ASID Headquarters by Perkins+Will first in world to achieve LEED and WELL Platinum

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) headquarters office is the first space in the world to achieve both Platinum Level Certification for the WELL Building Standard (WELL) under WELL v1 and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), under the LEED ID+C rating system – the highest recognition awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)…

July 13, 2017

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Rainville-Sangaré win 2017 Phyllis Lambert Grant

Photo credit: Jimmi Francoeur On Tuesday, Montreal's Bureau du design awarded this year’s Phyllis Lambert Grant to industrial designers Rainville-Sangaré. Previous recipients were also on hand to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the grant’s creation and Ms. Lambert’s 90th birthday, and to speak about the grant’s impact on their careers. The $10,000 grant was presented by Manon…

June 23, 2017

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Shortlist announced for 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announce the shortlisted projects for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The four shortlisted projects are located in Tokyo, Japan; Copenhagen, Denmark; Melbourne, Australia; and the village of Upper Kingsburg in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Prize, which was established in 2014 by Canadian architect Raymond…

June 6, 2017

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Architectural Institute of British Columbia announces winners of 2017 Awards

Friesen Wong House by D'Arcy Jones Architecture Inc. Photo: Undine Prohl The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has announced the winners of the 2017 Architectural Awards, which took place on Wednesday, May 10 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Representing the best in architecture from the AIBC community, seven awards were presented in three categories. …

May 16, 2017

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Gillanders establishes annual awards for Ryerson’s School of Interior Design

Photo courtesy of RSID At a 60th anniversary celebration held at the Toronto Board of Trade, Gillanders announced the establishment of the Gillanders Diamond Award at Ryerson’s School of Interior Design in the Faculty of Communication and Design. This is the first time a construction company has created such an awards program at the School. “As…

April 26, 2017

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Keilhauer named Canada’s Greenest Employer for 2017

Hangout Collection by Keilhauer Green, clean, and committed to sustainable manufacturing, Keilhauer has been acknowledged by Canada’s Top 100 Employers as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2017. The award, announced Friday, recognizes employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental change. This year marks the company’s third consecutive year that its sustainability…

April 21, 2017

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Ontario Association of Architects announces 2017 Award winners

Eva's Phoenix, Design Excellence Winner. Photo: Ben Rahn / A-Frame The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the winners of the 2017 OAA Awards. Representing Ontario’s best emerging new talent and some of the province’s most established architecture firms, 10 projects have been recognized with the Design Excellence Award this year. The…

April 12, 2017

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RAIC names recipient of Innovation in Architecture Award

Photo: Vanessa Guillen A luminous worship space designed and built with the creative use of computer modelling, measuring, and fabrication software, and custom glass, has won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Innovation in Architecture Award for 2017. The Bahá’í Temple of South America by Hariri Pontarini Architects of Toronto is a domed structure set…

April 11, 2017

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Fig40’s Perplex Bench wins two European Product Design Awards

Photo credit: Lisa Petrole Toronto-based Fig40 has announced that its Perplex Bench has won two 2017 European Product Design Awards - Gold in Material Design and Manufacturing and Gold in Outdoor and Exercise Equipment/Patio/Garden Furniture and Accessories The bench is the result of exploring two distinct objectives: 1) to create a bench that is impossibly long and…

April 4, 2017

Layered rhombus shapes by Christine Leu. Photo: Doublespace Photography

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Christine Leu receives RAIC’s Allied Arts Medal for 2017

Layered rhombus shapes by Christine Leu. Photo: Doublespace Photography A Toronto architect whose focus is ephemeral art installations in public places will receive the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Allied Arts Medal for 2017. Christine Leu, MRAIC, is the co-founder, with Alan Webb, of the multi-disciplinary arts and curation practice LeuWebb Projects …

March 30, 2017