Ideas

“Over time, it matters less what a space was made for. It is more essential that it surprises us, inspires a certain curiosity, and does not prescribe a…

The following text is excerpted from A Portrait of Canada's Parliament by William P McElligott © William P. McElligott; essay copyright Stephen Fai and Allan…

Lunatictm/Shutterstock Ran Boydell, Heriot-Watt University Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – The coronavirus already changed the way we work. Now it's changing the physical space, too. Many companies are making adjustments…

Dear Toronto Toronto, you are one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, proudly referred to as “Canadian Mosaic.” However, despite all the…

AED professionals are becoming increasingly adept at improving the energy performance of individual buildings. But meeting global carbon reduction targets will…

Voices of the Land: Indigenous Design and Planning from the Prairies Edited by Reanna Merasty, Naomi Ratte, Danielle Desjarlais and Desiree Theriault…

Over the past year, many of us have been working almost exclusively from home, collaborating remotely with colleagues. After work, much of our socializing has…

The basis of a contract is that there is a fair exchange. Usually this is money for a service or product. When you order a coffee at your local coffee shop,…

By Ron Wickman (Gemma B. Publishing, 2020) Ron Wickman is a passionate advocate for accessible architecture that goes beyond the minimum requirements of the…

As a child, Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet watched her parents renovate old cottages into homes. The powerful act of transforming raw construction…

By Christie Pearson (MIT Press, 2020) For as long as I can remember, I have had a deep attachment to the ritual of private baths. As a transgender man, my…