Danish architects 3XN to design condo tower on Toronto’s waterfront
Following a design competition, real estate firm Hines and developer Tridel have selected Danish firm 3XN as the design architect of their latest waterfront…
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Multi-unit Facilities
Editorial: Pocket Suites
Developed as alternatives to rooming houses, Pocket Suites include eight autonomous units, each with separate entrances.
The Cohousing Option
A little-known housing typology fosters village-like communities, with cooperative facilities for preparing meals, sharing tools and hosting social events.
Building Performance Data in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Recent trends in the building sector, including conservation mandates and policies for mandatory building energy reporting and disclosure have significant…
Back to the Future
SHAPE Architecture adopts an elegant and clever approach to residential densification
in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood.
Nun’s Sense: Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, Toronto,…
An undulating building on the edge of Toronto's Don Valley provides a stunning sustainable home for the aging Sisters of St. Joseph.
Urban Strategies wins three 2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Awards
Toronto-based Urban Strategies recently won three 2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Awards.The Waterloo Region Central Transit Corridor won a City and…
Fitting In
Significant contributions to the public realm characterize the majority of the projects recognized by Governor General's Medals this year.
Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto
PROJECT Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioARCHITECT Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Inc.PHOTOS James Dow, Bob Gundu and Positive…
Antoine Predock and Bjarke Ingels to receive 2014 RAIC Honorary Fellowships
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has selected two internationally renowned architects to receive its 2014 Honorary Fellowships. New…
Living Small in the Big City
For decades, micro-apartments and their predecessors have offered relatively affordable living spaces in the heart of North America's largest cities.
Thier + Curran Architects transform Hamilton strip club to housing and cultural…
Hamilton-based Thier + Curran Architects has recently unveiled the 95 King Street East Arts Centre and Lofts in downtown Hamilton, a handsome new addition that…
Immersive multi-media series on residential highrise buildings to debut at New…
The New York Times’s Op-Docs and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will debut a new immersive documentary series about residential highrise…
The High Life
An ambitious NFB web project gathers stories from highrise tower-dwellers around the world.
New Girls in Town
Mississauga's voluptuous new Absolute World towers raise the bar for architecturally radical and economically viable residential highrises.
Turning a Corner
The redevelopment of the Woodward's site is proving to be a catalyst in the positive evolution of the beleaguered Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, harmonizing…