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A Biodiversity Corridor for Montréal

Building May 21, 2020

Last November, as Wuhan, China was hosting its 5th Design Biennale, no one could have suspected how appropriate the timing would be for the City of Montreal to unveil its ambitious new Biodiversity Corridor project.Wuhan would soon…

Cities

CannonDesign envisions street signs that represent our new era

Peter Sobchak Apr 2, 2020

Street artists like Roadsworth (or even Banksy) are probably deep in their studios coming up with public art that reflects the unusual times we all find ourselves in. Interestingly enough, a clever member of a New York-based architecture…

Urban Planning

GROUPE A / ANNEXE U Receive a 2020 National Urban Design Award

Building Mar 11, 2020

GROUPE A / ANNEXE U has been selected for the 2020 National Urban Design Awards by the RAIC in the Urban Design Plans category for its Intervention Plan for the Pedestrian and Cyclist Comfort and Safety in the Old Québec City…

Building

BNKC Awarded Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award

Building Mar 9, 2020

Architecture and urban design firm BNKC has received a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation for their restoration of the Walper Hotel in Kitchener.The project involves an extensive exterior…

Architecture

2020 National Urban Design Awards winners announced

Building Mar 3, 2020

Twelve projects across Canada that range from public art installations and parks to a revitalized underpass have been selected for the 2020 National Urban Design Awards.The awards are part of a two-tier program held in cooperation with…

Architecture

Perkins and Will Expands Its Canadian Practice

Building Feb 25, 2020

After 20 years of delivering research-driven, human-centered design solutions to clients in Alberta, Perkins and Will has expanded its Canadian practice.“Expanding our presence in Calgary is a natural progression in the evolution of…

Architecture

The UQAM Centre de Design Presents Mark West Exhibition

Building Feb 24, 2020

The UQAM Centre de Design is presenting Concrete in All its Forms, an exhibition of drawings and enigmatic constructions of artist and architect Mark West until April 11, 2020.Concrete in All its Forms retraces the evolution of Mark…

Architecture

Edmonton’s Funicular Recognized for National Urban Design Excellence

Building Feb 21, 2020

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…

Design

élément Art Installation Suspends Above Mont-Royal Avenue

Building Feb 4, 2020

An art installation inspired by the incandescence of a light bulb filament and the current that flows from one person to another suspends above the corner of Montréal’s Mont-Royal Avenue and Boyer Street.Designed by Stéphanie Leduc…

Cities

Montréal Announces a 2030 Agenda to Enhance its Built and Living Environment

Building Dec 19, 2019

The City of Montréal has made a commitment to leveraging sustainability and creativity with the acquisition of the Montréal 2030 Agenda. To achieve exemplary quality in design and architecture, the City made designers and architects…

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