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U of T proposes 10-storey graduate residence on St. George campus
The University of Toronto has unveiled plans for a 10-storey building on Harbord Street that would provide housing for over 200 graduate students and expand living, social and study spaces on the St. George campus.With a brick exterior…
Supreme Court eyes brighter future with skylight, grand hall in temporary digs
OTTAWA – They say justice must be seen to be done, and that should become a little easier in the Supreme Court of Canada's temporary new home.A few years from now, visitors to the renovated West Memorial Building in Ottawa will enter a…
Federal scientists study how to adapt building codes to climate change
When storm winds howl and rivers flood, buildings take the brunt.And as climate change makes all kinds of extreme weather more frequent and more destructive, scientists at the National Research Council are trying to figure out how to…
Laurier Brantford YMCA
When the YMCA partnered with Wilfrid Laurier University to erect a new facility in downtown Brantford, the chosen site — a steep hill nestled between two parallel streets — revealed a rich and exciting past. Some 400,000 artefacts dating as…
Carleton University Announces the New Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building
The new Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building recognizes outstanding work produced by students at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.The Ottawa firm Hobin Architecture, whose founder Barry…
Canadian Architects are Taking on the World
Donald Schmitt is Principal of Diamond Schmitt Architects.On Monday, Lincoln Center announced that my firm, Diamond Schmitt, would lead the transformation of its David Geffen Hall, the home of the New York Philharmonic symphony…
The OAA Celebrates Ontario Architecture with MPPs at Queen’s Park
The OAA celebrated this year’s World Architecture Day with its fourth annual visit to Queen’s Park, hosting a reception with Members of Provincial Parliament.At the December 10 event, the OAA underscored the importance of architects and…
Sneak peak of Diamond Schmitt’s Lincoln Center revamp
Henry Timms, President and CEO of Lincoln Center, and Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic unveiled plans for the reimagination of David Geffen Hall, by Diamond Schmitt Architects.New to the architectural…
Department Store Repurposing Wins Urban Design Award
The transformation of a late 19th-century department store in London, Ontario into a multi-disciplinary centre of learning for Fanshawe College has received an Award of Excellence in Urban Design for Adaptive Re-Use.The award was…
Winners Announced for the 2019 Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design
Held in conjunction with Saskatchewan Design Week, a biennial event hosted by the Design Council of Saskatchewan (DCS), the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design recognized outstanding professionals in Saskatchewan.Awards were earned…