Architect Paul Raff, winner of both the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Allied Arts Medal and an award for Innovation, defines the New Architecture as simple, costeffective and exceptionally beautiful. On June 20 in Montreal during the RAIC. Festival of Architecture, Raff will be the first architect to receive both these awards. “That Raff has…
With the passing of Arthur Erickson, who died yesterday at the age of 84, Canada has lost one of its treasures, and B.C.’s architectural community has lost a true leader. Erickson’s architectural talent is known worldwide. For many, he came to define British Columbia architecture. He certainly put it on the international map. Erickson’s unique…
Quadrangle Architects Limited has been awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Award of Excellence for Innovation in Architecture -- for work on the nearly completed 130 Bloor Street West project in the heart of downtown Toronto. Quadrangle was singled out for accomplishing the architectural feat of adding what amounts to an entirely new…
Cohos Evamy integratedesign and the Michael Evamy Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that Matthew Beall has been awarded the 2009 Cohos Evamy Scholarship in honour of Michael Evamy. Beall, a Masters of Architecture student at University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is receiving the award based on his impressive…
The Design Exchange is proud to announce the winners of the Connect Post Secondary Design Competition. Connect is a national competition, targeted at Canadian post-secondary students enrolled in design, the visual arts, and engineering. The aim is to bridge the gap between students and future users of their services. Connect with Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation…
Sun Glow Window Covering Products of Canada Ltd. (Sun Glow), a leading wholesale distributor of quality window covering components, fabrics and manufacturer of quality custom products, has just introduced Pure Screen -- a window treatment fabric that actually cleans the air. A special coating on the fabric enables it to accumulate harmful gases and bad…
Two innovative and imaginative designs for new Scotch Tape and Post-it Note Pop-up dispensers have been unveiled by the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) and 3M Canada. The designs won first prize in their respective categories in the Dispenser Design Competition for third-year Industrial Design students at OCAD. The…
Be among the Best of Canada! We’d like to remind you that the deadline for entries in our 12th annual Best of Canada Design Competition is fast approaching: 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2009. Click on the Best of Canda link at left to learn all about Best of Canada, including competition rules and…
“Canadian consumers are increasingly demanding real value in their purchases and are craving quality design for sustainable living,” says Peter Emmenegger, founder of INQUISITIVEkid, contemporary children’s retail store. Emmenegger spent years searching for children’s beds that would fit the store’s philosophy -- pure in form and colour -- and found the results daunting. The ones…
Interface, Inc., parent company of InterfaceFLOR Canada, Inc., continues to make progress on the company's efforts to reduce environmental impacts, push the envelope on innovation, and to introduce other companies to the business case for sustainability. The company today announced its Ecometrics results for 2008, amid news that Interface has been ranked number one in…