 VIA RAIL awards 1st Class rail car interior design contract to Strasman Architects and FEFA
Monday, August 11, 2008
Julian Bowron, President of FEFA, and Jim Strasman, President of Strasman Architects Inc. (SAI), are pleased to announce that an interior design scheme created by the two firms has been selected by VIA RAIL for its entire fleet of 1st Class LRC railcars.
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 FEFA completes NCR lobby finish package in WTC Bldg 7
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Following the successful completion of a reception project on floor 25, FEFA is proud to have completed the first phase of a $1M+ full-floor ornamental metal and glass project on floor 35. The 1st phase includes stainless steel and glass elevator lobby finish and frameless doors. Phase 2 includes unique animated showroom elements.
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 Take the stairs; It's good for you!
Monday, August 04, 2008
Two architectural stair projects currently underway at FEFA, each of which uses more than 30,000 lbs of steel, will utilize the full extent of our drawing, engineering and fabricating capabilities. The larger of the two rises 3.5 stories in the 5th Avenue, NYC, global flagship of a major fashion retailer.
Details on both projects will be added as work progresses.
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 Pre-fab interior helps solve boom-town labour problem
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Building an ultra-custom interior is difficult under ideal circumstances, but in Edmonton Alberta, finding skilled labour is almost impossible. Using an array of leading-edge technologies, FEFA is helping solve the problem by detailing, fabricating and installing a completely pre-fabricated interior system.
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 FEFA now CWB certified
Thursday, June 12, 2008
As part of our commitment to maximize quality and flexibility, FEFA has obtained Canadian Welding Bureau procedure certification of all our common decorative and structural welds. Work executed in the FEFA shop can now join work in the field coming from a qualified supplier without requiring additional inspection or certification.
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 New retail concept with fixtures by FEFA now open in Kansas City
Thursday, March 06, 2008
A new retail concept (which opened 1 day early on March 2) features 18,000 square feet of free-form fixtures detailed and fabricated by Feature Factory. One of two retail projects produced this winter, the new store is designed by Gensler and strategically located in Kansas City, a popular test-bed for new consumer ideas.
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 HBO store named 2008 "Store of the Year"
Saturday, January 19, 2008
On January 18th 2008, the Gensler-designed HBO Shop was named the 2007 Store of the Year in the 36th annual Institute of Store Planners (ISP)/VM+SD International Store Design Competition. The award was presented at the annual ISP gala in New York.
Beautifully photographed by Andrew Bordwin, the custom structural glass retail displays with integral AV technology were built entirely by FEFA. The HBO store is located on 6th Avenue in uptown NYC.
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 Parametric modeling helps FEFA coordinate construction of Armani storefronts
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
FEFA's advanced BIM / PSM capability has resulted in several contracts to detail and produce components for a wide variety of projects. The most recent is a series of Armani Exchange locations across North America.
The first store was completed in 2007 and others will be ready for spring '08. A rollout of additional locations is scheduled for deployment through 2008-2009
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 Signage detailed by FEFA for NYC Gehry building now complete
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Due to it's billowing form, detailing the Bruce Mau-designed signage for the new IAC headquarters in NYC provided a special challenge to FEFA engineers. The minimal mullions of the unitized glazing system provided none of the usual opportunities for anchoring the signs and the complex geometry of the building made it hard to hang the sign level and flat....
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 UBS chandelier complete
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The new client reception center in the lobby of the UBS Investment Banking Division at 299 Park Avenue in NYC features a 2-ton glass and stainless steel "logo cube" which was detailed and fabricated by FEFA. The impressive facility was designed by Gensler New York.
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 WWII memorial complete
Monday, August 27, 2007
Designed by Brook McIlroy Inc.|Pace Architects as the centrepiece of Dieppe Gardens, a new public park in Windsor, the 50' (15.5m) tall Dieppe Gardens Peace Beacon is faced in Canadian stone, pattern-cut stainless steel and glass. Rendering by Anthony Murray.
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 Newly issued kiosk patent and diverse product line showcases FEFA industrial design capabilities
Monday, July 02, 2007
Our designers are a talented group. No single category of projects showcases their diverse abilities more than the design of interactive kiosks for "Feature Interactive", the kiosk division of Feature Partnership. A recently issued US patent and customers in industries as diverse as nuclear power, logistics, security and library automation, demonstrate that the challenges never cease.
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 Feature Factory launches design studio with acquisition of CATIA software
Sunday, July 01, 2007
With the addition of CATIA R5 V17 to our suite of SolidWorks design platforms, Feature Parametrics has become the first company in Canada to offer outsourced architectural feature design and detailing services using exclusively Dassault Systèmes applications.
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 Airport rain protection package complete
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Following on an order for the atrium artworks at the Grantley Adams International Airport in, FEFA detailed and installed 1000 feet of 316 grade stainless steel eavestroughs and rain screens to handle the torrential tropical rains common to the region.
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 Canadian Architect: FEFA “An Emerging Leader”
Friday, June 29, 2007
Editor Ian Chodikoff's piece entitled Measuring for Success published in the June 2007 edition of Canadian Architect, has identified Feature Factory Design Build principal Julian Bowron as "one of the emerging leaders in bridging the gap between designers and fabricators through digital fabrication".
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