The new architectural studio raw design has been awarded the Best Emerging Practice Award by the Ontario Association of Architects. The award recognizes the outstanding vision of new firms and innovation in a number of areas including a creative approach to business. “Raw Design demonstrated innovation in all aspects, not…
She is one of the great icons of our time, celebrated for her beauty, powerful appeal, vulnerability, and her tragically young death. Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend, coming to The Winnipeg Art Gallery from March 28 to June 7, captures the celebrity and the myth behind one of the most famous women of the…
Long-established Toronto-based interior design firm Mole White & Associates (MWA) will merge with national architecture, engineering and interior design firm Cohos Evamy integratedesignTM on March 31, 2009. The friendly amalgamation is the result of positive firm collaborations on mutual national projects. The addition of MWA to the Cohos Evamy team will strengthen the presence…
International award-winning Toronto firm II BY IV Design Associates was honoured with three First Place Awards at the 27th annual Chain Store Age Retail Store of the Year Awards presented February 21st, 2009, in Kissimmee, Florida. Chosen by retailers as well as leading architects and designers, II BY IV’s winning awards were: Restaurant Category, First…
BAZZ, the Canadian company that is the industry leader in the design and production of recessed lighting, is proudly introducing North America's first generation of recessed lamps for the GU24 socket compact fluorescent bulb. The lamps are ENERGY STAR certified. Why choose these new products? "According to ENERGY STAR, consumers that…
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) has announced that 25 projects, located in Canada and the United States, have won national and regional recognition in the prestigious 2009 CSLA Awards of Excellence in Landscape Architecture. This year the CSLA Awards of Excellence jury, including Nelda Rodger, Editor of Azure…
Canadian Interiors is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Best of Canada Design Competition. This year will bring some exciting changes to the awards program. We’re adding a little more suspense to the mix: for the first time ever, winners will not be announced beforehand, but rather at the Awards Gala, held in September at…
Artopex, the largest Quebec-based manufacturer of office furniture and one of the most important in North America to offer a full range of office products under one roof, has requalified for the Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies 2008 award. This prestigious national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, Les Affaires and…
Teknion Corporation has announced that its 50th employee has successfully attained certification as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional. LEED APs have a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles, and the LEED Rating System – and can help streamline the LEED building certification process for clients. …
Neither a teddy bear’s picnic, nor a pack of ferocious beasts, Allyson Mitchell’s newest installation presents an epic gathering of figures, each one a monumental symbol of female brains, brawn and sexuality - a community of Lady Sasquatches. The freestanding, sculptural works by Toronto-based Mitchell marry feminist theory with the artist’s favorite material, fun fur.…