Best of Canada

Whether designing an office tower lobby, university, retail store, or a residence, Canadian designers appear increasingly focused on moving toward meaningful…

Photography by Riley Snelling This apartment in a former candy factory built in 1903 boasts arched windows, an exposed-brick wall and an 18-ft. ceiling.…

Photography by Shai Gil In its second life as a sauna, this former ice-storage hut retains its original modest pitched-roof shell. However, the insertion…

Photography by Mary McNeill Knowles Showrooms usually show lots of stuff. But here, the traditional lighting retail model is dismantled in favour of…

Photography by Frédéric Bouchard and Ana Borrallo Conceived as a restorative pause within Montréal’s sprawling new shopping and entertainment complex,…

Photography by Vincent van den Brink Guided by a mandate to be authentic but not traditional, Japanese references are filtered through a contemporary and…

Photography by Stephanie Kretzschmer The new ILAC International Language Academy of Canada campus replaces the stodgy institutional language school model…

Photography by David Boyer Perched on the 40th floor of a Montréal tower and framing panoramic views of the downtown, the new Torys office contrasts…

Photography courtesy of Canada Goose These pop-up pavilions in the Chinese cities of Xi’an and Zhengzhou reconceive the shopping mall atrium as a…

Photography by Baril Two notable Québec-based entrepreneurs, fashion designer Marie Saint Pierre and Marie-Eve Baril, who heads her eponymous high-end…