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A+D Trade Show Cancellations and Reschedules: LIST UPDATED REGULARLY
The speed of developments related to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing is shocking, to say the least, and some of the swiftest casualties to fall…
Winter Stations 2021 Launches Competition Worldwide
As an event that takes place solely outdoors in the expanse of the beach, Winter Stations will be moving forward with the design competition portion of their…
Call for Proposals: 2021 International Garden Festival
The International Garden Festival is preparing its 22nd edition with a call for proposals to select designers who will create the new temporary gardens, which…
DCS Finds High Commercial Office Cleaning Costs Despite Low Occupancy Rates
A DCS Global (DCS) review of cleaning costs in commercial office facilities suggests that these expenses have not come down significantly despite low occupancy…
Carleton Students Contribute Design Ideas to The Ottawa Hospital
Fourth-year Carleton University students in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism have contributed design ideas to The Ottawa Hospital for a planned…
Benjamin Moore unveils 2021 Colour of the Year
Rooted in the elegant, handspun textures of the home, Benjamin Moore’s 2021 Colour of the Year, Aegean Teal, adds an uplifting element to the company’s trend…
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021 call for submissions now open
From October 12, 2020 to February 19, 2021, designers and companies from all over the world are invited to register their best products for the Red Dot Award:…
ADFF:2020 Announces 16 Design-Focused Film Programs
From November 19 through December 3, the Architecture & Design Film Festival is bringing 16 virtual film programs, special guests, and director Q+As that…
Behind Closed Doors: A+D’s Diversity Apathy
Dallas, 2007. While sitting alone outside the boardroom of a corporate office, I listened as a team of seasoned design executives argued inside about whether I…
Tomas Pearce Interior Design to deliver new penthouses for former Maclean-Hunter…
A new condominium development by DAVPART Inc. is set to rise from the historic Maclean Publishing Company/Maclean-Hunter building at 481 University Avenue in…
Janis Kravis, 1933-2020
Born in 1933 in Latvia, Kravis arrived in Canada with his family via Sweden in 1950 as a World War II refugee. Having learned to construct houses with his…
Knoll Achieves Forest Stewardship Council Mix 90 per cent Claim
Knoll, Inc. announced that it has increased its claim from FSC Mix 70 per cent to 90 per cent. According to the company, this means that 90 per cent of Knoll…