The CCA explores the meaning of living without a home in a documentary short film
What It Takes to Make a Home, a documentary short film by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) considers the questions of how architects might address the…
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AIBC Conference 2020 Registration Now Open
Registration for the AIBC's Forming the Future Conference is now open. Held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, the professional development event offers…
Blouin Orzes architectes wins a 2020 Emerging Voices Award
The Architectural League of New York has announced the winners of its annual Emerging Voices competition. Canadian firm Blouin Orzes architects is among the…
Letter to the Editor: Smart Buildings, Smart Technology
Imagine a Canada where every new building is completely carbon neutral, and our impact on the climate is cut by 25 per cent. The Canadian government aims to be…
World Green Building Council Launches Digital Library of Sustainable Buildings
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has released a new digital case study library showcasing examples of cutting-edge sustainable buildings.
Each…
BLA Design Group Wins First Prize in Microhome Design Competition
Vancouver-based BLA DESIGN GROUP has won first place for a sustainable microhome design called Shifting Nests in the 2019 International MICROHOME architecture…
Kehilla Residential Programme Reveals Moving Modular Forward Winners
Kehilla Residential Programme has announced the four winners of the Moving Modular Forward architectural competition for modular, portable and affordable…
Better than before: 3 ways design can ease the transition to safety for survivors…
I have a confession: the idea I had about a woman’s path from victim to survivor in cases of domestic abuse was all wrong. I thought that seeking emergency…
RAIC Board Approves Climate Change Resolution
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is set to consider big changes in how the organization and its members will address the climate crisis.…
York University’s Student Centre celebrates a diverse student body
Designed by CannonDesign and opened last year, York University’s second student center is the result of a 2013 referendum in which the student body voted in…