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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…
Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
As part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools - $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school,…
Canoe Landing Campus, Toronto, Ontario
The new Canoe Landing Campus by ZAS Architects houses a $65 million community recreation centre, public and Catholic elementary schools and a childcare centre within one innovative campus. The masterplan development recognizes the need for…
McGill University – Power Plant
McGill University needed a new building to house three 1.5 MW emergency facilities, generators that will protect research activities in the event of a power outage.The McGill University thermal power plant and the Wong,…