Book Review: Architecture on Ice
Andrew Bramm reviews Howard Shubert's architectural history of ice rinks.
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Sports Facilities
Canadians take the podium at International Olympic Committee awards
The Richmond Olympic Oval, the signature venue from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and now a multi-use community recreation centre and sports venue…
Looking Back: Metropolitan Central YMCA, Toronto, Ontario
Larry Wayne Richards revisits Diamond Schmitt Architects’ Metropolitan Central YMCA in downtown Toronto.
A Well-Rounded Education: Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness Centre,…
A new addition to a private girls’ school in Toronto by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects successfully knits together disparate components of the campus…
Urbanity in a Suburban Land: Clareview Community Recreation Centre, Edmonton,…
Graham Livesey reports on Clareview Community Recreation Centre, one of many significant contributions that Teeple Architects has made to Alberta over the past…
Exhibition Review: Lina Bo Bardi—Together
Through photographs, artifacts and film, this exhibition at the Graham Foundation in Chicago examines the inclusive approach to design taken by the late…
Five Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games facilities earn LEED certification
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced that five of the official facilities constructed for the upcoming Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games…
Row, Row, Row Your Boat: Welland International Flatwater Centre, Welland, Ontario
A pavilion-like competition and training facility for rowers takes advantage of the calm waters of an ex-shipping canal in Southern Ontario.
Accelerated Urbanism: Pan/ParaPan American Games Athletes’ Village, Toronto,…
The Pan/ParaPan American Games Athletes' Village was built in less than three years. After the games, the area will transform into the Canary District,…
Editorial: Preparing for the Games
The Pan Am Games have been a large-scale testing ground for the AFP process.
Diamond Schmitt Architects offer presentations during Doors Open Toronto
Diamond Schmitt Architects returns to Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf, which takes place the weekend of May 23-24, 2015 with two afternoons…
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre receives LEED Gold certification
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) is a winner by international standards, achieving LEED Gold certification. The new aquatics and sports facility located…
Ghost of Montreal Hippodrome probed in exhibition
The Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art presents Racetrack Superstar Ghost, a solo exhibition by Quebec artist Myriam Yates, curated by Scott McLeod. Composed…
University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre
"This project has an ambitious formal organization that responds in part to the campus quadrangle. From a user point of view, it will be a really interesting…
Borden Park Natural Swimming Experience
"This is a very pure and austere project but not unrelentingly so. It is well-controlled and interesting."
Dalhousie University Fitness Centre
"There is a monumentality achieved by the simplicity of this form, set within a strong linear bar scheme."