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Gil Hardy and Charles Laurence Proulx met when they were architecture students at the University of Montreal. Their love for music brought them to work…

Suulin Architects is an emerging practice with an impressive back story. When its future principals met in New York City, Amy Lin was an associate working for…

When Cornelia Hahn Oberlander passed away this May, Canada lost a trailblazing landscape architect and a dear friend. Always a step ahead—and a quick step…

While most practices believe in the power of collaboration, the singular vision of founders almost always results in a hierarchical assignment of…

Architects Marc Blouin and Catherine Orzes work in the bustling metropolis of Montreal. But, says Blouin, they are constantly “in a Northern state of mind.”…

Former work colleagues and long-time friends Tracey Mactavish and Asher deGroot founded MOTIV Architects in 2017. The socially minded Vancouver-based firm is…

Nine Yards Studio, based in Charlottetown, PEI, is headed by an unlikely duo. Silva Stojak, an architect in her 50s, studied architecture in Sarajevo and…

TEXT Doris McCarthy Gallery PHOTOS Esmond Lee Esmond Lee’s ongoing project Gods Among Us presents a history of Scarborough’s diverse faith communities…

“We always ask ourselves, ‘Is this going to be fun?’ If there’s any doubt, we don’t take the project.” With all seriousness, François Martineau, a.k.a. Frank,…

Equity, diversity and inclusion have been important topics of discussion throughout the AED industry in the past year. Some of the most sustained…

Since opening Phaedrus Studio in 2015, David Grant-Rubash and Tyler Malone have struck a balance that takes many firms years—if not decades—to achieve:…

Edited by Lawrence Bird, Peter Hargraves and Sharon Wohl (Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2021) In the winter of 1992, a skating trail opened on Winnipeg’s…