Montreal invites cities to share design-focused crisis responses
Montreal's Bureau du Design is assembling a database of COVID-19 crisis response initiatives by designers, to share with the international network of UNESCO…
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SSAC Calls for Martin Eli Weil Prize Submissions
The Martin Eli Weil Prize is awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada to a student who submits an essay on the role played by…
Q&A: UBC researchers warn of dangers of air pollution during COVID-19…
With all attention on COVID-19 and concerns about the capacity of our health care system to cope, emphasis has rightly been placed on social distancing,…
Pandemic preparedness: How hospitals can adapt buildings to address worst-case…
I spend much of my life thinking about hospital design. And these days, with the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I’m sure many people around the world…
Public consultation in the age of COVID-19
As our entire industry acclimates to its new normal, amidst stay-at-home orders, one of the critical emergent issues for architects and planners will be the…
Call to action: Sign AED petition for COVID-stimulus investment in clean energy
A petition is circulating among architects and allied professionals in Canada, calling on the government to invest in a transition to clean energy as part…
Vancouver Art Gallery Receives $1.5 Million Gift for New Building
The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a $1.5 million capital campaign gift from Canadian art dealer—and longtime Gallery supporter—Donald Ellis.…
Architects from 13 Canadian cities named 2020 RAIC Fellows
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the 31 individuals named to the RAIC College of Fellows for 2020. There are 13 cities and…
Ontario updates list of essential workplaces; restricts construction work
On Friday, April 3, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced an update to the list of essential workplaces that can remain open.
As part of the restrictions,…
How the architecture industry will change post COVID-19
How will the architecture industry change after the COVID-19 crisis? Marianne McKenna, founding partner of KPMB Architects, offers her insights:
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Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, FRAIC is awarded the 2020 RAIC Gold Medal
The RAIC is honoured to award the Gold Medal—the highest distinction the Institute can bestow in recognition of a significant and lasting contribution to…
Should we wear masks or not? An expert sorts through the confusion
The guidance on masks appears to be shifting, but social distancing is still the key step people can take.
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Thomas Perls,…