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Op-Ed: The Merits of Micro-Units

Op-Ed: The Merits of Micro-Units

A new micro-unit prototype designed by Superkül featuring a retractable ceiling bed. Photography by Ryan Fung. Every day brings more news about Canada?s ? and the world?s ? housing crisis. Large numbers of people of different demographics are...
Architecture - 2024-04-25 07:45:02
The Winners: 2024 National Urban Design Awards

The Winners: 2024 National Urban Design Awards

Photo credits, Left to right, top to bottom: Steve Montpetit, Brett Ryan Studios / Brett Hitchins, Adrien Williams, Latitude Photography, Nic Lehoux, Northcrest Developments / Canada Lands Company, Hereby Architectural Inc. with groundcubed,...
Architecture - 2024-04-24 07:46:15
Winners announced for Prix d’excellence en architecture

Winners announced for Prix d’excellence en architecture

The Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) has announced the winning projects of its Prix d’excellence en architecture 2024. Eleven projects were honoured at a gala event hosted by Jean-René Dufort, which was held at Espace St-Denis in Montreal....
Architecture - 2024-04-24 07:46:14
WZMH launches Remake It Better Recladding Guide

WZMH launches Remake It Better Recladding Guide

Photo: WZMH Toronto-based WZMH has launched its digital online recladding guide at BuildGreen Atlantic, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For over 60 years, WZMH has been designing office towers and has amassed over three decades of experience in renewing...
Architecture - 2024-04-23 07:46:32
Nga Aho recognized as 2024 RAIC International Prize recipient

Nga Aho recognized as 2024 RAIC International Prize recipient

Image credit: RAIC The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced that Nga Aho, a national network of Maori design professionals based in Aotearoa (New Zealand), has been selected to receive the 2024 RAIC International...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:27
Submissions opening soon for Canadian Architect x Twenty + Change: New Perspectives

Submissions opening soon for Canadian Architect x Twenty + Change: New Perspectives

Architecture credit: UUfie Canadian Architect is collaborating with Twenty + Change to showcase emerging architecture practices in our October 2024 issue. The upcoming showcase, called New Perspectives, will feature projects and practices that...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:35
RAIC announces recipients of Annual Awards and 2024 National Urban Design Awards

RAIC announces recipients of Annual Awards and 2024 National Urban Design Awards

Image: RAIC The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the recipients of the RAIC Annual Awards as well as the 2024 National Urban Design Awards. The RAIC Annual Award recipients consist of architectural practices, projects,...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:29
Ontario Association of Architects Reveals 2024 Design Excellence Awards Winners

Ontario Association of Architects Reveals 2024 Design Excellence Awards Winners

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has revealed the winners of its 2024 Design Excellence Awards. The OAA has announced the 10 winners that will be celebrated at this year?s OAA Conference, Housing: Pushing the Envelope, which will be held...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:38
City of Calgary celebrates 2024 Winter City Design Competition winners

City of Calgary celebrates 2024 Winter City Design Competition winners

The City of Calgary, in partnership with Chinook Blast, the city’s winter festival celebration, is celebrating the winners of the 2024 Winter City Design Competition. This year’s winners are 1000 Faces, (p)arc, and Fancy Meeting You Here, all...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:31
Recipients of 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor?s Awards in Architecture announced

Recipients of 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor?s Awards in Architecture announced

Halfway Hill House by Woodford Architecture. (Photo credit: Jane Brokenshire) Joan Marie Aylward, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, has presented the 2023 Lieutenant Governor?s Awards in Architecture. The purpose of the Lieutenant...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:40
OAA seeks proposals for Continuing Education Webinar Series

OAA seeks proposals for Continuing Education Webinar Series

Photo: OAA The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has issued a call for presenters for the Spring 2024 Continuing Education Webinar Series. The OAA is seeking professionals with expertise in topics relevant to architecture, particularly in...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:32
Submissions now open for Canadian Architect x Twenty + Change: New Perspectives

Submissions now open for Canadian Architect x Twenty + Change: New Perspectives

Architecture credit: Double Duplex by Batay-Csorba Architects Canadian Architect is collaborating with Twenty + Change to showcase emerging architecture practices in our October 2024 issue. Submissions for the upcoming showcase, called New...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:26
Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker reveals transformation of Promenade Samuel-De Champlain

Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker reveals transformation of Promenade Samuel-De Champlain

Pavillon de la Côte; a sheltered stop for users of the Coastal MeadowsPhoto credit: Adrien Williams Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker has introduced its recently concluded third phase of Promenade Samuel-de Champlain, which converted 2.5 kilometers...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:34
Winning teams of Saint-Charles library and Centre Gadbois architectural competitions announced

Winning teams of Saint-Charles library and Centre Gadbois architectural competitions announced

The winning teams of the Saint-Charles library architectural competition and architectural competition for Centre Gadbois have recently been announced. La terrasse du café. Lapointe Magne & Associés + L?OEUF Architectes en collaboration avec VINCI...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:28
Quebec’s Agora des Arts venue for performing arts has officially opened

Quebec’s Agora des Arts venue for performing arts has officially opened

Photo credit: Chevalier Morales and James Brittain The Agora des Arts, a venue for performance arts in Rouyn-Norand, Quebec, designed by Chevalier Morales, has officially opened. Chevalier Morales won the project through a 2018 competition. Photo...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:37
Architecture and the Right to Housing

Architecture and the Right to Housing

Housing is a human right. This direct message was the opening statement of the Architecture and the Right to Housing panel discussion at the University of Toronto?s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Hosted on March 21...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:30
Beyond making nice buildings, what can architects do for public housing"

Beyond making nice buildings, what can architects do for public housing"

The notion of public housing is changing in today?s social and economic context. With spiraling rents and property values, many cities, including Toronto, find themselves in housing emergencies for which public sector subsidies are needed to house...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:39
Finalists announced for Prix d’excellence en architecture

Finalists announced for Prix d’excellence en architecture

The Ordre des architectes du Québec has announced the 17 finalists in the running for the Prix d’excellence en architecture and the program’s People’s Choice Award. The winning projects will be announced on April 19, 2024, at a gala event at...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:31
In Memoriam: Tony Leong

In Memoriam: Tony Leong

Photo credit: MBAC via Instagram Anthony “Tony†Frank Leong, M.Arch. and adjust associate professor, passed away suddenly on April 9, 2024, at the age of 55 after a battle with cancer. Leong was born and raised in Calgary and...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:24
Four Canadian projects among 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards winners

Four Canadian projects among 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards winners

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honoured the 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards, the premier international design competition featuring fired-clay brick. The 2023 winning projects, which were judged by a jury of peers, span across Canada,...
Architecture - 2024-04-20 07:56:33
LACF Announces 2023 Scholar Recipients

LACF Announces 2023 Scholar Recipients

Photo credit: LACF The Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF) has announced the 2023 scholarship recipients. LACF believes that these students are future leaders. This year, the scholarships were awarded to several recipients. They...
Architecture - 2024-03-23 06:35:13
CCA’s opens final Out of the Box exhibition on Argentinian architect Amancio Williams

CCA’s opens final Out of the Box exhibition on Argentinian architect Amancio Williams

Casa sobre el arroyo, Mar del Plata, Argentina, by Amancio Williams, 1943-1945. Amancio Williams Fonds, CCA. Donated by Amancio Williams? children. Photograph by Matthieu Brouillard © CCA The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) has announced the...
Architecture - 2024-03-22 06:40:04
Provencher_Roy acquires Ottawa-based GRC Architects

Provencher_Roy acquires Ottawa-based GRC Architects

Photo: Provencher_Roy Provencher_Roy has acquired Ottawa-based GRC Architects, which will further increase its activities in the province of Ontario including the National Capital Region, in addition to pursuing new Canada-wide opportunities. The...
Architecture - 2024-03-21 06:34:32
Canada Council for the Arts reveals 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture Shortlist

Canada Council for the Arts reveals 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture Shortlist

The shortlist of candidates in the running to represent Canada at the 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture has recently been announced by the Canada Council for the Arts. The Canada Council is the Commissioner for Canada?s official representation...
Architecture - 2024-03-20 06:44:35
Ontario Association of Architects announces 2024 Design Excellence Awards finalists

Ontario Association of Architects announces 2024 Design Excellence Awards finalists

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the 20 finalists for its 2024 Design Excellence Awards. The biennial OAA Design Excellence Awards program provides Ontario practices with the opportunity to display the influence of...
Architecture - 2024-03-20 06:44:34
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