Publications

2010

KMBR honoured with third BC Wood Design Award
Canadian Architect Magazine, April 13, 2010.

Wood Works! BC Gala: BC wood projects bask in the limelight at industry awards show
Journal of Commerce, April 7, 2010.

Wood Design Awards salute architects, engineers and project teams
News Wire, March 30, 2010.

KMBR Architects Planners Inc: Multi-sector architect implements community-driven green design
Canadian Builders Quarterly magazine, March/April.

Higher learning and a raised roof: COTR’s recent expansion will raise the college’s profile
Kootenay Business, March/April 2010.
College of the Rockies South Entrance Expansion.

Olympic Village hailed the world’s greenest neighbourhood
CTV BC, February 16, 2010.
Millennium Water.

Game City
The Architect's Newspaper, February 4, 2010.
Cypress Bowl Day Lodge.

2009

Fortis BC PowerSense Conservation Excellence Award
FortisBC, Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary School.

Fortis BC PowerSense Conservation Excellence Award
FortisBC, October 29, 2009. Penticton Secondary School.

KMBR Architects Planners Inc. to design third major project for College of the Rockies
Canadian Architect, October 8, 2009. College of the Rockies South Entrance Expansion.

Spectacular New Drawings
College Business, College of the Rockies. September 3, 2009. College of the Rockies South Entrance Expansion.

2009 SAB Awards Winner: Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary
SAB Magazine, July/August 2009.

Contracts awarded for College Knowledge Infrastructure
Program expansion
College of the Rockies, June 24, 2009. College of the Rockies
South Entrance Expansion.

A Holistic Approach: A Vancouver-based architect is helping to develop a streamlined project management process known as the Holistic Project Delivery^TM method.
Canadian Architect, June 2009. Article by Robert G. Billard.

Making green choices: The new Crawford Bay school is paving the way for a green future
Kootenay Business, May 2009.
Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

Projects selected in the 2009 SAB Awards
SAB Magazine, May 2009. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

Schools growing strong environmental roots
Surrey Leader, April 21, 2009. Adams Road Elementary.

Leading the way in Crawford Bay: Community input key ingredient in school's success
Nelson Daily News, April 20, 2009. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary opens its doors
Columbia Basin Trust, April 17, 2009.

Okanagan College to expand
Kelowna Capital News, April 11, 2009. Okanagan College Trades & Technology.

Global Warming – What We Can Do! New School Sustains Community
Nelson Daily News, April 8, 2009. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

$11 million earmarked for elementary school
The Cloverdale Reporter, April 5, 2009. Adams Road Elementary.

First completed BC LEED Gold school opens
News Release, Ministry of Education. April 7, 2009.

$17M for School Construction Projects in Surrey
News Release, Ministry of Education. March 31, 2009. Adams Road Elementary.

Construction Begins on Kelowna Hospital Expansion
News Release, Ministry of Education. November 17, 2008. Kelowna General Hospital.

Fernie's fabulous - in a Trico home: Check out two of the most attractive real estate buys in Western Canada
Business Edge Magazine, July 25, 2008. Tamarack View.

Chute Lake Elementary to begin ‘green’ construction
AM 1150, Kelowna, June 27, 2009.

Designer Profile: KMBR Architect Planners Inc.
Design Quarterly, Summer 2008.

Green Space: The Kootenays’ green-building scene is a creative fusion of simpler times and innovative technology
Kootenay Mountain Culture, Summer 2008. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

New Penticton high school starting to take shape
Kelowna Capital News, November 7, 2007. Penticton Secondary School.

Brilliant expansion brings clean, green power on-line Columbia Power Corporation, September 13, 2007. Brilliant Dam Expansion.

LEED® Comes To A Rural B.C. School
Ops Talk - SPOA, Fall 2007. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

Architect Corner: A Humanistic Approach to Building Seniors’ Housing Facilities
Construction Business, July/August 2007. Article by Gregg Brown and Kent Grier

Trail breaker a LEED Silver first
SAB Magazine, July 2007. Heritage Woods Secondary. Article by Witmar Abele

New Crawford Bay School to Feature Green Design
News Release, Ministry of Education. May 4, 2007. Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary.

Corner Gas Meets the Wet'suwet'en Nation
TreeHugger, April 9, 2007. Moricetown Gas Bar.

A Vancouver architecture firm [KMBR] takes on the commission of a simple gas station with the intent of boosting local pride and economic development for the Wet'suwet'en Nation
Canadian Architect, March 2007. Moricetown Gas Bar.

The Cost of Green: Seven Steps to Cost-Effective High Performance Design
Ops Talk - SPOA/SPOSA, Spring 2007. Article by Witmar Abele.

Cities must control emissions
The Vancouver Sun, February 17, 2007. Port Moody Public Safety Building.

LEED Silver for Port Moody School designed by Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects and Planners
Canadian Architect, February 2007. Heritage Woods Secondary.

Project Profile: Heritage Woods Secondary School
Design Quarterly, Winter 2006.

Schools and the Design Build Process
Ops Talk – SPOA, Fall 2006. Article by Tom Bowen. G.W. Graham Middle-Secondary.

Upward in Port Moody
Tri-City News. September 17, 2006: A18. Port Moody Public Safety Building.

For vision, visit Moricetown
The Tyee, July 28, 2006. Moricetown Gas Bar.

Innovation Merit Award: Moricetown Gas Bar
Summer Kudos: Excellence in Concrete Awards
ArchitectureBC. Summer 2006. Moricetown Gas Bar, Heritage Woods Secondary.

Ready-mix industry recognizes its shining stars
Heritage Woods Secondary recieves 2006 Award for Excellence in Concrete Construction - Tilt-Up Structures
Journal of Commerce, May 8, 2006.

New Notre Dame School on Project ADVANCE list
The BC Catholic, April 2006. Notre Dame Secondary School.

Okanagan College answers call for more trades people with new facility; expanded training opportunities
Okanagan College, April 18, 2006. Okanagan College Trades & Technology.

Heritage Woods Secondary School: Educational facility planning with a long term view. Article by Gregg Brown.
Building Futures: Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects Planners Inc.
Ops Talk - SPOA, Spring 2006. KMBR.

TECHNOLOGY + EDUCATION: Heritage woods Secondary School
ArchitectureBC, Fall 2005.

Groundbreaking for the new G.W. Graham Secondary-Middle School in Chilliwack
News Release, Ministry of Education, March 22, 2005.

The last great waterfront: buyers and developers are lining up for coast real estate in Richmond-south Delta
The Western Investor, March 2003. Imperial Landing.