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Eleven projects receive recognition from AIA Canada Society
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (417+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals The American Institute of Architects" Canada Society chapter has announced the recipients of its 2025 Design Awards. Established in 2020, the AIA Canada Design Awards recognize exemplary work by AIA Canada members and emerging professionals....
Housing in Action
2+ day, 16+ min ago (655+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals In Saint John, New Brunswick, much of the affordable housing stock is found in older properties'which are often poorly insulated energy hogs. "We're talking about energy bills of $400, sometimes $500 a month, on top…...
Editorial: A Complex Housing Ecosystem
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (414+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals It is often said that we are living in a housing crisis. Yet, as Carolyn Whitzman describes in her book Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis, our current "crisis" is the result of…...
Teknion Debuts Dubbeldam Architecture + Design's ‘Advanced Concepts 2.0’
3+ day, 21+ min ago (479+ words) Stratford's Modern Furniture by Deanna Horton and Robert Lemon Sunday 2 November 2025 at 5:00PMStratford has a notable place in the history of furniture design and manufacturing in Canada. In 1947 the Canadian Wooden Aircraft Company retooled their Stratford factory to produce moulded plywood…...
In Memoriam: Charles Simon (1936 - 2026)
1+ week, 21+ min ago (472+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Ontario architect Charles Simon has passed away in Guelph on February 19, 2026, at the age of 89. As a visionary in Canadian architecture and planning, and widely regarded as the "Grandfather of Green Architecture in…...
OAA announces 2026 Design Excellence Awards finalists
1+ week, 3+ day ago (498+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the 20 finalists for its 2026 Design Excellence Awards. The selections include the following. 225 Brunswick(Toronto, Ontario) by Suulin Architects Inc. (now Suulin Inc.) Angle of Repose…...
SSAC responds to planned shutdown of Canadian Register of Heritage Places
1+ week, 4+ day ago (578+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Last year, Parks Canada announced that the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP), a database that helps users understand heritage places nationwide, would be permanently shutting down. In response to this news, the…...
Last chance to enter design ideas competition for Île Notre-Dame grandstands
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (384+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals The Soci't' du parc Jean-Drapeau has launched a design ideas competition to develop permanent bleachers on "le Notre-Dame, aimed at reimagining the park and the Gilles-Villeneuve F1 Circuit. The bleachers will help enhance the…...
RAIC College Welcomes Six New Honorary Fellows and 27 New Fellows
2+ week, 2+ day ago (296+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced six new Honorary Fellows and 27 new'Fellows of the RAIC College. Fellowship is one of the highest honours the RAIC bestows, celebrating individuals for their…...
Book Review: Chipperfield Architects 1985-2014 / 2015-2024
3+ week, 1+ day ago (224+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Short essays by the editor Rik Nys and articles selected from publications over the years are interspersed in the monograph. It also documents various furnishings and light fixtures that seem to be part…...