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Industrial Architecture

Luminato Festival to transform iconic power plant in Toronto


STM Headquarters by Lemay opens


A view down Granville Island's Duranleau Street reveals the industrial shed structures that have been repurposed for new uses.

Granville Island

It is surprising to reflect on how challenging it was to convince authorities—and Vancouver at large—to preserve Granville Island’s industrial past in the 1970s.

battlefield house

ROMbus: Hamilton – Industry, Architecture & Art – Part 1


escalators at pinheiros by mark lewis, 2014

Mark Lewis’s films of natural and urban landscapes on show at the Daniel Faria Gallery


urbanspace gallery

Contemporary Sites: New Ways of Seeing and Using Toronto’s Cultural Landscape


Designed by Albert Kahn in 1914, the Dominion Tire Plant in Kitchener used reinforced concrete to create open floor plans with ample natural light. The factory still operates as a rubber-manufacturing facility.

Founded on Factories

A set of summer exhibitions highlights Waterloo Region's architectural innovation, dating back to the 19th century.

The colourful exterior of the Equinox Gallery boldly announces itself in its industrial East Vancouver context. Latreille Delage Photography

Industrial Revolution

Exciting new spaces for two established galleries are the latest additions to an emerging cultural precinct in a gritty East Vancouver industrial district.

The Newtown Creek Water Treatment Plant in New York by Ennead Architects sits opposite a sculptural walkway by landscape artist George Trakas.

Down by the Water

A meandering walkway by Quebec-bred artist George Trakas dares us to dip our toes into New York City's polluted Newtown Creek.

A winter installation by Montreal design firm Kanva arrays thousands of plastic stalks in long, rectangular plots across the downtown Place des Festivals. Downlights gently sweep the site, recalling sunrise and sunset over the province's wheat fields. Martine Doyon

Winter Wonderland

Montreal's fourth annual Luminothrapie festival animates the downtown Quartier des Spectacles with site-specific installations and video art.