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Upcoming webinar to help newcomers in architecture
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Photo credit: TSA
Internationally trained architects who are new to Canada are invited to join a special information session with representatives of the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA), the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) and...
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Op-ed: Move over Santa’s Workshop?the Ontario Science Centre is coming to your local mallÂ
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While the Ontario Science Centre be reduced to a series of shopping mall pop-ups" Photo from handout, Landmark Mall, Hong Kong
Most of you have followed the tragic story of the Ontario Science Centre’s closure this past summer, a remarkable...
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Deadline nears for Winter Stations 2025
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Winter Stations 2024 entry “Nimbusâ€Â. Image courtesy of Winter Stations.
Winter Stations has officially launched its 11th annual design competition and is looking for fresh ideas from the local and international design community.
Launched in...
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Ontario Land Tribunal decides against the preservation of Moriyama landmark
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On Friday October 18, the Ontario Land Tribunal green-lighted the redevelopment of the former Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, a heritage-designated building designed by the late Raymond Moriyama, at 123 Wynford Drive. The proposed new development...
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NDP leader files complaint to Integrity Commissioner about Ontario Place development
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Ontario Place (Photo credit: World Monuments Fund)
NDP Ontario leader Marit Stiles has filed a complaint with the Ontario Integrity Commissioner about the process in which Austrian spa company Therme was chosen to redevelop Ontario Place.
In her...
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Spirit Garden opens at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto
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Photo credit: Tom Arban
On September 30, 2024, the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the Spirit Garden opened at Nathan Phillips Square, after 7 years in development. More than 100 residential school survivors became the first to walk in...
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TMU exhibition to celebrate milestones and reflect on the past
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Image credit: TMU
In 2024, TMU?s Department of Architectural Science is celebrating 75+ years of architectural education; 50+ years of degree-granting; and 15+ years of graduate studies.
To celebrate these milestones, the public is invited to...
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Upcoming book launch to accompany exhibition exploring Ontario Science Centre
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TOO FUN Publication Leala Hewak 1080
The launch of TOO FUN, a large-scale photo book accompanying the multimedia exhibition of the same name by Toronto-based photographer and conceptual artist, Leala Hewak, will be taking place on October 24,...
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Prairie Design Awards submission deadline approaching
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National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta, by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. and Allied Works Architecture. 2022 Prairie Design Award winner – Award of Excellence.
Submissions are still being accepted for the 2024 Prairie...
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Perkins Eastman announces promotion of 5 Canadian staff members
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Photo credit: Perkins Eastman
Global design firm Perkins Eastman has announced the promotions of 80 members of its staff this year, four of whom are in the Seattle-Vancouver studio and one in the Toronto studio.
Each of these individuals has made...
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Upcoming BEAT Leadership Seminar to focus on technical women in architecture
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Image credit: Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT)
Registration is open for the Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT) Leadership Seminar, which will be taking place on Saturday, November  9, 2024. The day-long event, which...
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Winners announced for ideas competition to reimagine Montreal’s incinerators
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Héritage Montréal and its Emerging Talent Committee recently announced the winning proposals of the third edition of their ideas competition, focused on repurposing the city’s historic incinerators.
The Héritage Montréal’s Charette aims to...
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Design competition launches to reimagine former airport runway
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Rendering of the proposed pedestrian street along the former runway framed by mid-rise development with a variety of activities occurring along its length including outdoor dining, children playing and people strolling. Credit: Northcrest...
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New Building Material Exchange program launches on Vancouver Island
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Light House, an organization focused on advancing circular practices in the built environment, has announced the launch of the Building Material Exchange program (
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Newly-Designed Healthcare Centre in Toronto Combines Indoors and Outdoors
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Photo credit: Doublespace Photography
West Park Healthcare Centre, founded in the early 1900s, has played an important role in the western Greater Toronto Area (GTA) care community, providing rehabilitation services and care after life?altering...
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SvN Architects + Planners Appoints New Principals
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Top row from left to right: Ana Espinosa, Gerardo Paez Alonso, Laura Sellors. Middle row from left to right: Michael Matthys (Planning Lead), Kelly Graham (Senior Associate), Kevin Hurley (Senior Associate). Bottom row from left to right: Lucy Cui,...
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Canadian projects among CTBUH Annual Awards winners
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Several Canadian projects are among the winners of this year?s Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Annual Awards.
The CTBUH Annual Awards program recognizes projects, practices, and individuals that have made contributions to the...
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Aurora Town Square celebrates grand opening
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Outdoor plaza (Photo credit: Town of Aurora)
Aurora Town Square, which recently opened on September 21, 2024, is a community facility and outdoor square located in the heart of downtown Aurora by RAW Design.
Aurora Town Square is the Town’s...
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New Arthur Erickson film headlines ADFF Vancouver
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Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines (Image credit: ADFF Vancouver)
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is returning to the VIFF Theatre in Vancouver next month to deliver five days of global contemporary cinema about architecture...
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Northcrest Developments unveils YZD Experience Centre and Plaza
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Photo: Garcia Creative
Northcrest Developments has announced the grand opening of the YZD Experience Centre and Plaza in Toronto, Ont.
As part of the transformation of the Bay 12 hangar space, the YZD Experience Centre and Plaza will form part of...
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Canada Council for the Arts accepting applications for 2025 Venice Fellowship
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Canadian Pavilion, exterior view of the newly restored pavilion, May 18, 2018, La Biennale di Venezia, Giardini di Castello, Venice. (Photo credit: Andrea Pertoldeo)
The Canada Council for the Arts is accepting applications from students and...
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Amid 865 trees coming down, Province releases 95-year lease with Therme
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Under cover of darkness, Infrastructure Ontario began the removal of 865 trees at Ontario Place on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Within a single day, workers had cut down the vast majority of those trees.
The work?which includes the...
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Toronto?s Bentway names designers for second hub site
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Bentway Islands Site (Photo credit: Jack Landau)
The Bentway Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Toronto, has announced the launch of design work on a new site called The Bentway Islands.
Field Operations and Brook McIlroy have been...
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Nominations open for AFBC’s Architectural Achievement Awards
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Image credit: AFBC
Nominations are now open for the AFBC’s Architectural Achievement Awards, which will be held next month.
For the first time, the AFBC will be hosting the awards to celebrate the work of architects as well as thank them for...
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Twenty + Change: Alexandre Bernier
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La Crête Métallique adds to a tiny 52-square-metre house from 1885, with an interior that exposes and celebrates raw materials from the original construction. Photo by Maxime Brouillet
A third-generation Montrealer, Alexandre Bernier cites the city...
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