An artist’s rendering of the proposed new Calgary event centre. City of Calgary/Rossetti The Calgary Flames recently made a marquee signing. Of course, the new contract is not for a player, but a new event centre.Like last year’s big…

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fire rangers wade through floodwaters as they deploy pumps in Pembroke, Ont., in May 2019. Too many authorities involved in fighting flood risks can often paralyze flood management efforts. THE…

As economies around the world face exponential disruption from technology companies across all sectors, cities are trying to figure out how they can become the next hotbed for tech innovation. Initiatives range from the creation of planned…

Although rapid transit projects can cost up to billions of dollars to construct, a new study from UBC’s Sauder School of Business explores how improved access to employment centers can increase nearby home prices in urban areas.…

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Quayside neighbourhood in Toronto. Alphabet Inc. Sidewalk Labs Sidewalk Labs, the Google company tapped by Waterfront Toronto to propose a smart-city development in its 12-acre Quayside district, has…

This essay was one of the winners of a 2019 RAIC International Prize Scholarship.In an essay about his childhood in Nigeria, Odudu Umoessien writes about becoming “consumed by the relationship between people and space” after seeing the…

This essay was one of the winners of a 2019 RAIC International Prize ScholarshipLaure Nolte recounts “uncomfortable” visits with her mother in a long-term care facility after she developed multiple sclerosis. “Weaving my core values…

This essay was one of the winners of a 2019 RAIC International Prize ScholarshipLucie Palombi’s essay adopts the form of a letter to Le Corbusier. She writes about being inspired by the travels he recounted in published journals.…

This essay received a Certificate of High Merit in the 2019 RAIC International Prize Scholarship competitionAmal Dirie's essay focuses on the temporary dwellings built by nomadic people in Somalia. The ingenuity and care visible in the…

Melbourne has a rich legacy of urban parks thanks to planning decisions made when the city was first established. Shutterstock Greening our cities has become one of the great global imperatives of the 21st century including to tackle…