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MUSEUM IS BUILT — LET THE MOVING BEGIN
ENGINEER AND FILMMAKER FINDS SUCCESS WITH DEBUT DOCUDRAMA
It’s not all about the new arena in Edmonton. If you’ve been down- town lately, you may have noticed the new Royal Alberta Museum. The striking complex, over twice the size of the museum’s old digs in the Glenora district, replaces an old Canada Post facility. The museum was unveiled to the media and government officials at a special event in August, receiving wide attention. Thanks to the hard work of DIALOG and Ledcor , along with Lundholm Associates Architects, construction of the building was completed on time. The three companies worked together as one, using a design-build method. Design and construction partners worked together from the beginning, ensuring a smooth and efficient process. If you’re hoping to go inside the museum and check out the exhibits, you’ll have to wait a while. Although construction of the building is complete, the mammoth task of moving more than two million artifacts into the new facility has just begun. The Royal Alberta Museum expects to start welcoming visitors in the fall of 2017. Published reports put the cost of the project at around $375 million, including moving costs. Size of the building is 36,000 square metres.
Since graduating from the University of British Columbia’s bioresource engineering program in 1978, Nattalia Lea, P.Eng. , has had a diverse career in a variety of industries. Ms. Lea draws on her early experience in engineering as inspiration for her latest project: her debut short film, Spikes at Her Elbow. Released in September, the short film follows a young woman as she navigates the male-dominated world of engineering in the 1970s. The film has received industry accolades, including recognition as the best short documentary at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival. It was recently named an official selection at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
TALK TO THE CAR, TRAFFIC LIGHT
Researchers at the University of Alberta, including Tony Qiu, P.Eng., PhD , and Karim El-Basyouny, P.Eng., PhD , are using Edmonton’s roads to test technology designed to make roads safer and keep drivers more informed of what’s happening around them.
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM The Royal Alberta Museum sits in Edmonton’s vibrant arts and culture district. -photo courtesy Ledcor Group of Companies
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