building design

Ottawa based construction firm Pomerleau Inc. has been awarded the contract to begin work on the new British High Commission Building in Ottawa. The new building is set to be the greenest in the UK diplomatic network, according to…

Efficiency Capital has partnered with WoodGreen Community Housing to create greener buildings in Toronto. According to the agencies, the collaboration is projecting almost $6 million in expected utility savings through sustainable building…

A new mixed-use building by GBL Architects is coming to Vancouver’s revitalized False Creek Flats neighbourhood. Located at 220 East 1st Avenue, Archetype occupies half a city block and consolidates a diverse mix of programs within a…

M City’s third and tallest tower, M3 broke ground at Burnhamthorpe and Confederation Parkway in Mississauga. Designed by IBI Group, M3 will soar to 81 stories, surpassing the previous benchmark set by M City’s flagship towers.…

SAMM Developments has broken ground on Regal Plaza Corporate Centre, a $104 million, 335,650 square foot mixed-use business complex at 600 Dixon Rd. (at Martin Grove Rd.) in Toronto.The new Corporate Centre is located near Highway…

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the winners of its 2020 Design Excellence Awards, as well as the recipients of this year’s Service Awards. On Thursday, October 1, a special online Celebration of Excellence will…

A new district in Toronto’s east end — coined the “River District” based on the area’s topography and naturalized spaces — will rise 34 storeys above the Don River at River St.As Broccolini’s second project in the district, their…

ZAS Architects, in collaboration with CEBRA Architecture, has unveiled the design for a new student-centred learning and support hub at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC).According to the developers, the new facility -…

Hines has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 (Timber, Talent and Technology) Bayside.The first of two twin, heavy…

The Markham Centre Campus (MCC) is the first public university in York Region, which features a vertical campus building that is fully integrated with the area’s network of commerce, athletics, arts, and entrepreneurial communities.…