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British Columbia’s housing crisis to be tackled at Small Housing Summit in Vancouver
On November 17, 2018, Small Housing BC (SHBC) will host the Small Housing Summit to explore what role small housing can play in addressing the housing crisis. The first of its kind in Canada, this one-day conference will highlight…
‘Energy Compass’ energy benchmarking and reporting tool releases to the market
A team led by RWDI and including the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and Toronto’s Architect 2030 District have developed Compass, an energy benchmarking tool, which is launching this week in Toronto.The Energy Compass tool…
Diamond Schmitt and RWDI receive the Green Building Pioneer Award from CaGBC
Diamond Schmitt Architects and RWDI have received the Green Building Pioneer Award from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) of Greater Toronto for their groundbreaking innovation called ecoMetrics.“ecoMetrics was developed in…
A proposed 65 storey skyscraper prompts Quebec City to grapple with its identity
MONTREAL – Quebec City's centuries-old architecture has earned it a reputation as one of Canada's most beautiful cities, but opponents of a plan to build the province's tallest skyscraper fear that is about to change.At public meetings…
Official opening: Design of new Calgary library gets positive reviews
CALGARY – Hundreds of people were lined up down the block today for the official opening of Calgary's new central library.The space covers 22,000 square metres and is already drawing positive reviews for its modernist design.The…
Great Gulf and Partners Break Ground on 8 Cumberland
Developers Great Gulf and Phantom Developments Ltd., along with The Kadima Group and MM Realty Ventures Inc. celebrated the ground-breaking of 8 Cumberland, a modern 51-storey high-rise condominium with a century-old brick Victorian podium.…
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA),…
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), Engineers Canada and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) are pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Understanding.…
Montreal ‘shoebox’ homes highlight challenges of urban heritage preservation
MONTREAL – A Montreal borough's quest to preserve its humble ``shoebox'' homes is highlighting the challenges that come with trying to balance heritage preservation with homeowners' rights in a growing city.
Officials in Rosemont have…
Mississauga’s ‘M City’ to be capped by 81-storey tower
Following the relatively quick sales successes of M City’s first two towers, M1 and M2, today Rogers Real Estate Development, Mayor Bonnie Crombie and the M City team unveiled plans for a third tower along the western edge of Mississauga’s…
Finding Cycling Inspiration From the Dutch
Ubiquitous on Canadian streets for the first half of the twentieth century, the humble bicycle is currently enjoying a twenty-first century renaissance, as cities of various sizes (and climates) invest in complete, comfortable networks of…