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Offices after COVID: Wider hallways, fewer desks
Many companies are making adjustments to their offices to help employees feel safer as they return to in-person work, like improving air circulation systems or moving desks further apart. Others are ditching desks and building more…
Kingston Pump House Steam Museum
The renovation and addition to the historic Kingston Pump House Steam Museum by The Ventin Group Architects Ltd. (+VG) has revitalized one of North America’s oldest waterworks as a more welcoming and inclusive destination.
The…
Future condos being designed with Zoom rooms, balconies and touchless tech
TORONTO – When Adele Rankin envisions condos of the future, she sees people exercising on balconies, booking ``Zoom rooms'' or using coworking spaces within their buildings.The managing principal of B+H Architects' Vancouver studio…
Film spotlighting Canadian Indigenous architects to air on TVO
Premiering for National Indigenous Peoples Day at 9:00 pm ET, TVO Original From Earth To Sky offers an inspiring story of a proud, accomplished collective of Indigenous architects, driving a movement as climate change threatens the planet.…
How cities can add accessible green space in a post-coronavirus world
Cities can prepare for climate change emergencies by adding green spaces to help manage stormwater, heat stress and air quality. (Shutterstock)
Ryan Plummer, Brock University; Darby McGrath, Brock University, and Sivajanani Sivarajah,…
3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers' new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But…
RAIC announces the recipient of the 2021 Architectural Firm Award
The RAIC announced MGA| Michael Green Architecture as the recipient of the RAIC 2021 Architectural Firm Award. The Award recognizes the achievements of a firm for its quality of architecture, service to clients, and innovations in practice.…
OAA Announces the Five Selections for the SHIFT2021 Resiliency/Architecture Challenge
The Ontario Association of Architects’ (OAA) biennial SHIFT Challenge event celebrates five ideas that “exemplify how architectural thinking is uniquely positioned to respond to the critical concept of resiliency.”As part of its…
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects’ 2021 Awards Winners
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) has announced the recipients of its 2021 Awards of Excellence.This year, 14 projects received a national award. Dale Hodges Park by 02 Planning and Design was selected to receive the…
Perkins&Will unveils new projects on two B.C. university campuses
Two British Columbia universities are raising the bar for the health and well being of its students and faculty members. Designed by Perkins&Will, the University of Victoria’s new mixed-use complex set passive house precedent, and a new…