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March 13, 2013
Surrey City Hall
BRADLEY FEHR
Construction has progressed on a new city hall and civic plaza in Surrey, B.C. PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. is the construction manager and Pivotal Projects Inc. is the project manager.
Two structures will reach six storeys above grade and three below. The first phase of the project includes a glass atrium that will connect the east and west buildings.
A community plaza will be able to accommodate up to 5,000 people for public events. The architects are Kasian Architecture and Moriyama & Teshima Planners.
Consultants include Aplin & Martin Consultants (civil), Read Jones Christoffersen (structural), Gage-Babcock & Associates Ltd. (code) and MCW Consultants Ltd. (mechanical and electrical).
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