “The construction industry is currently in transformation. Those who get caught in the past and resist change will be forced deeper into commoditization. Those who can create value through leadership,

relationships and creativity will transform the industry, as well as strengthen relationships with their existing clients.” At Bockstael, we are committed to transforming the industry with you as our partners. • To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.bockstael.com

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