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How the West is Winning
The Calgary design scene is widely acknowledged as punching well above its weight class for a mid-sized Canadian city. The city’s fortunes…
Pangea Pod Hotel
Drawing heavily on the Japanese model of micro-suites for salarymen, Vancouver-based Bricault renovated a drab 1970s time-share apartment block into 88 sleeping…
The Elite Lounge
Luxury touches, visual interest and Can-Con elevate the airport experience.
Alterations on a Theme
How the Alt Hotel design merges national branding standards with subtle local context
A Dome for All Seasons
Geodesic lodgings find functionality in restraint and beauty in humble deference.
Informa Toronto
Informa Canada produces and manages over 45 annual conferences, trade and consumer shows in the construction, design, craft, art, real estate, and furniture…
Alfredo Häberli’s LivingKitchen imagines a kitchen of the future
The installation with its green-painted shelving, walls and surfaces had something of the fascination of a green screen studio: Future Kitchen was created by…
FIS Holdings
FIS Holdings challenged designers Building Arts Architects to design an office environment which did not feel like an "office." The use of natural materials was…
W Montreal — Suites Extreme
At the top 10th floor of the building, the Suites are reminiscent of the W Hotels. From a dark and neutral space, the rooms have been completely revamped to…
If You Build It, pt. 2: for those in the digital world
More than two decades ago, the rapid proliferation of digitally-based technology firms helped disrupt the idea of productive office design. Often led by young…
If You Build It, pt. 1: for those in the physical world
Taking a page from those in the construction game—plain-spoken, not fond of frills or ornamentation—let’s get right to it. What follows are three offices that,…