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Carleton University Announces the New Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building

Building Dec 20, 2019

The new Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building recognizes outstanding work produced by students at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.The Ottawa firm Hobin Architecture, whose founder Barry…

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Niagara Home Builders’ Association Announces the 2019 Scholarship Program Winners

Building Aug 20, 2019

The Niagara Home Builders’ Association recognizes individuals continuing educational studies beyond high school with their annual Scholarship Program.Since 2012, the NHBA has awarded over $35,000 to students pursuing a career within a…

Construction

Ontario Government moves forward with school repair funding

By Shawn Jeffords – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jul 25, 2019

TORONTO – Ontario is asking school boards across the province to submit funding requests for their most pressing repair projects as it restarts a key school infrastructure program that has been frozen for more than a year.Education…

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York’s Schulich School expands with new Graduate Study building

Building Jan 15, 2019

York University and the Schulich School of Business officially opened a new building last week, designed to bring industry into the classroom and to stimulate interdisciplinary research in fields ranging from business ethics and big data to…

Real Estate

When I grow up, I can be a city builder?

Kendra FitzRandolph Nov 5, 2018

We live in our cities and experience the complexities of them each and every day. We know what it takes to make a strong and resilient city. We are a dynamic group of professional, wear many different hats and work in many different jobs,…

Architecture

Creating the “Future-Proof” School

David Lasker Nov 2, 2018

A marijuana snooze-ateria? A cellphone keep (in the archaic sense of “keep” as a fortified castle tower or dungeon)? We can all play the mug’s game of guessing which new facility will be deemed essential in tomorrow’s public schools.…

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Ontario government broke promise to fund post secondary campuses: NDP

Paola Loriggio, THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 24, 2018

Critics accused the Ontario government on Tuesday of breaking its promises by cancelling funding for three Toronto-area post-secondary campuses, noting some Progressive Conservatives previously expressed support for the projects.The…

Architecture

‘DARE’ applied research and entrepreneurship hub opens at Algonquin College

Building May 9, 2018

Algonquin College in Ottawa has opened a new centre for learning, innovation and entrepreneurship that features state-of-the-art collaborative environments with an emphasis on the sharing and embracing of Indigenous knowledge. The DARE…

Architecture

Cutting edge design school, named for Lululemon exec Chip Wilson, opens in B.C.

THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 5, 2018

A state-of-the-art design school named after the founder of active wear giant Lululemon is the latest addition to Kwantlen Polytechnic University's campus in Richmond, B.C.The Wilson School of Design, named in honour of project donor Chip…

Architecture

AAA’s biennial Banff Session returning in 2018

Building Dec 12, 2017

Every two years, the Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) hosts a conference that brings speakers from around the globe to share ideas, innovation and ingenuity. Taking place in the breathtaking remoteness of the Fairmont Banff Springs…