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Waste Management Centre touted as Canada’s first ‘Zero Net Energy’ building
Designed to be Canada’s first Zero Net Energy building, the Waste Management and Education Centre has opened in Oxford County, Ontario. The 372-square-metre building, by architect Michael Wilson, features rammed earth walls, wood frame…
Jean Dumontier, architect and artist of Montreal subway stations, dies
Jean Dumontier, an architect who helped design Montreal’s subway and adorned its walls with his art, has died in his early 80s.A spokesperson for the city’s transit agency confirmed the death, which Montreal’s La Presse reported was due…
New Luminothérapie installation unveiled at Quartier des Spectacles
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership is pleased to announce that domino effect by Ingrid Ingrid is the winner of the 9th edition of Luminothérapie. The participatory installation, composed of a set of giant sonorous and illuminated…
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of ‘tree canopy’ bus shelters
Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry student, said she and several other students are working to build a "tree canopy bus…
Winter Stations exhibit returns to Toronto waterfront with six new installations
A wall is being built along Toronto’s east beaches and it’s going to be joined by a bouquet of butterflies, a cavalcade of colours and three other installations as the fifth annual Winter Stations Design Competition announces this year’s…
University of Toronto Schools breaks ground on expansion project
A groundbreaking ceremony today marks the launch of a transformative restoration and expansion of University of Toronto Schools (UTS), an affiliate of the University of Toronto on the downtown St. George campus.The design by Diamond…
CMLC and UCalgary partner to adapt former Central Library building
Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) – the master developer of East Village – responsible for the dramatic transformation of the east end community has stewarded many successful development partnerships over the past 10 years…
Five new Ice Breakers installations coming to Toronto’s Waterfront
An Illuminated starlight house, with a cascade of colours, kaleidoscopic mirrors and arches of sweet-sounding bells are just some of the sights and sounds that visitors to Toronto’s downtown Waterfront can experience this winter when the…
Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc
A mixed-use renovation and extension, Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc squeezes a state-of-the-art veterinarian hospital, SPCA emergency clinic, and four residential units in and on top of a small abandoned photo studio.Designed by Thomas…
Halifax Explosion Memorial
The Halifax Explosion Commemorative Marker project was designed by Nova Scotia’s RHAD Architects — named one of Canadian Architect's top emerging firms in 2017 — for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to mark the 100th year since the…