Technical

The challenge we face is overwhelming and complex. Our industry’s emissions currently account for 40 percent of total global annual CO2 emissions. Of that, a…

When presenting our work on reducing embodied carbon in our projects in Kigali, we’re often asked some version of the question: “You can do that in Rwanda,…

Embodied carbon explained “Embodied carbon” is an imperfect term. The word “embodied” sounds like we’re talking about carbon encapsulated in a material.…

PROJECT 80 Atlantic ARCHITECT Quadrangle TEXT Javier Zeller PHOTOS Bob Gundu Can a building material have moral weight? The way architects have associated…

TEXT AND DIAGRAMS J. David Bowick The most novel architectural material in Canada right now is an old one—wood. But when made into mass timber beams and…

A new series of weekly webinars by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is part of the ambitious expansion of its continuing education program.

British Columbia (UNBC) has a public mandate to be a leader in high-performing buildings and innovative wood projects. Working with UNBC, our design team at…

David Valldeby reviews the book Tall Wood Buildings: Design, Construction and Performance, by Michael Green and Jim Taggart.

How will the proliferation of smart home systems affect architecture?

A daring downtown Toronto development uses advanced technology to raise an office block up and above two brick warehouses.

Standouts in Italy’s annual tile show include Ceramics that play with photorealism and texture in intriguing ways.

A net-zero energy business centre in suburban Edmonton showcases best practices in sustainable design.

An ambitious renovation of the former Bank of Montreal expands and repurposes it as a stylish reception and meeting space for today’s parliamentarians.

Elsa Lam reports from a London symposium examining the health, urban and architectural aspects of increasing daylight in buildings.

Michael Green’s mass timber innovations prove their mettle in two recently completed projects: the Wood Innovation and Design Centre along with Ronald McDonald…

Heavily inspired by Art Nouveau and Spanish design, the organic forms of Bar Raval’s CNC-milled mahogany interior seduce patrons—perhaps even more so than the…