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THE NEW PICAROONS ROUNDHOUSE BREWERY IS UNDERWAY

Demolition began last week at the Former Gibson Roundhouse in Fredericton, the future home of Picaroons Brewery. Head over to…

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Stephen selected for Wallace McCain Institute

blackjack online After two days of interviews in Miramichi last weekend, Stephen was accepted in to the Entrepreneurial Leaders Program of…

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ARCHITALX 2015: STORIED ARCHITECTURE – CREATING MYTHS

Thursday April 2nd, 6pm at the Portland Museum of Art As part of the 2015 Architalx Lecture Series in Portland…

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ACRE’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

We are super proud and grateful to have received the 2017 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award of Excellence in Architecture earlier this week from The…

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A 'city of potential'?

online casinos Business and leadership coach Dave Veale interviews Acre Partner Stephen Kopp about leadership, vision, and the city of Saint…

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International Architecture & Design Magazine

The spring issue of International Architecture & Design magazine continues to follow the design development stage of our Into The Wild house…

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CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence

The Acre would like to congratulate our builder - Guimond Builders Ltd. for becoming a finalists  in the CHBA National Awards for Housing…

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MOOSEHEAD ASKS ACRE TO IMAGINE CANADA IN THE NEXT 150 YEARS

Partnering with Moosehead as a pioneer for their 150th anniversary, Acre Architects’ Monica Adair is asked to imagine Canada in…

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THE ACRE IS MOVING!

After two and a half incredible years in the Creative Soup building, we need more acreage. We’ve moved to a…

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MORNING MESS: CHAT U

Join us for presentations and discussions from Greg Hemmings of Hemmings House and Adam McKim, founder of local charity CHAT to…

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Sean McGrath’s Photo Shoot for East Coast Living Magazine

See East Coast Living’s fall issue available today showcasing Sean McGrath’s photos of the Kingston Peninsula’s Tinkers Orchard.  It’s U-Pick…

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FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize

Final call for submissions for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize is March 8, 2017 at 5pm EST. The $100,000 prize is…

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Jill’s Art Show

“As an Architect I am drawn to landscape painting for the freedom of the stroke and the release from my…

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International Architecture & Design Magazine

International Architecture & Design will be following the design and construction of our clients ‘Into The Wild’ right here in…

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Launch of Plan SJ Video

Monica and Stephen speak with 

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Happinez Wine Bar Patio has moment in the sun

“hapito” profiled in International Architecture & Design”s summer issue and in the Telegraph Journal”s Greater Saint John Section. Watch the…

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ACRE ARCHITECTS ‘SHED LIGHT’ IN CANADIAN ART

“In what may prove their most transformative project yet, the couple will turn their attention to the elephant in their…

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Stiamo andando a Venezia!

Monica, John, Stephen & Jessie are off to Venice for the 2012 Venice Biennale.

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Acre Architects Selected for 20 + Change Exhibition

Acre Architects selected as on of Canada’s 20 emerging design firms for 2010. http://www.twentyandchange.org/

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POP // CAN // CRIT 2017

We’re excited for next week! Monica Adair will be part of a panel discussion in the upcoming POP // CAN // CRIT…

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MONICA ADAIR SELECTED AS JUROR FOR THE CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

The three jurors for the 51st Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence have been announced. This year’s submissions will be evaluated…

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PMI NB Professional Development days 2019

Professional Development Days is the flagship event organized by PMI NB. This year’s conference theme is: “Accommodating for the Human Factor in…

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E&P Senechal Centre in Grand Falls

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Leroux writes cover story for Canadian Architect Magazine

After travelling to Dhaka earlier this year to view the new Canadian Embassy, Acre Associate John Leroux has written the…

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The Acre wins National Public Art Competition

IN TRANSIT featured in Saint John Telegraph Journal For Immediate Release: Saint John Transit Awards One Percent For Public Art…

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Nanaimo: Small is Big: Architectural Connexions to Our Community

Acre’s Co-Founder Monica Adair is speaking at the Royal Architecture Institute Of Canada’s  2016 Festival of Architecture in Nanaimo Thursday June 9th….

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You can [can't] have it all

As partners in both life and business – they’re husband and wife and founders of Acre Architects – Monica Adair…

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE NEW PICAROONS BREWERY

Acre and Picaroons are pleased to announce that construction of the new Picaroons Roundhouse Brewery has begun with contractors ADI Atlantic….

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We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new website.  A special thank you to Sam Blue who collaborated with us on…

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ACRE AWARDED 2018 PRIX DE ROME

Acre Architects is pleased to announce that we have been awarded The 2018 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, on…

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ACRE ARCHITECTS FEATURED ON MARITIME EDIT

EXTRA!EXTRA!EXTRA! Acre’s projects have been featured on The Maritime Edit magazine -Volume 7 Winter 2018/2019. Check out more details and…

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INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN MAGAZINE [PART 3]

See Into The Wild house updates in the Winter issue of IAD magazine here.

