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McMaster Innovation Park releases details for campus Master Plan
McMaster Innovation Park recently released plans for their campus Master Plan, which at full build-out will encompass 2.5 million square feet of purpose-built facilities dedicated to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.…
Hex Pods
“Portables,” those squat, ugly prefab schoolyard appendages, are a schoolyard blight. At their best, they’re zoning envelopes, not architecture. Often, when their cheap vinyl windows are sheathed in vandal-resistant wire mesh, they resemble…
ZAS Architects unveils design for U of T’s new Learning Landscape
ZAS Architects, in collaboration with CEBRA Architecture, has unveiled the design for a new student-centred learning and support hub at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC).According to the developers, the new facility -…
Diamond Schmitt designs new campus for York University
The Markham Centre Campus (MCC) is the first public university in York Region, which features a vertical campus building that is fully integrated with the area’s network of commerce, athletics, arts, and entrepreneurial communities.…
Lemay unites across Canada with brand launch in the Western region
Lemay + Toker, the transdisciplinary design firm’s Western presence in Canada, is now officially recognized as Lemay, unifying the firm’s nation-wide brand.The revision to the name ensures strategic alignment with Lemay’s transformation…
B.C. launches Reframed Lab pilot for future-ready housing retrofits
The Province of BC, the City of Vancouver, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Pembina Institute, are working together on a home-safe initiative called the Reframed Lab.The pilot program aims to advance innovation in…
The Red Petal Pavilion
A shimmering red-hued petal-shaped retail pavilion is readying to open on Great Northern Way in Vancouver, British Columbia.The $2.9 million 2,000 square-foot commercial space – comprised of 10 overlapping 30-foot tall curved petals…
Quebec government fails to protect heritage buildings, report says
Quebec buildings with heritage value are too often left to deteriorate over the years and fall victim to negligence on the part of the provincial Culture Department, according to a scathing report by the province's auditor general.In…
Quadrangle and Herzog & de Meuron design 87-storey mixed-use tower
Quadrangle and Swiss-based architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron have been appointed by Kroonenberg Groep and ProWinko to design a mixed-use tower at the northwest corner of Bay and Bloor.“This is an iconic block in the…
Open Call: TSA Architecture Short Films
The Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) is inviting architects, studios, designers, film makers and the public to submit short films reflecting on themes of architecture, urbanism and design."We’re interested in films that explore…