urbanism

PROJECT Habitations Saint-Michel Nord, Montreal, Quebec ARCHITECT Saia Barbarese Topouzanov Architectes PHOTOS James Brittain One’s first impression of…

The Daniels Faculty has announced that Juan Du will be joining the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design as its new dean, effective…

Space and Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture By Barbara Littenberg and Steven Peterson (ORO Editions, 2020).       “I regard the revival…

Adding to the obituary by colleague George Baird, a group of early colleagues—and lifelong friends—pay tribute to the memory of architect Barry Sampson, who…

“PIICNIIC” by Nicole Marion and Chris Wiebe of Winnipeg, MB is the first of two installations from Benchmark 2020, supported by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, the…

The Main Street Design Challenge – developed by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) – invites all Canadian…

A new Canada-wide challenge launches today to generate responsible, sustainable, and resilient design solutions that can be implemented during COVID-19…

By Shannon Mattern A visit to Sidewalk Labs’ workshop at 307 Lake Shore Boulevard in Toronto grounds this incisive analysis of the now abandoned Quayside…

Last week, Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs announced that it was canceling its pursuit to build Quayside, a smart city on Toronto’s waterfront. According to a…

Change is all around us. While some of the change is good, some is threatening to bring a lot of stress into our lives. And I don’t think I need to remind…