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The Acre at the McGill Lectures Series

Even though the lecture is on Saint Patrick’s day, come and see the Acre talk about our work from graduation…

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Professional Practice Week

Exciting week in Halifax! Monica Adair will be part of Dalhousie Faculty of Architecture and Planning week’s line up of…

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Season 1 Finale of Majumder Manor on W network – Feb 25

casino jameshallison February 25 – 7pm E/P or 8pm local is the season finale of Majumder Manor on the W…

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'hapito' opens on Princess Street

Le regole del Blackjack stabiliscono che l’obiettivo del gioco è raggiungere il numero 21 oppure avvicinarsi il più possibile al…

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ACRE ARCHITECTS IS FEATURED ON DWELL MAGAZINE

Acre’s Rosecoast Residence has been selected for a video feature by Dwell magazine. Check out Stephen & Monica discuss the…

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A special look into our client’s lives.

Acre Architects is pleased to share a special look into the lives of our clients in two different Acre originals…

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Morning Mess

As part of the RAIC Festival of Architecture, RAIC EP will be holding an intimate event with Stephan Chevalier and…

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W NETWORK’S MAJUMDER MANOR – MONDAYS AT 7PM E/P 8PM LOCAL

Catch Acre Architect’s Majumder Manor project on TV with Shaun Majumder as he develops his dream project in Burlington, Newfoundland!…

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Acre Architects selected for Twenty + Change 03

Acre Architects have been selected to featured in the Twenty + Change 03 exhibition and publication for 2011. Twenty + Change 03 curatorial…

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Morgan Lanigan SELECTED FOR 2013 EMERGING LEADERS SUMMIT

The jury at 21inc has chosen the 50 young people who will take part in the Emerging Leaders Summit  this…

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The first mess, and more to come!

Thanks to all who came out to our first Morning Mess event the other week, and a special thanks to our…

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ARCHITECTURE ON THE FRINGE: APPLES, BEER & WINE

Acre’s Co-Founder and RAIC Young Architect of the year talks about her 10 years in architecture and life since graduating…

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Women of the Round Table

In partnership with Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT), the Architects’ Association of New Brunswick (AANB) is pleased to announce…

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ARCHITECTURE TEAM CANADA ANNOUNCED FOR VENICE BIENNALE 2012

The Migrating Landscapes jury have announced the winnders of the National Exhibition held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The Acre…

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THANK YOU PORTLAND!

Thanks to everyone who attended Stephen and Monica’s lecture, part of the Architalx lecture series in Portland, Maine.Thank you to…

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Marvin Architects Challenge Winner

The 2018 Marvin Architects Challenge Best Transitional Award was announced and Acre’s Rosecoast Residence was chosen by the jury! The best Transitional Style Award…

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2014 SUMMER INTERN

Acre welcomes Syracuse University grad student Adrienne Sheriff to Saint John for the summer. Adrienne has been in Saint John…

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RAW FOOD / RAW DESIGN

The team at Acre Architects would like to congratulate En Sushi on the opening of their new sushi bar this…

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Stephen Kopp selected for Emerging Leaders Summit

Through a nomination process, 50 exceptional leaders under the age 35 from Atlantic Canada have the opportunity to take part…

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THE WALRUS TALKS INNOVATION – CREATE YOUR OWN MYTH

Join Acre’s Co-Founder Monica Adair tonight at the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal for her talk on risk, play and not…

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Port City Royal officially opens

After over a year of tireless work from a passionate team of dreamers, builders, artists, and all around food lovers,…

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IN THE OFFTERM – A COLLABORATION OF THE ACRE'S DAVE HOLBORN AND ACRE COLLECTIVE MEMBER JESSIE CROLL

In their recent study term at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Acre Architect”s Jr. Designer Dave Holborn and…

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Monica & Stephen selected as McGill's Visiting Professor – Spring 2010

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ACRE PROJECTS AND PARTNERS FEATURED ON CBC IN CITY ON FIRE DOC

Four Acre Architects projects and Acre partners, Monica Adair and Stephen Kopp, are featured in a new documentary produced by Hemmings…

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Acre presented the Gerald Sheff Award for Part-Time Teaching

Final reviews of the Acre’s Master of Architecture Studio titled: Arrival/Arrivée_Canadian Identity in Recreational & Cultural Tourism at McGill University –…

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PORT CITY ROYAL PLACES 2nd AMONG ENROUTE’S BEST NEW RESTAURANTS OF 2015

Congratulations go out to our friends at Port City Royal, who have earned the second spot on enRoute magazine’s list of the…

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MORNING MESS: NOSTALGIA & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Morning Mess is Back!! Alongside with the annual art festival “Third Shift”. Join us on Friday Morning at Acre Architects office. Ben…

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Port City Royal Awarded for Excellence in Heritage Conservation

Port City Royal has been recognized for it’s rehabilitation of the commercial storefront at 45 Grannan Street and it’s contribution to…

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BUILDING EAST, SAINT JOHN ARTS CENTRE: OPEN NOW, CLOSES MARCH 16TH

We are what we create. Through scaled models, photography and written commentary, the Building East exhibition encourages the viewer to…

