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Next stop….Winnipeg

stephen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:04:46 +0000

Stephen Kopp, Monica Adair, John Leroux, Jessie Croll and Alicia Halas of Acre Architects have been selected as a regional winner for the Maritimes Migrating Landscapes competition in Halifax……YES! The project will now move on to the national competition in Winnipeg this March and have a chance to represent Canada as part of the Venice Biennale in Architecture in August. Thanks to the team for all the hard work and great dialogue.
See Mike Landry’s Salon story in January 28th Telegraph Journal here.

MARK HEMMINGS SHOOTS THE ‘RIVER RUN HOUSE’

stephen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Check out our Craik River Run project page to see a selection of photos from the talented Mark Hemmings of Hemmings House Pictures. Luckily the weather cooperated with us [for the shoot] and we were able to capture some beautiful light, an Architects’ best friend.

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN MAGAZINE [PART 3]

stephen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:47:44 +0000

See Into The Wild house updates in the Winter issue of IAD magazine here. This is part 3 in Suzanne Robicheau’s month by month tracking of the project as it rises up out of the Saint John rock.
Bonus points if you can spot ‘Hugo’ hiding on site…….

GLORIOUS LIGHT BOOK LAUNCH

stephen — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:24:51 +0000

When Acre associate John Leroux isn’t designing, he’s writing. John launched his new book, Glorious Light: The Stained Glass of Fredericton on November 3rd at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. Published by Gaspereau Press, it is filled with full colour photographs and is unique in Canada as it is the first comprehensive study of any Canadian city’s stained glass heritage. As photographer and author, John also curated and designed a corresponding exhibition at the gallery that can be viewed until January 8, 2012.
See the Globe & Mail’s Dec. 31st ‘Who’s reading what: Notables share their favourite 2011 books’; George Elliott Clarks’s favourite? You guessed it, Glorious Light.

A ‘city of potential’?

stephen — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:10:39 +0000

Business and leadership coach Dave Veale interviews’ Acre Partner Stephen Kopp about leadership, vision, and the city of Saint John. See the Telegraph Journal’s article posted on Vision Coaching Inc’s website.

Leroux writes cover storey for Canadian Architect Magazine

stephen — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:05:14 +0000

After travelling to Dhaka earlier this year to view the new Canadian Embassy, Acre Associate John Leroux has written the cover storey for the July issue of Canadian Architect. Congratulations to MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects for this international build. It’s great … Continue reading →

Happinez Wine Bar Patio has moment in the sun

stephen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:30:14 +0000

“hapito” profiled in International Architecture & Design’s summer issue and in the Telegraph Journal’s Greater Saint John Section.
Watch the Architects give Uptown Saint John give an ‘insiders video tour’ here.

E&P Senechal Centre in Grand Falls

stephen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:00:27 +0000

Murdock & Boyd Architects with former employee and Project Architect Monica Adair win the Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence in Architecture for the E & P Sénéchal Centre in Grand Falls. Read the Victoria Star article here. Visit the AANB‘s website for more information.

Stephen selected for Wallace McCain Institute

stephen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:13:56 +0000

After two days of interviews in Miramichi last weekend, Stephen was accepted in to the Entrepreneurial Leaders Program of the Wallace McCain Institute at the University of New Brunswick (ELP4).

Into the Wild Breaks Ground

stephen — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:30:56 +0000

Ground has been broken: Exciting development for this new project in the core of the city of Saint John. Into the Wild will spring new life into this port city as it explores the panorama of this rocky site. The Acre is pleased to announce that The Urban Farmer will be leading the build of this project.