Solar Flair: Windermere Fire Station No. 31, Edmonton, Alberta
A net-zero Edmonton fire station is topped with a sweep of solar panels.
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Brock University opens new performing and fine arts school
The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts recently opened at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. The $46-million transformation of a…
RAIC launches Election 2015: Building Better Communities
What architecture or urban design issue would you like to see addressed in the political arena this fall? Use the hashtag #RAICVOTES on social media to let the…
Six Storeys in Wood: The Alberta Mid-rise Opportunity Information Workshop
Don’t miss this comprehensive, one-day educational event on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 that will discuss the 2015 National Code change permitting wood-frame…
Open letter regarding the National Memorial to Victims of Communism sent to the…
Today, an open letter regarding the National Memorial to Victims of Communism was sent to Russell Mills, Chairman of the National Capital Commission. The…
Patkau Architects design yoga retreat in Kootenay Bay
One year ago, on June 5, 2014, a tragic fire destroyed the Temple of Light at Yasodhara Ashram. For the yoga retreat and study centre in Kootenay Bay, BC, the…
Fogo Island: The Ephemeral Isle at One of the Four Corners of the Earth
This exhibition at bulthaup Toronto features stunning photographs of Fogo Island by Alex Fradkin.There is a an island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland…
KANVA named recipient of 2015 RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award
A Montreal multidisciplinary firm that experiments with materials and building methods is the recipient of the 2015 Emerging Architectural Practice Award given…
Finalists revealed in Toronto’s inaugural Winter Stations design competition
After reviewing nearly 200 submissions from 36 countries, the jury of the inaugural Winter Stations Competition in Toronto has selected four finalists to come…
Low Hammond Rowe Architects complete addition to Nanaimo North Branch Library
The Nanaimo North Branch Library project serves to establish a much needed new branch library in the north end of Nanaimo and modernize and reinvigorate the…
IIDEXCanada and The Buildings Show start today!
Taking place from December 3-4, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre North, IIDEXCanada 2014 includes a wide array of events for architecture…
Fire-damaged Southern Okanagan Secondary School welcomes students once again
In September 2011, KMBR Architects and CEI Architecture had been working on an extensive renovation and addition to the Southern Okanagan Secondary School. A…
Changes to Ontario Building Code allow wood-frame buildings up to six storeys
Ontario is introducing safer, more flexible and affordable design options for the construction of wood-frame buildings. Through changes to the Ontario Building…
New building for Thompson Rivers University’s Faculty of Law opens
The first new law school in Canada in 30 years has opened its new home at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops, British Columbia. The design by Diamond…
Table Talk at the Design Exchange
Join the Design Exchange in Toronto on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 for a rapid-fire presentation on the fusion of food and design featuring some of Toronto's most…
Saucier + Perrotte and Claude Cormier to design River City 3 in Toronto’s…
Set to be the pinnacle of an already noteworthy development, the third phase of River City (RC3) has been launched in Toronto’s burgeoning West Don Lands…