The OAA Wraps Up Headquarters Building Renewal
The OAA’s Don Mills Headquarters was designed by Toronto architect Ruth Cawker, winner of a 1989 province-wide design competition. It had been built to the…
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Saskatchewan’s Biennial Design Week Returns
Calling all Saskatchewan residents and visitors. Tomorrow kicks off Saskatchewan Design Week, a biennial event organized by the Design Council of Saskatchewan,…
Three Political Parties Respond to the RAIC’s Built Environment Questions
Three parties have responded to questions from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) about sustainability, living conditions in Indigenous…
In Memory of Roger Taillibert 1926-2019
Architect Roger Taillibert, the master builder of Montréal’s Olympic park facilities, passed away on October 3rd in his Parisian home at the age of 93.…
Making Choices
As I write this in mid-October, it is a critical time for architects across the country to make important choices. In Ontario, as well as many of the other…
Call for Proposals: 21st Edition of International Garden Festival
The International Garden Festival, presented at the Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens in Québec, is seeking international proposals to select designers who…
Climate change is a top issue for Canadians. What should voters look for?
From forest fires in Siberia to record-high temperatures in Alaska to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, 2019 has seen the mounting evidence of climate…
World Green Building Council Releases Net Zero Future Report
As part of the 10th annual World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has issued a new vision to fully decarbonize the building…
Seneca Unveils its New Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship…
The official opening of Seneca’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) – a new hub at the Newnham Campus – was welcomed with Indigenous…
ARK Inc. and Nicolas Baier Receive an International Design Award
ARK’s ‘The Quad Student Community’ project has won an international design award for its incorporation of public artwork at York University.
Designed by…
Save the date: Canadian Modern Architecture launches in Vancouver, Lethbridge,…
In October and November, events in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Waterloo, Toronto, Waterloo and Halifax are planned for the book Canadian Modern Architecture, 1967…
RAIC Highlights Climate Change for World Architecture Day
On World Architecture Day, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) called on architects to lead in the fight against climate change and bring…