Sidewalk Labs unveils heated walkways and building raincoats for Quayside
Sidewalk Labs offered a glimpse at a handful of high-tech prototypes it hopes to launch in a waterfront smart city it has proposed for Toronto on Friday.…
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+VG Architects complete first phase of U of Windsor master plan
To mark the University of Windsor’s 50th anniversary, the school engaged +VG Architects to create a campus master plan for the Ontario institution with a vision…
Arcadia Studio creates pedestrian-first public space on McGill campus
Located on the Mount Royal Heritage Site, McGill University enjoys a strategic position between the mountain and the Montreal business district. In 2010, the…
A Public Calling: Pop-Up Winnipeg Public Toilet
Making a plan for the urban outhouse.
Downtown Toronto hospital removes bars aimed at keeping homeless people away
A health organization that runs several hospitals in Toronto has apologized for installing bars over a vent outside a downtown emergency department to deter…
Editorial: Going Public
Most architects think of their work as a public good, since even private houses are present within the wider community and, occasionally, catalysts and…
Circling the Square: Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization, Toronto, Ontario
The public success of Nathan Philips Square can make us almost forget, at least for a moment, the criticisms and controversies that have dogged its renovation…