Ideas

The aviation industry has certainly felt the hit of COVID-19—turning the green numbers into red in a matter of weeks or even days. With that said, this pandemic…

With the passing of time, life seems to get stabilized in a new routine where a resemblance of normality is channeled through the surrogate digital tools…

What makes cities not just livable but lovable is their capacity to generate happy accidents. They are also sites of struggle and misfortune.

The more time spent in quarantine or isolation, the fewer surprises one can narrate. We are mostly reduced to a routine that is getting stabilized,…

I spend much of my life thinking about hospital design. And these days, with the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I’m sure many people around the world…

How will the architecture industry change after the COVID-19 crisis? Marianne McKenna, founding partner of KPMB Architects, offers her insights: Greater…

LiMa Housing, Berlin, by Herman Hertzberger. Photo: Axel Burvall courtesy are.na With lockdown in effect in many parts of the world, and urban streets and…

The window of opportunity By now, nearly everyone around the world is witnessing the impacts of our collective social distancing and self-isolation efforts.…

The inaugural exhibition in an experimental gallery invites visitors to take a nap.

Vancouverism By Larry Beasley (UBC Press, 2019) REVIEW Sean Ruthen It’s been about a decade since the term “Vancouverism” entered the popular lexicon. Also…

The idea of prefabricating hospitals to contain epidemics has a long history that includes a Danish-designed felt hut, in widespread use over a century ago.

A new book and exhibition considers the quiet influence of architect Jerome Markson on modern and contemporary Toronto.