Browsing Tag
affordable housing
Where We Grow Older
A trio of films produced by the CCA points the way towards an architecture of peace and care that requires us all to share.
Two Steps Home
Toronto architect John van Nostrand’s firm, SvN, has long worked with housing at all scales—from individual cottages, to highrises and masterplans. In doing…
Urban Crossroads: Îlot Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec
PROJECT Îlot Rosemont, Centre de services de l’Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal + Résidence des Ateliers, Montreal, Quebec
ARCHITECT Lapointe…
Letter to the Editor: Not for Sale!
As c\a\n\a\d\a’s leading voice in architectural journalism, and at a time when support for architectural criticism has waned, Canadian Architect’s review of…
Housing Multitudes
At a recent exhibition, a pastel-toned panorama filled the long front wall of the gallery at the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of…
OAA-Led Amendments Decade-Long Appeal Reaches Its Conclusion
After nearly a decade, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is pleased the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has released its final order regarding amendments…
Architects respond to Ontario’s Bill 23
On Friday, over a dozen of Ontario’s most prominent architectural firms issued an open letter to Premier Ford and Minister Clark in response to Ontario’s Bill…
Interview: Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa
The winners of the 2022 AIA Gold Medal, the organization’s top award, are Angela Brooks, FAIA and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, co-founders of the Hawthorne,…
Waterfront Toronto names new partners for land Sidewalk Labs intended to build on
TORONTO — Waterfront Toronto has named two companies that will develop a swath of lakeside land a Google affiliate once hoped to turn into a high-tech…
Calgary’s first office-to-housing conversion to begin construction
The empty downtown high-rise will be transformed into affordable homes for nearly 200 Calgarians.
Goodbye tristesse! Habitations Saint-Michel Nord, Montreal, Quebec
PROJECT Habitations Saint-Michel Nord, Montreal, Quebec
ARCHITECT Saia Barbarese Topouzanov Architectes
PHOTOS James Brittain
One’s first impression of…
Fire Hall No. 5, Vancouver, British Columbia
Located in Vancouver’s Killarney neighborhood, Johnston Davidson Architecture (JDA)’s Vancouver Fire Hall No. 5 is the city’s first fire hall collocated with…
CSA, Rick Hansen Foundation support national standard for accessible homes
The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is supporting the development of a new national standard for affordable, adaptable and accessible homes across Canada. The…
Pandemic effect: Housing retrofits
TEXT Ya’el Santopinto and Graeme Stewart, ERA Architects / The Tower Renewal Partnership
As Canada sets out on the path toward COVID-19 recovery, retrofits…
Is ‘missing middle’ financially viable?
Cities across Canada are exploring the missing middle as opportunities to welcome more homes and people in their communities. The term "missing middle"…