Montreal firm reinvents the public bench with collective motion and music
This project, called Daydreamer, is a sculptural series that consists of interactive benches.
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Lemay Launches a New Initiative to Transform Healthcare Environments
Connecting architecture and healthcare for designs that promote health and well-being.
Canada’s national office vacancy rate hit an all time high in Q1:
TORONTO — CBRE says Canada's national office vacancy rate hit an all-time high in the first quarter of the year.
The real estate firm says the country's overall office vacancy rate amounted to 17.7 per cent, while downtown office…
Mall landlords likely to get ‘creative’ to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts
TORONTO — Nordstrom's departure from Canada's retail landscape will leave significant holes in shopping malls, and some analysts say landlords will need to get creative to fill the space.
If malls want to find similar tenants to…
Canadian commercial real estate investment could reach high of $59B in 2023: CBRE
TORONTO – The outlook for commercial real estate looks ``bumpy'' in the near term, but CBRE's 2023 forecast predicts a soft landing could still be in the cards.
The Canada Real Estate Market Outlook report, released Tuesday, predicts…
Waterfront Toronto approves deal to develop land once slated for Sidewalk Labs
TORONTO — Waterfront Toronto says it has approved an agreement with two companies that will develop a swath of lakeside land a Google affiliate once hoped to turn into a high-tech neighbourhood.
The organization overseeing the city's…
Renovation boom continues even as project costs increase and interest rates rise
Susan Lambertis in the process of having her entire home renovated and is hopeful it will be completed by early next year.
``We are knee-deep in a reno,'' she said.
After going through plans with an architect last year, getting the…
RioCan posts Q3 net income of $3.2 million, down 98 per cent from 2021
TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported net income in the third quarter of $3.2 million, down from $137.6 million the year before, attributing the drop to a net fair value loss on investment properties.
The…
OAA Announces 2022 Queen’s Park Picks
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced its top selections for this year's Queen's Park Picks.
Each year, a special exhibition at Queen’s Park highlights a selection of outstanding buildings. However, following the…
Why tech companies are opening new offices despite allowing remote, hybrid work
TORONTO — In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shopify Inc.'s Tobi Lutke was among the first tech leaders to declare most of his staff would ``permanently work remotely'' because ``office centricity is over.''
His belief in…