AURORA BOREALIS is a permanent and kinetic architectural illumination on the 600-by-30-metre facade of the Bunge's grain silos, located in Quebec City's old port. AURORA BOREALIS was inspired by the Northern Lights phenomenon. It is a contemplative illumination which aims to be an artistic rendering of nature's beauty. It is transposed through…
Cohos Evamy integratedesign has been selected by the jury of the Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Awards to receive top honors for both the new Bankers Court Office Tower and the new Calgary Zoo North Gate Pavilion projects. A third entry for the Royal Canadian Pacific Entry Pavilion received an honorable mention. Held biennially, the Mayor’s…
The Ontario College of Art & Design is pleased to announce that 27 OCAD community members will represent Canada at the prestigious Cheongju International Craft Biennale, taking place from Sept. 23 to Nov. 1 in the city of Cheongju, South Korea. As this year’s official guest country, Canada will be centre stage at the biennale,…
George Brown College is ready to break ground on a dynamic new home on Toronto's waterfront. All the elements are now in place to aggressively move forward with excavation of the site, slated to begin in late October. EllisDon, a Canadian-owned construction engineering and project management firm, joins the wider team of architects…
The Allsteel/Gunlocke Resource Centre, located in the historic 1899 Toronto Carpet Factory Boiler House, has earned LEED Canada for Commercial Interiors (CI) Gold Certification. The showroom is only the second facility in Toronto to earn the gold-level certification using the Canadian system, and represents the sixth LEED-certified showroom housing the two sister companies. …
Kwantlen Polytechnic University interior design student Lucas Nightingale has been awarded the Millennium Excellence Award, a scholarship valued at $10,250 from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Nightingale was presented the award for his inspiring leadership, academic excellence and outstanding contribution in the community. “I feel incredibly honoured to be counted among the other worthy award…
Claude Ouimet, senior vice-president and general manager of InterfaceFLOR Canada and Latin America, has been appointed to the David Suzuki Foundation’s National Business Advisory Council. In his role, Ouimet will advise the Suzuki Foundation on how it can best bring its environmental policy expertise and creativity to the private sector. “It is both a privilege…
The Design Exchange is proud to announce Risking the Void: The Designs of Cameron Porteus. This exhibition celebrates the career of one of Canada’s most important sceneographers. Porteus combined an international perspective with a commitment to developing a unique style of Canadian theatrical design during a significant period in the evolution of Canadian theatrical history.…
Bringing to life the raw power behind the MINI brand, Raw Design envisions a bold, graphic new look for Canada’s first full-service MINI dealership. Mirroring MINI’s fuel-efficient environmental outlook, the 20,000-square-foot MINI flagship in Toronto will feature a green roof, a solar thermal hot water system and an efficient foamed-in-place insulation system. MINI…
It has been announced that the much anticipated public opening of the new Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), which has garnered the attention of local, national and international media, will take place at the end of January 2010 . The new Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), built with the…