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Tommie Gold Awards

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The Annual Tommie Gold Awards (CHBA Okanagan) recognized three recent designs from architects at Thinkspace: Robert Parlane (Best Commercial Retail/Office: Glenmore Landfill Administration Building- while working for CEI Architecture), Henk Kampman (Excellence in Single Family Detached Home $1,000,000 – $1,500,000: Guarducci Residence) and Thinkspace Architecture (Best Outside of the Box: Mar Jok Elementary).

Mar Jok Elementary School - Best Outside of the Box
Glenmore Landfill Administration Building - Best Commercial Retail/Office
Guarducci Residence - Excellence in Single Family Detached Home $1,000,000 – $1,500,000

Mar Jok Elementary Official Grand Opening

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The official grand opening of the new elementary school in West Kelowna will be held on Chinese New Year, February 19, 2015. While the school has been occupied since the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, the official opening celebrates the successful completion of the project.

Announcing Three New Certified Educational Facility Planners

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Thinkspace is pleased to announce three team members – Ron Hoffart, Henk Kampman and Umur Olcay – have received the Certified Educational Facility Planner (CEFP) designation, a mark of excellence developed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities of a competent educational facility planner. As three of only seven CEFPs in Canada, we congratulate Ron, Henk and Umur on this great achievement. Thinkspace specializes in K-12 and post –secondary educational projects.

Qayqayt Officially Opens Tomorrow

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Qayqayt Elementary School will be officially opened tomorrow with a community dinner, revealing the Neighbourhood Learning Centre to the community. Information on the event can be found here.