Design

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) unveiled its new Leo Burnett Canada designed logo and new website during a special online launch.The logo shows the Ontario Association of Architects as a place to bridge communities. The…

Pomerleau has been awarded a design-bridge-build contract for the construction of a new residence hall at the University of Toronto Scarborough.This unique project, which will feature some of the most sustainable architectural design…

Alto Design, Dikini, and Lateral + Induktion have won the Ville de Montréal’s multidisciplinary design competition to embellish Esplanade Tranquille with playful urban furniture.The winning proposal includes a fountain with a spiral…

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) is pleased to announce Susan Wiggins as its new Executive Director.Wiggins begins her new role with OPPI on June 15, 2020, allowing for a two-week overlap to facilitate a smooth…

As cases of COVID-19 continue to grow in the Toronto region and additional containment measures are enacted by government authorities, the Toronto Society of Architects has created a virtual space to share resources that might be helpful…

The Vancouver city council has approved plans to build a multi-family residential development at 4238-4338 Cambie Street. The Slate Block building is a 6-storey condominium that will include 68 strata units and six townhouses on the…

The Energy Impact Center (EIC) has launched an open-source blueprint for the design, construction and financing of nuclear power plants called the OPEN100 project.Bret Kugelmass, a robotics pioneer, founded the EIC in 2017 to…

Edmonton’s Mechanized River Valley Access, also known as 100 Street Funicular, received a National Urban Design Award of Excellence in Civic Design from the RAIC, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) and the Canadian…

The University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) is launching a doctoral program which is the first in Canada that specifically focuses on practicing architects, planners, and landscape architects, according…

As the Galleria Mall site undergoes transformation to become Galleria on the Park, one of the largest master-planned communities in Toronto, the 60-ft-tall shopping centre pylon has been reimagined into a glowing beacon for the…