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Renowned architect Moshe Safdie gifts archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGill
MONTREAL – After more than 50 years designing buildings around the world, renowned Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is donating his professional archive to the Montreal university where he got his start.Safdie on Tuesday…
Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation to speed up housing development
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the…
The cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornado
Several people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021.
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Keith Porter, Western UniversityA tornado cut a 270-kilometre path through Kentucky in…
City steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction research
THE NELSON DAILY
With the release of a new report the city has become one of the leading municipalities in the nation when it comes to addressing embodied carbon in the building of residential homes.People are tuning into the…
OAA Announces its 2022 Design Excellence Awards Finalists
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the 17 Finalists for its 2022 Design Excellence Awards. This year’s selection includes building types ranging from libraries and learning institutions to striking residences and…
KPMB to Reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University
KPMB Architects has announced that it has been awarded the commission to reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario.According to KPMB, the team will be led by KPMB’s Bruce Kuwabara and…
Vancouver housing pilot project to tackle 21st century urban challenges
As Canada continues to urbanize and big-city home prices and rents remain volatile, our affordable housing providers will face tough challenges in the years ahead. Here in Vancouver, land costs are soaring, and construction is already the…
U of T Engineering professor on a mission to lower concrete’s carbon footprint
By Tyler Irving, U of T NewsFor Douglas Hooton, the main challenge of building sustainably with concrete isn’t really the chemistry or the engineering – it’s trust.“Construction is a very conservative industry, and it’s very…
Ontario to make it easier for immigrants to work in their professions
TORONTO – Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would make it easier for immigrants to get licensed to work in professions that match their areas of expertise.Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said the proposed legislation…
A Place of Sanctuary: Pearl House
Pearl House is the new home of a South Korean family with two young children.
Upon their arrival in Québec in 2008, Min and Yuong moved into a small condo on the top floor of a large residential building in Montréal. In the 10 years they…