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Canstruction Toronto Fills The Hunger Gap With CanArt Display

Building May 22, 2019

Teams of professional designers, architects, engineers and students took part in CanArt, Toronto’s 20th annual Canstruction competition in the financial district.In an effort to fill Toronto’s hunger gap, 68,785 pounds of donated…

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RAIC Announces Recipients Of The 2019 Awards Of Excellence

Building May 21, 2019

Eight projects and individuals have received a 2019 RAIC Award of Excellence from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). The Awards reflect outstanding achievements in architecture through innovation, green building, allied…

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Toronto shipping container market Stackt provides a break from downtown condos

By Nicole Thompson – THE CANADIAN PRESS May 7, 2019

TORONTO – The structure made of repurposed shipping containers on a busy street in Toronto's downtown core is as much a gathering place as it is a marketplace.The parcel of city-owned land – sprawling by downtown standards – was…

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BILD names Great Gulf Homes and Tridel GTA Home Builders of the Year

Building May 6, 2019

Great Gulf Homes and Tridel were named Home Builders of the Year by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) at the 39th Annual BILD awards on May 3. Great Gulf Homes earned the distinction as Low-Rise builder of the…

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Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt Apr 16, 2019

After more than three decades of talk about the potential of building green, we’ve still failed to change the way we design and construct buildings so that the built environment stops being a dominant contributor to runaway climate change.…

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Cadillac Fairview and IMCO Welcome TD Bank Group to Their Landmark Development at 160 Front Street…

Building Apr 12, 2019

Cadillac Fairview (CF) and the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (on behalf of its client Ontario Pension Board) has announced that TD Bank Group (TD) has signed a long-term lease agreement, which will see TD occupy 840,000…

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Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre receives 2019 Prix du XXe siècle for architecture

Building Apr 12, 2019

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the National Trust for Canada have announced that the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg is the recipient of the 2019 Prix du XXe siècle, an annual award that recognizes…

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Independent Report Addresses Housing Affordability in Ontario

Building Apr 2, 2019

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…

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Former Maclean-Hunter Building to be Tallest Architectural Heritage Retention in North America

Building Mar 29, 2019

Davpart Inc. has announced that the United Building in Toronto is to be North America’s tallest architectural heritage retention development.Located on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Dundas Street West, the United…

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Billionaire couple donates $100 million to the University of Toronto for AI research and new complex

Building Mar 25, 2019

Thanks to an historic gift to the University of Toronto from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman, the soon-to-be built Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre will accelerate innovation in Toronto and Canada by creating the country’s largest…

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