CCA opens submissions for 2019 Emerging Curator program
Aiming to continuously rethink and re-examine the scope and the boundaries of “curating architecture,” the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) solicits ideas…
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Tall timber towers taking root in Canada as builders look to go green
Six years ago architect Michael Green took the stage at a TED conference and called for an global era of wood-framed skyscrapers.
Some were skeptical.…
UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro as 2020 ‘World Capital of Architecture’
UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone R, Thomas Vonier, President of the International Union of Architects (UIA), and Verena Vicentini…
Now What?! Activism in architecture exhibit coming to Montreal
After appearing in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, ArchiteXX's Now What?! exhibition opens February 12 at the McGill University Peter Guo-Hua Fu…
New partners named at Toronto’s SvN Architects + Planners
SvN Architects + Planners is proud to announce the appointment of Shonda Wang, Sony Rai and Liana Bresler as new Partners of the firm. This new leadership…
Ontario proposes to boost housing supply by changing Toronto area growth plan
Ontario is proposing changes to the Greater Golden Horseshoe's growth plan that the government says would make it easier and faster to build housing.
The…
Building Equality in Architecture launching Nova Scotia chapter
On Thursday, January 17, the official launch of the Nova Scotia chapter of Building Equality in Architecture Atlantic (BEA Atlantic) will be held at 2 Crows…
NCC invites student design ideas in Capital Riverfront Challenge
The National Capital Commission (NCC) has launched its 2019 Capital Riverfront Challenge, inviting Canadian university students from across the country to come…
Carleton’s Forum lecture series welcomes John Patkau on January 21
The Forum lecture series is a long-held tradition of the Azrieli School of Architecture at Carleton University. First initiated in 1968 and popularized in the…
KPMB and Gibbs Gage to lead transformation of Calgary’s Centennial…
Contemporary Calgary today announced it has selected the team of Calgary-based Gibbs Gage Architects and KPMB Architects of Toronto after an international…
Ice Breakers exhibition comes to Toronto on January 19
An Illuminated starlight house, with a cascade of colours, kaleidoscopic mirrors and arches of sweet-sounding bells are just some of the sights and sounds that…
Revitalization tabled for Henry Sproatt’s 320 Bay in downtown Toronto
Menkes Developments Ltd has expanded its relationship with TD Greystone Asset Management and is pleased to announce the acquisition of an interest in 320 Bay…
New Schulich School building opens at Toronto’s York University
York University and the Schulich School of Business officially opened a new building today designed to bring industry into the classroom and to stimulate…
The Possibility of an Absolute Urban Artifact: Three Points Where Two Lines Meet,…
As a newcomer to the city, one of my first encounters with Toronto’s many idiosyncrasies involved navigating a series of awkward intersections northwest of…
Before Dawn
A virtual reality vision of a dystopian future turns its goggles towards Toronto's civic centre.
Lambert & Fils open ‘Corridor’ design gallery in Montreal
Lambert & Fils launches a new gallery in Montreal with the inaugural exhibition “Feu de camp”, an artistic installation created by Swiss designer Adrien…