Perkins&Will unveils design for Net-Zero Operational Carbon Community Centre…
The City of Toronto and Perkins&Will have unveiled the design for one of Ontario and Toronto’s first net-zero operational carbon community centres, setting…
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Getting Active With Passive House: Clayton Community Centre, Surrey, British…
PROJECT Clayton Community Centre, Surrey, British Columbia
ARCHITECT hcma Architecture + Design
TEXT Jim Sutherland
PHOTOS doublespace photography, unless…
Canoe Landing Campus, Toronto, Ontario
The new Canoe Landing Campus by ZAS Architects houses a $65 million community recreation centre, public and Catholic elementary schools and a childcare centre…
Après-Ski Sanctuary: The Osler Bluff Ski Club Clubhouse, Town of the Blue…
A renovated clubhouse retains the spirit of Osler Bluff’s original timber-built lodge.
Seine River First Nation Cultural Centre, Seine River First Nation, Ontario
Cohlmeyer Architecture reuses a dismantled home kit as the basis for a new First Nations cultural centre in northwest Ontario.
Pandemic effect: Community centres
TEXT Darryl Condon, Managing Principal, and Melissa Higgs, Principal, HCMA
For many neighbourhoods, community centres are the single most important space for…
Reimagining Community Spaces After Collective Isolation
The shuttering of community spaces around the world, in the hope of limiting the spread of COVID-19, created an oddly shared global experience of…
Unseen Forces: Temple of Light, Kootenay Bay, British Columbia
ARCHITECT Patkau Architects
PHOTOS James Dow, unless otherwise noted
The Temple of Light sits atop a cliff overlooking Kootenay Lake in British Columbia’s…
Milky Ways: Bibliothèque de Drummondville, Drummondville, Québec
PROJECT Bibliothèque de Drummondville, Drummondville, Québec
ARCHITECTS Chevalier Morales in consortium with DMA architectes
TEXT Odile Hénault
PHOTOS…
New Beginnings: 123 Wynford Drive, Toronto
Toronto is, by many accounts, the world’s most multi-cultural city, in a country that prides itself on diversity and inclusion. But it wasn’t always that way.…
Landing Site: Springdale Library & Komagata Maru Park, Brampton, Ontario
PROJECT Springdale Library & Komagata Maru Park, Brampton, Ontario
ARCHITECT RDH Architects
TEXT Jocelyn Lambert Squires
PHOTOS Nic Lehoux Nestled…
Low Block, High Block: Laurier Brantford YMCA, Brantford, Ontario
An athletic centre bridges between town and gown, with users from both the community and university.
All in it Together: mâmawêyatitân centre, Regina, Saskatchewan
A multi-use centre in Regina takes on a deep integration of program, where space can instantly serve different groups.
Green Gables Heritage Place Visitor Centre opens in PEI
On Thursday, August 29, the Green Gables Heritage Place Visitor Centre in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, celebrates its grand opening. Dignitaries…
State of the Nation: Ontario
Procurement is a big issue for architects across the country, including for Ontario architects who work in the institutional sector. Public- private…
State of the Nation: Saskatchewan
Ten years ago, the thriving market in oil, gas and potash led to a “Saskaboom,” which brought along plenty of work for architects. The economy has declined…