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L’Aire Montréal
If you happen to be passing by Mont-Royal Avenue this summer, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy an aerial installation called L’Aire, in the heart of Plateau-Mont-Royal.Located 30 feet above Place Fleurs-de-Macadam, on the corner of…
Broccolini Launches their first residential high-rise development in Toronto
Montréal-based mixed-use developer, Broccolini, is launching their first residential high-rise project called River & Fifth, in Toronto this spring.Rising 37 storeys above the Don Valley and the city’s core, Broccolini’s…
Oxford Properties Unveils Designs for Transformation of Toronto’s Iconic Park Hyatt Hotel
Oxford Properties Group, the global real estate arm of OMERS, has revealed designs for its redevelopment of Park Hyatt Toronto.Long considered to be one of the most venerable sites in Toronto, and one of the most iconic addresses,…
Independent Report Addresses Housing Affordability in Ontario
According to the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), “housing affordability is a significant issue, affecting millions of Ontarians. Whether homes are rented or owned, subsidized or not, the current lack of affordability impacts…
3XN-designed timber office building in Toronto aspires to be tallest in North America
International real estate firm Hines has announced plans for T3 Bayside, the first office building in Toronto’s emerging Bayside community, located on the shores of Lake Ontario. Designed by the Danish architecture firm 3XN with architect…
8-storey hybrid wood commercial building set to rise in Toronto
The race is on for the tallest of the tall timber buildings in Canada. In Toronto, one contender is 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci (BNC) Architects and Urban Design. If completed today, it would be the tallest modern mass…
Danish architectural firm COBE designs affordable housing in downtown Toronto
Danish architectural firm COBE headed by Dan Stubbergard has designed a new mixed use development in Toronto. A client group consisting of Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited and Tricon Capital Group has commissioned COBE to…
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12 storey wood buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of…
As climate changes, the way we build homes must change too
About 100 homes in Angus, Ont. were damaged by a tornado in June 2014. Ten lost their roofs and had to be demolished. Gregory Alan Kopp, Western University, Author providedThe impacts of floods, wildfires and other catastrophic…
OAA Submits Recommendations to Fix the Site Plan Approval Process
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has submitted a targeted set of recommendations to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, aimed at bringing consistency and transparency to the Site Plan Approval (SPA) process. Prior…