Casino, condos ruled out for Ontario Place redevelopment: province
TORONTO – Ontario has ruled out a casino and condos on the site of Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront as it issues a call for development proposals, but the…
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Ontario Place: Building on our Legacy
Ontario Place was already on the upswing by 2010, attendance almost doubled in 2011 and the park was expected to break even by 2015. One year after reopening in…
Book Review: Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
In recent years, there has been a revived interest in brutalism. Not long ago, critics and the public alike reviled the movement known for its large geometric…
Canadians consider Notre Dame reconstruction
Domestic and international reaction to the Paris blaze has been swift. But is this flurry of activity happening too quickly? And does it sufficiently account…
Book Review: Eppich House II
A new building monograph, Eppich House II, presents the story of a masterful Gesamtkunstwerk designed by architect Arthur Erickson, landscape architect Cornelia…
Montreal to host 2021 Society of Architectural Historians conference
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is pleased to announce that the SAH 74th Annual International Conference will take place on April 14–18, 2021, in…
Book Review: Canadian Modern book series
During the last 15 years, there has been a renaissance in Canadian architectural publishing, supported by the efforts of the Canada Council and other funding…
Book Review: Architecture and Urbanism in the French Atlantic Empire
In this superbly researched and handsome book, Gauvin Alexander Bailey presents a groundbreaking assessment of three and one-half centuries of rampant French…
Book Review: Green Blankstein Russell and Associates—An Architectural Legacy
They don’t make them like they used to. For 72 years, Winnipeg’s Green Blankstein Russell and Associates (GBR) were prolific in ways not possible anymore. This…