Winter Harvest
Ice is elemental. As crystallized water, it might be seen as a building block of life. But it can be a literal building block too: witness the Warming Huts…
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Winnipeg
Heart of Gold: Manitou a bi Bii daziigae, Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROJECT Manitou a bi Bii daziigae (formerly the Innovation Centre) at Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ARCHITECTS Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint…
Rainbow Butterfly, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Last year, Winnipeg’s Nestaweya River Trail included a striking ruby-red shelter. Its swooping form was inspired by the red jingle dresses that have become a…
Healing a Divide: Cornish Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROJECT Cornish Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ARCHITECT Public City Architecture
TEXT Lawrence Bird
PHOTOS Lindsay Reid Photography For Public City…
Book Review: Warming Huts—A Decade + of Art and Architecture on Ice
Edited by Lawrence Bird, Peter Hargraves and Sharon Wohl (Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2021)
In the winter of 1992, a skating trail opened on Winnipeg’s…
Letting the Light Out: Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROJECT Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ARCHITECTS Michael Maltzan Architecture (Design Architect) with Cibinel Architecture (Associate Architect)
PHOTOS Lindsey…
It is Bright, It is Lit: Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROJECT Qaumajuq
ARCHITECTS Michael Maltzan Architecture (Design Architect) with Cibinel Architecture (Associate Architect)
PHOTOS Lindsey Reid
It has been…
Storefront Manitoba appoints new Executive Directors
Storefront Manitoba has recently welcomed Peter Sampson and Liz Wreford as its new Executive Directors.
Peter Sampson, MAA, OAA, AAA, FRAIC, is Principal…
Architecture+Design Film Festival launches online and theatrical screenings
Winnipeg's 9th annual Architecture+Design Film Festival is ready to roll from September 16th-20th. 15 new, international films will now be screened…
All the Right Angles: Windsor Park Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROJECT Windsor Park Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ARCHITECTS david penner architect + h5 architecture
TEXT Lawrence Bird
PHOTOS Click.Studio / Lindsay Reid…
In Memoriam: David Penner
The Winnipeg architecture community is marking the sudden passing of architect and advocate David Penner, FRAIC (1958-2020). Penner was born and raised in…
MANITOBOGGAN receives two Olympic Committee Awards
MANITOBOGGAN, a toboggan shelter and set of slides at St. Vital Park in Winnipeg designed by PUBLIC CITY ARCHITECTURE, has won two awards for exemplary,…
Into the Labyrinth: Warming Hut for Anish Kapoor, Winnipeg, Manitoba
A group of 40 students collaborate on a Winnipeg Warming Hut conceived to harbour an artwork by Anish Kapoor.
RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award: Brent Bellamy
Brent Bellamy is an architect and creative director at Number TEN Architectural Group in Winnipeg. He has become a leading advocate for sustainable…
Warming Huts calls for design entries
Winnipeg's Warming Huts is calling for entries to its 10th annual competition for winter installations along the frozen Assiniboine and Red Rivers.…
State of the Nation: Manitoba
Over the past two decades, Winnipeg has gone through a cultural and commercial renaissance, with residents returning to live and work in the urban core, and a…