Situated at the corner downtown Vancouver?s Burrard and Nelson Streets, The Butterfly by Revery Architecture is a combination of a 57-storey luxury market tower and the heritage restoration and expansion city?s First Baptist Church built...

Prior to the leadup of the COVID-19 shutdown, Montreal firm ACDF Architecture was already engaged in multiple office designs, building on it?s renowned portfolio of hospitality, large-scale residential, institutional, and cultural...

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) at the University of Calgary has launched the CBDX: CITIES FOR ALL international design ideas competition. The competition is intended to spark an international discussion around...

In response to the Government of Ontario seeking international proposals to redevelop Ontario Place, the World Monuments Fund (WMF), John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto (Daniels Faculty), and...

?PIICNIIC? by Nicole Marion and Chris Wiebe of Winnipeg, MB is the first of two installations from Benchmark 2020, supported by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, the Winnipeg Trails Association and Storefront Manitoba. The 30-foot chopped, kinked and...

With the world continuing to face the challenges of a pandemic, we are becoming more attuned to our own mental wellness and that of the people around us. As World Mental Health Day approaches on October 10, we recognize the increased importance of...

The Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA) initiated its first pan-Canada lecture series in response to COVID-related restrictions on traveling and large gatherings. The 12 schools of architecture agreed upon ?diversity? as...

On October 1st, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced a $10 billion investment in new major infrastructure initiatives to create jobs and economic growth. According to a release by the Prime Minister?s Office, the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s...

Following its March world premiere online at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), the documentary short NFB.ca to mark World Architecture Day. The film invites you to the famous National Gallery of Canada on the occasion of the...

In an Architectural Forum article from 1947, Helmut Landsberg discusses how microclimates affect site selection. Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning By Daniel A. Barber (Princeton University Press, 2020) It?s been more...

A view of the pool in Iqaluktuutiaq (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut, as captured by community members for Google Maps. The pool was closed in 2019. (Image: Google Maps) TEXT Alexandra Pereira-Edwards, Misca Birklein-Lagassé and Zaven Titizian When a...

A Downtown Eastside church expresses support for the local supervised injection site, whose operation was challenged by the federal government. For over two decades, architect Sean McEwen and medical anthropologist Dan Small have been involved in...

A postcard from Expo 67 with the event’s final theme noted at bottom. Our August profile of RAIC Gold Medallist Blanche Lemco van Ginkel included a preliminary plan for Expo 67 with the caption ?Blanche?s vision statement for the world?s fair,...

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced that Professor Peter Jacobs, AAPQ, FCSLA, FASLA, is the 2020 recipient of the Governor General?s Medal in Landscape Architecture. The Governor General?s Medal in Landscape Architecture...

Manual of Physical Distancing Principal investigators Paul Lewis, Guy Nordenson, David J. Lewis and Marc Tsurumaki. Updated August 2020, LTLarchitects.com/blog. Over the summer, a team from LTL Architects led the production of this impressive...

Adaptation By Omar Gandhi, Jimenez Lai and John Leroux (Mexico City: Arquine, 2020) ?There is a mythology about the first ten years of young architects in North America,? writes Jimenez Lai in this publication marking the first decade of Omar...

A planned mural for the University of Toronto Daniels Building’s north facade, by Daniels alumni Ashita Parekh and Tolu Alabi, will say, in giant letters, “Support Black Designers.� I am an architect in Toronto, and one of the founding...

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre in BC, designed by Michael Green Architects, is one of the buildings featured in a new edition of the book Tall Wood Buildings. Photo by Ema Peter Canadian CLT Handbook, 2019 Edition Edited by Erol Karacebeyli...

The late Sonja Bata pursued her passion for architecture and the built environment through the revitalization of the town of Batawa, the former factory town located 175 km east of Toronto on the Trent River. In 1939, at the onset of...

Architect and installation artist Andrea Ling received the 2020 STARTS Grand Prize in the category of Artistic Exploration for her Design by Decay, Decay by Design project. STARTS (S+T+ARTS ? Innovation at the Nexus of Science, Technology, and the...

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced that five companies joined the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment). These new additions bring the total number of signatories to 100, which is a doubling of participation in the...

Designed by Teeple Architects, the Stanley A. Milner Library Renewal is a reimagination and reshape of the existing library building as a physical expression of Edmonton Public Library?s (EPL) civic role. Andrew Latreille, Latreille Architectural...

Nova Scotians can now see and provide feedback on the three final conceptual designs from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia?s Design Competition Exhibition. The competition, which runs until late October, features 3D models, renderings and...