What architects need from government to make it through COVID-19
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The CCA explores the meaning of living without a home in a documentary short film
What It Takes to Make a Home, a documentary short film by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) considers the questions of how architects might address the…
Act fast, but not in haste: Business strategy for architects during COVID-19
This week, there was a glimmer of good news for Ontario architects: construction and architects have been included on an “essential services” list, allowing…
Silver lining: Could COVID-19 lead to a better future?
Carolyn Whitzman, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaIt’s an uncomfortable but inescapable historic fact that great pandemics often bring about…
John Beardsley appointed as Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Prize Curator
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) has named art curator writer, and scholar John Beardsley as the inaugural curator for the forthcoming Cornelia Hahn…
ConEd cycle extended, provincial conferences canceled
The OAA, AAA and OAQ have extended the current Continuing Education (ConEd) cycle by six months to December 31, 2020. Their decision was made in coordination…
Construction sites to remain open in Ontario
In response to the COVID-19 situation and the need to enforce physical distancing, the Government of Ontario has ordered the temporary closure of all…
+VG Architects Renovates Brock University’s Goodman School of Business
Home of the Goodman School of Business at Brock University, Taro Hall’s recent expansion and renovation by +VG Architects is a general refresh of the existing…
Montreal Festival of Films on Art moves online
The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) has launched the 38th edition of its Festival online, following the cancellation of the regular festival…
Open Letter to Policy Makers: Architecture—A Critical Ingredient of Pandemic…
The purpose of this paper is to identify and posit solutions for critical issues related to the care environments being considered by policy makers as the…
Legal, financial guidance for Canadian architecture firms during COVID-19
With the swift arrival of the COVID-19 crisis, Canada’s economy has gone from boom to bust in a matter of days. How should architects navigate the uncertain…
Canadian Architect during COVID-19
A message from Canadian Architect to our readers and supporters:We would like to wish our readers, contributors, advertisers, and other supporters well…