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Design

Architecture & Design Film Festival Coming to Toronto and Vancouver

Building Sep 9, 2019

After launching its 11th season in New York, the Architecture and Design Film Festival is coming to Canada to debut two new festivals in Vancouver and Toronto.“In honor of this exciting and long-awaited growth across North America, we…

Construction

BNKC Designs The Laborers’ International Union of North America’s New Facility

Building Aug 9, 2019

The Laborers’ International Union of North America’s (LiUNA) new 48,000 square foot addition and 18,000 square foot renovation serves the increasing demand for training and skills certification in the construction industry.Designed…

Sustainability

Carleton Researchers Receive NSERC Strategic Partnerships Grant to Assist Sustainable Building…

Building May 13, 2019

Carleton University researchers have received a $617,000 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grant to investigate technologies assisting in the design of sustainable buildings.…

Architecture

British Columbia’s housing crisis to be tackled at Small Housing Summit in Vancouver

Building Nov 6, 2018

On November 17, 2018, Small Housing BC (SHBC) will host the Small Housing Summit to explore what role small housing can play in addressing the housing crisis. The first of its kind in Canada, this one-day conference will highlight…

Architecture

‘Energy Compass’ energy benchmarking and reporting tool releases to the market

Building Nov 6, 2018

A team led by RWDI and including the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and Toronto’s Architect 2030 District have developed Compass, an energy benchmarking tool, which is launching this week in Toronto.The Energy Compass tool…

Building

‘Abcylette’ brings placemaking bike infrastructure to Québec City

Building Aug 23, 2018

Designed by Hatem+D Architecture, Abcylette is a practical, identifying and playful solution to park bicycles in Québec City. The parking rack becomes an urban landmark, a meeting area, a much-sought-after hot spot for selfies—and, of…

Architecture

Design consortium chosen for Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital

Building Feb 8, 2018

Michael Garron Hospital and Infrastructure Ontario have selected a design-build-finance team including leading Canadian design firm Diamond Schmitt Architects for a transformative campus redevelopment and state-of-the-art patient care…

Architecture

Canadian Architect and Canadian Interiors magazines to host architecture and design awards party on…

Building magazine Oct 24, 2017

Canadian Architect and Canadian Interiors magazines are celebrating their respective awards programs – the 50th Awards of Excellence and the 20th Best of Canada Awards – by hosting an Architecture & Design Party on November 29 in…

Building Design

A Beaver in Bulldog Country

Rhys Phillips Apr 13, 2016

Canada House merges old with modern to create its own eye on London