Ideas

Chronicling the evolving vision of a site in Muskoka over several decades, The Architecture of Point William: A Laboratory for Living (ORO Editions, 2021) is…

Book by Avi Friedman (Thames & Hudson, 2021) Pre-Fab Living provides a timely overview of current pre-fabrication technologies through a collection of…

As Canadian cities slipped in and out of lockdowns over the past year, architecture firms have been periodically turning to virtual site visits to limit…

“Show me a wealthy architect,” architect Lloyd Hunt once quipped to his class at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, “and I’ll show you a…

Architects intuitively understand the importance of networking. However, it’s also a concept that often gets implemented only after dealing with our …

In early March, the Rick Hansen Foundation hosting their annual conference online. #APN2021: Accelerating Access brought together thought-leaders,…

The delicate dance that occurs among collaborators when tackling a design problem is a balance of ideas, communication and ego. Innovation can be sparked with a…

It has been nearly a year since most people have gone into the office. Boxing Day deals were not the same without the crowds, and meeting at the coffee shop is…

Over the past year, DIALOG have been designing a prototype for a supertall zero-carbon hybrid timber tower; we’re calling it the Beacon of Hope. At 105 stories,…

Any infection control strategy can be compared to Swiss cheese. A single strategy is like a single barrier, full of holes. A number of slices of defences…

What efforts are being made to address systemic racism in Canada’s architecture schools? School of Architecture Director Anne Bordeleau reports on the progress…

Ten years ago, on my first day of architecture school, I walked into a lecture hall filled with Apple laptops—something I could not afford—and felt an…