multi-unit residential

TEXT Trevor Boddy For over a century, ‘architectural zoos’ have been permanent collections of architectural animals—one example each from the leading species…

PROJECT GROW, Calgary, Alberta ARCHITECT Modern Office of Design + Architecture PHOTOS Ema Peter GROW, a striking 20-unit rental apartment development by…

PROJECT Ken Soble Tower, Hamilton, Ontario ARCHITECT ERA Architects Inc. As the effects of the climate crisis take hold, it is increasingly clear that to be…

GBL Architects has recently completed the multifamily residential development SOMA on Cambie located in Vancouver. The 28,000-square-foot development aligns…

Book by Avi Friedman (Thames & Hudson, 2021) Pre-Fab Living provides a timely overview of current pre-fabrication technologies through a collection of…

“Show me a wealthy architect,” architect Lloyd Hunt once quipped to his class at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, “and I’ll show you a…

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

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has released a report based on recommendations from an Advisory Services panel of sustainability and affordable housing experts.…

High-rise living in multi-unit residential buildings is, historically speaking, a relatively recent development. Traditional housing typologies—including…

PROJECT Vancouver House, Vancouver, British Columbia ARCHITECTS Bjarke Ingels Group (design architect), DIALOG (architect of record), James K.M. Cheng…

The current global pandemic has quickly transformed our spaces, affecting how people are living, working, and moving through their day-to-day lives.…

A multi-unit dwelling pairs a restored heritage home with a boldly contemporary infill structure.

Alison Brooks Architects—the London, UK firm led by Canadian ex-pat architect Alison Brooks—has won approval for a million-square-foot mixed-use residential…

A recent competition for missing middle housing is part of Edmonton’s ongoing campaign for quality architecture.

Two new student housing buildings at York University are inscribed with delicate, etched drawings.

The Indigenous population is Canada’s fastest growing demographic, with some 1.6 million Indigenous people in the 2016 census, and an anticipated growth to over…