Ideas

Thomas Balaban laughs when I tell him he’s still an “emerging architect.” After working for Frank Gehry and Saucier + Perrotte, Balaban established his own…

Kfir Gluzberg circled back to Toronto after a University of Waterloo undergraduate degree, two New York City years, studies at the robotics-focused Institute…

“There were a number of constrictions on the site that turned into pretty fabulous opportunities,” Angela Tsementzis says of Concrete House, her first…

This summer, I’ve been keeping healthy by biking to work—and also biking at work. I’ve swapped my chair for an upright bicycle, putting the active workstation…

On two occasions, Canada came close to having a Hadid design. Had the jurors taken a leap of faith with the exuberant renderings and models, would Canada have…

Developed by Cohlmeyer Architecture as alternatives to rooming houses, Pocket Suites include eight autonomous units, each with separate entrances.

While starchitects such as Bjarke Ingels are important as public spokespeople for architecture, local partnerships are crucial to BIG's trio of Canadian…

As the success of Toronto's Queens Quay shows, streets can be transformed‚ through design, into strong contributors to the public realm.

The misguided plans for a Memorial to the Victims of Communism adjacent the Supreme Court have happily changed—a hard won victory led by a coalition of…

Architects rarely have the influence to affect housing policy. However, given the opportunity, their role in conscientiously consulting with marginalized…

Toronto-based architectural firm superkül is delighted to announce the launch of the firm’s first book, Rain, Gravity, Heat, Cold. The 160-page,…

In Canadian architecture firms, gender equity is still an issue. For any number of reasons—maternity leave, perceived reluctance to take on overtime, personal…