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GENIVAR and the ARCOP Group establish a strategic alliance
MONTREAL, Aug. 29, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (TSX: GNV) ("GENIVAR" or the "Corporation...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 29, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (TSX: GNV)\n (\"GENIVAR\" or the \"Corporation\") one of Canada's largest services firm,\n and the ARCOP Group S.E.N.C. (\"ARCOP\"), a Montreal-based firm,\n internationally known for design and architectural excellence, today\n announced the establishment of a strategic alliance. ARCOP, including\n the senior and recently appointed partners will continue to offer\n professional architectural services from their Montreal and Toronto\n offices. This alliance will allow GENIVAR to expand its global\n presence, while offering integrated design and engineering services. It\n will also enable GENIVAR to undertake the planning and design of more\n projects at every scale and in every building category, both in Canada\n and internationally, with a further emphasis on sustainability.\n\n\nARCOP, recipient of numerous design and architectural awards including\n the prestigious \"Aga Khan Award for Architecture\", the \"Canadian Architect Award of Excellence\" and the \"Governor General Medal\" in architecture, established its reputation for design quality with the\n architectural conception of major landmark projects such as Place Ville\n Marie, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts and Place Bonaventure,\n each one transforming the architectural landscape of downtown Montreal.\n More recently, the firm has collaborated on numerous design mandates\n including the expansion of the Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International\n Airport in Dorval, the Montreal World Trade Center, as well as\n hospitality projects both locally and in India, Afghanistan and the\n Caribbean.\n\n\nRegarding healthcare mandates, ARCOP participated in the completion of\n the 1200-bed Medi-City hospital complex in Gurgaon, India. ARCOP also\n is a member of the Master Architectural Team for the new CHUM hospital\n in Montreal and is active in a variety of major projects in Canada,\n India, Tajikistan, Cuba and China.\n\n\nIn addition, ARCOP's role in the design for the renovation and\n conservation of the West Block Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa,\n the Maison Alcan Building, the Power Corporation of Canada Building,\n the Sun Life of Canada Building, and the Château Frontenac Hotel's\n Mont-Carmel wing in Quebec City, position the firm as experts in the\n conservation, restoration and transfo...