Seeing the Light: The Sun and the Built Environment
As architects increasingly leverage the sun to light, heat and power their designs, understanding the interactions between the sun and the built environment is…
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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…
Vancouver wins Global Government Leadership Award for Best Green Building Policy
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced that the City of Vancouver has won a World Green Building Council (WGBC) Government Leadership Award for…
Winner of 2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize announced
Bonnie Burnham, president of World Monuments Fund (WMF), recently announced that WMF has awarded the 2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize to the…
Transforming Seattle’s 520 Floating Bridge: 2012 International Design Ideas…
The Transforming Seattle's 520 Floating Bridge 2012 International Design Ideas Competition is challenging the design and art communities to envision new,…
Re:Building Vancouver explores the connection between social unrest and…
A new exhibit at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia Gallery offers a unique perspective on social unrest: the connection between human behaviour…
Ryerson Interior Design students create Haiti Shelter Initiative
When second-year Ryerson School of Interior Design student Kathlene McGuinness undertook a research project on displacement shelters for Haiti in her first…
UCLA cityLAB announces finalists for WPA 2.0 competition
UCLA's cityLAB has announced the finalists for "WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture," the urban think tank's open competition seeking innovative, implementable…
Montreal competition invites designers to conceive of mobile urban furniture
The Mayor of Montréal, Gérald Tremblay, has announced the launch of a design competition as part of Building Montréal, UNESCO City of…
The Aging Brain: How Art and Design are Changing the Way We Care
On Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at 6:30pm, Dr. Guy Proulx will give a presentation on how art and design are changing the way we care for the aging brain.…