B.C. Building Code Adjusted Upwards To Allow 12 Storey Wood Buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to…
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New video highlights history of Ontario Place
ACO Toronto and Old Toronto have released a ten-minute video that highlights the architectural history of Ontario Place.https://youtu.be/NV_yLzK2b4QACO…
Hamilton architects propose futuristic, waterfall-studded green tower
Hamilton architects DPAI have proposed a futuristic green tower at the intersection of a six-lane highway and the Niagara Escarpment. The conceptual…
Competition-winning benches from Beijing and New York to join Winnipeg’s…
In its third year of the Benchmark Design Competition, Storefront Manitoba and the Winnipeg Trails Association announced two new bench designs as part of the…
Book Review: Our Voices—Indigeneity and Architecture
Shelagh McCartney reviews a new volume on indigenizing architecture.
A Monumental Statement: National Holocaust Monument, Ottawa
Daniel Libeskind’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa is a powerful statement—but what does it say?
Editorial: It’s time to tackle 24 Sussex
The prime minister’s official residence at 24 Sussex Drive is in critical condition. Its last major renovation was in 1951, and, according to an NCC report…
6 ways for Canadian architects to celebrate International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women's Day, and Canadian architects have much to be proud of - and much still left to do in promoting diversity and balance in the…
Winning projects celebrated at BC Wood Design Awards
Inspired architecture and innovative structural engineering using wood in a remarkable diversity of building types, sizes and purposes were in the spotlight…
Arata Isozaki receives the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Arata Isozaki, distinguished Japanese architect, city planner and theorist, has been selected as the 2019 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award…
Diamond Schmitt wins Civic Trust Award for National Arts Centre
The Civic Trust Awards in the UK has presented Diamond Schmitt Architects with a Commendation Award for the National Arts Centre rejuvenation in Ottawa. The…
IDC seeks ideas and participants for 2019 Design Symposium
The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) are inviting designers to participate in this year’s IDC Design Symposium, which will be held in Vancouver on September…