Economy of Means, Generosity of Ends: Canadian Centre for Climate Change and…
A PEI centre for climate change research, like the province it’s situated in, punches above its weight for environmental sustainability.
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2024 RAIC Research & Innovation Award: Patkau Design Lab
WINNER OF THE 2024 RAIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AWARD Patkau Design Lab is the research and fabrication wing of Patkau Architects. More than simply a…
Study proves positive impact of placemaking interventions
A study, conducted by Toronto Metropolitan University in collaboration with The Daniels Corporation, Entro, LeMay and MASSIVart found an increase in placemaking…
Human Space to develop research project aimed at eliminating physical barriers to…
Human Space presents a new project that will research, propose and test new ideas aimed at developing accessible strategies for federally-owned heritage…
New Wood Open Architecture Atlas launches
Researchers at X University (formerly Ryerson, renaming in progress) have launched the New Wood Open Architecture (NWOA) Atlas. The atlas is an open platform…
Field Test: Future Buildings Laboratory, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
PROJECT Future Buildings Laboratory, Concordia University, Loyola Campus, Montreal, Quebec
ARCHITECT Smith Vigeant architectes
As an architect working for…
Technical: Embodied carbon values of common insulation materials
Like many architects, we have begun to pay much closer attention to the embodied carbon associated with the materials we are specifying. All other things being…
Why We Need Embodied Carbon Benchmarks and Targets in Building Standards and…
To Canadian Municipalities and Associations of Architects, Engineers, and Planners:
Canada, as well as a growing number of its jurisdictions, has set…
CCA calls for participants in The Digital Now
The CCA is launching a collaborative, multidisciplinary research project that explores the intersectional dimensions of digital design. The project is funded by…
Toronto designers launch custom-fit, 3D-printed face mask
As a response to COVID-19, Toronto- and Boston-based LuxMea Studio has developed a 3D-printed mask adapted to individual facial profiles.
LuxMea studio…
Defining a New Datum: University of Lethbridge–Science Commons, Lethbridge,…
A major addition to the University of Lethbridge completes a significant campus link, while presenting a stark contrast to the Erickson original.
Carleton University Professors Receive Funding To Improve Canada’s Building…
Carleton University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering professor Cynthia Cruickshank, and Burak Gunay, an assistant professor in the…
Healthy Outcomes: Post-Occupancy Study, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
A major pre- an post-occupancy study of a new Toronto hospital provides evidence for design's impact on qualitative aspects of wellness.
Slick Science: Dubrovsky Molecular Pathology Centre, Montreal, Quebec
This new facility by NFOE et associés architectes supports oncology researchers in their mission to produce personalized cancer medicine.