Ideas

Gair Williamson Architects shares observations on Vancouver's housing crisis—and proposes some modest ways to move forward.

On March 21st from 5 to 7 pm, Vancouver's Inform Interiors is hosting a book launch and presentation of Eppich House, The Story of An Arthur Erickson Masterwork…

An ideas competition imagines new possibilities for a derelict site on Winnipeg’s Red River.

Shelagh McCartney reviews a new volume on indigenizing architecture.

Daniel Libeskind’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa is a powerful statement—but what does it say?

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…

A new series of weekly webinars by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is part of the ambitious expansion of its continuing education program.

The Moriyama RAIC International Prize is unique in Canada, and indeed the world, for its emphasis on how great architecture transforms society.

Findings from the Charbonneau Commission were underlined, namely that with lowest-price contracting there is a risk of collusion, undue pressure on bidders’…

In this book excerpt, SFU Community Trust president Gordon Harris recounts how HCMA Architecture + Design’s preschool met high sustainability goals without a…

Are ceramic tiles that imitate other materials abhorrent? Or are they the sustainable alternative When the real thing is running out?

Last fall’s special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was grim news. Examining over 6,000 studies, the IPCC confirms that even if…