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PART 4: THE FINAL CHAPTER

Part 4/4 in International Architecture & Design’s series on our Into the Wild house is out! A big thank you…

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SHIFTING PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE OF URBAN SPACES

Acre Architects would like to thank everyone who came out to THE PARK, an urban intervention that took over Grannan Lane…

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ALL CANADIAN COOL

Not sure about ‘cool’, but the Acre is honoured to represent New Brunswick as one of Canada’s Style Setters in…

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Acre Architects is proud to be a carbon neutral company

With the guidance of Community Forests International, Acre Architects has offset our carbon use and invested in the Acadian Forest,…

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ARCHITECTURE AS CULTURAL STORY TELLING

Stephen Kopp and Monica Adair are lecturing at the Tides Institute in Eastport Maine this evening! Tonights lecture looks at Acre’s focus…

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ROOMS WE LOVE – DWELL FEATURES THE ROBE HOUSE

Dwell Magazine hits close to home – featuring Acre partners Monica and and Stephen’s own home in their “Your Rooms…

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ACRE IS SELECTED AS PART OF 2016 WALLPAPER ARCHITECTS DIRECTORY

Wallpaper* is the world’s number one global design destination, championing the best in architecture, interiors, fashion, art and contemporary design….

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Acre Architects interviewed in Progress Magazine

In April’s Progress Magazine you will find The City of Saint John Publication.online casino In it, Stephen & Monica are interviewed about how they…

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Acre lecture at IIDEX / NeoCon

Catch Monica & Stephen giving a Petcha Kucha lecture this Friday on their recent & upcoming work this weekend at…

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SoADA Lecture Series – Acre Architects

If you happen to be in the Chicago area this weekend, come and see Monica and Stephen talk about the…

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The River Run House is out of the ground.

The River Run House is situated along the Saint John River in Fredericton New Brunswick.  This family is eager to move into…

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ACRE IN THE MAY ISSUE OF ARCHITECT MAGAZINE!

Learn about Acre’s process in the May issue of Architect Magazine- The Journal of the American Institute of Architects here!  Article…

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AN ACRE AND A HALF

Acre Architects is pleased to be joining the amazing organization CHAT To The Future, along with Martel Homes, to help develop,…

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Leroux guest critic at BRAC University….in Dhaka

No, that is not a typo –  Acre Architects Associate, Architect John Leroux has been invited to be a critic…

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MORNING MESS: PLACEMAKING DESIGN STUDIO

Join us alongside ACAP Saint John and Growth & Community Development for Placemaking Design Studio to generate interventions for the…

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PERISCOPE CONTAINER SHORTLISTED FOR AREA 506 DESIGN COMPETITION

Join us this weekend to vote for your favourite Cargo Container at Area 506 Festival.  Geof Ramsay and Alex Palmer,…

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Majumder Manor in the Telegraph Journal Salon

The Telegraph Journal’s Mike Landry writes about the Acre Architect’s Newfoundland eco-lux inn for actor/comedian Shaun Majumder.  See the Telegraph Journal article and catch…

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MAKING ARCHITECTURE MATTER

Thursday, March 19, 7pm at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. A free public presentation and celebration of contemporary architecture…

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ARCHITECTURAL RECORD – HOUSE OF THE MONTH

The Acre is excited to announce that The Sheds of Charlotte County has been selected for House of The Month by Architectural Record, and…

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Into the Wild Breaks Ground

Ground has been broken: Exciting development for this new project in the core of the city of Saint John.  Into…

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Ms Chatelaine

In case you missed ‘Ms September’, our very own Monica Adair talks bourbon, beer and passion; see Chatelaine’s feature of…

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UNBRIDLED PATH ON DWELL ONLINE

Acre Architect’ project “Unbridled Path” has been featured on Dwell online presented by Dwell and Marvin Windows and Doors. Click here…

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HOTEL SARDINIA

Read Re-Imagining shared spaces in Saturday’s edition of Salon of the Telegraph Journal by Karen Pinchin.  Set in a fictitious time and…

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Monica Adair awarded the 2015 RAIC Young Architect Award

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced that Acre Architect’s co-founding partner Monica Adair, who has become a…

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Studio review: 12 months of 2015

2015 was a big year for us in many different ways.  Here are twelve of our favourite memories at the…

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2 Acre Projects Recognized in First Ever Maritime Architectural Design Excellence Awards

Rothesay’s Unbridled Path and Saint John’s Port City Royal both received a 2018 Maritime Architectural Design Excellence Award at the RAIC / AANB Festival…

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ACRE ARCHITECTS SELECTED IN ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF EMERGING TALENT IN CANADIAN ARCHITECTS MAGAZINE

“Launching a design firm is, in itself, a design exercise… It takes a great deal of talent and persistence, and…

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Acre selected to design ‘Eco-luxe Inn’ for Shaun Majumder

Majumder Manor is a 12 part documentary series, following the build of a 5 star boutique eco-lux inn in the…