With global temperatures rising, studies show that dangerously hot summers will become increasingly common, and intense storms might result in more power outages, prompting designers to learn from the past.
Every year, taxpayers pay a heavy price for the damage these disasters cause. And that doesn’t take into account the largely overlooked human and social consequences on our communities of flooding.
With the help of Patriarche, Gearbox unveiled its first studio in Montréal, which draws inspiration from the urban energy and industrial heritage of the City’s Old Port neighbourhood.
Wayne Turett’s all-electric, energy-efficient home on the North Fork of Long Island, NY consumes ~90 per cent less heating energy than existing homes and promotes outstanding air quality. (Photo: Liz Glasgow)
The following situation is not uncommon: an architect, aware of the environmental damage that construction and building can impose on the planet, is an advocate…
Mark Steel (Portrait by Stacey Brandford Photography)
Mark Steel
Production Designer at Umbrella Academy-Netflix/UCP
Mark has helmed art departments on many projects for major studios and networks such as CBC, FX, CBS, ABC and NBC Universal. His credits include What We Do in the Shadows, Star Trek Discovery and Heroes Reborn. He most recently wrapped production on…
Complete design and development plans for untitled, a collaborative project by Reserve Properties and Westdale Properties with Pharrell Williams have been released. The renderings are the result of a multi-stage process that saw Reserve, Westdale and Williams working alongside architects from IBI Group and designers from U31.
Rendering of untitled (Image Credit: Norm Li)
“The decision to…
Artist's rendering of retail space located in the heritage South Tower. (CNW Group/Oxford Properties Group Inc.)
Oxford Properties Group, the global real estate arm of OMERS, revealed designs for its redevelopment of Park Hyatt Toronto. The plans create 65 luxury rental apartments at Two Avenue Road, the site's heritage South Tower, 40,000 square feet of high-end…