In 2020, a group of some of the brightest minds in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry came together to answer the question, “How do we find technology platforms that are made especially for our industry by those who know it best?” The answer: AEC Angels.

That the whole is greater than the sum of its parts has never rung truer for Govan Brown (GB) than when they came together with CIBC, one of Canada’s “Big 5” banks, to build a new, 1.7Msf corporate campus in the heart of downtown Toronto. Hailed as the largest private-sector commercial project Toronto has seen in a generation, CIBC SQUARE presented an opportunity to build a partnership in an equally ambitious fashion—bringing together firms traditionally in competition with one another to construct a landmark development that would transform the city.

When Westfield Specialty, a leading insurance and underwriting firm, sought to relocate their London office to the prestigious 22 Bishopsgate, the firm turned to EDGE and Structure Tone to handle the design and construction of their new workplace. Aiming to complete the single-floor, 26,000sf fit-out in just 23 weeks, the Westfield Specialty team opted for a two-stage Design & Build project delivery approach.

n construction, innovation isn’t confined to piloting the newest technologies. Over the past decade, clients, contractors, and owners have been exploring project delivery methods that challenge traditional contractual structures to enhance collaboration and speed up delivery. One of the new and improved methods that has garnered significant attention in the industry is Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

Designed as the new headquarters for Google’s Global Business Organization and developed by Oxford Properties, St. John’s Terminal is a state-of-the-art, historic, environmentally conscious, 1.3Msf workplace. In completing this renovation, the goal was to create an amazing work environment that celebrates the building’s illustrious past as a High Line rail terminal, yet also looks to the future with an innovative, sustainable design that inspires over 3,000 Google employees.