Ideas

Recently, a bench I’d barely noticed on countless walks past acquired an eye-catching sticker labeling it a DESIGN CRIME. “This item is a design against…

In 1932, construction began on Toronto’s Victoria Park Water Filtration Plant and Pumping Station. Designed by architect Thomas Canfield Pomphrey and engineers…

By Alex Bozikovic and Raymond Biesinger. Goose Lane Editions, 2022. REVIEW Adele Weder Contemporary cities have evolved from a plethora of buildings that,…

ARCHITECT Rhone & Iredale Architects TEXT D’Arcy Jones In 1965, Vancouver was a frontier town in ways that seem far-fetched today. That year, BC Hydro…

For architects responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), one of the most consistent head-scratchers is detailing a firm’s portfolio: not on independent…

The infrastructure required to process water—both as it enters our cities and homes, and returns to our lakes and streams—is vital to our everyday lives, and…

National AccessAbility Week is upon us – with it, comes an opportunity to reflect on our responsibility to design communities that are inclusive and accessible…

The Canadian Competitions Catalogue is proud to be the first to present full documentation from all the projects submitted by the 11 national and international…

As a juror on the Block 2 design competition, I had the immense privilege of participating in rich discussions about the architectural approach most suitable to…

One of Quebec’s most important architects died on Friday, May 6. Claude Provencher was a generous man—and an architect with a visionary mind. He loved…

TEXT Elsa Lam with Kelly Edzerza-Bapty, Dr. David Fortin, Tiffany Shaw, Dr. Patrick Stewart, and Alfred Waugh In the past few years, there has been an…

Certain works of architecture are so carefully woven into the times, places and cultures within which they are set, they seem to have always been there. Such…