MIA introduces natural stone sustainability CEU program.

Schooled on Stone

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has introduced a new CEU presentation entitled Natural Stone & Green Design. Developed by the MIA’s Sustainability Presentation Committee, this one hour class is ready for presentation to architects and designers seeking continuing education credits. The presentation covers how natural stone fits into the green movement, including information about…

January 3, 2014

Girardin took inspiration for the work, which includes a 10-ft. high screen of over 500 wheel-thrown vessels and two cabinets filled with 400 ornate stoneware pieces, from the ceramics in her own atelier. Photos credit: Evan Dion

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Big Apple welcomes Montreal ceramicist

Anthology I & II is the title of ceramicist Pascale Girardin’s latest artwork, which has recently been unveiled in the Peninsula Hotel, New York, NY. The culmination of eight months’ work and throwing of over 1,200 stoneware pieces, the twin sculptures are an important milestone for the Canadian artist, marking her first public work to…

November 17, 2013

The Esker Foundation Gallery is a union of art, design and culture, conceptualized through the collaboration of local philanthropists, art patrons and the community.

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Kasian wins Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Award

Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning has added a prestigious Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Award (MUDA) to an already impressive cache of awards this year. The MUDA -- held every two years to celebrate the contributions the design community makes to enhance the quality of life in the city -- was for their design of…

November 12, 2013

At the entrance the guest is greeted at the monolithic wood veneered prism like reception desk "grows" out of the surface of the floor and guides you to the main lounge space, the heart of the Sales Gallery, while the desk, now finished with the act of receiving, morphs into a water bar serving the lounge.

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Jewel of Shenzhen

A unique piece of architecture with its prismatic shapes, irregular planes and undulating volumes, evoking thoughts of an untouched gemstone nestled in a garden, was the goal of BLVD’s Interior Design Studio when tackling the Tian Yanbei North Garden Sales Gallery and Showroom project in Shenzhen, China. The primitive and pure tension of a “rough…

October 29, 2013

Freed offers innovative approach to balconies on select suites at Sixty Colborne.

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Breathe easy

Freed Developments has unveiled a new design feature called ‘openair’ suites at their 25-storey Sixty Colborne condominium development just east of Toronto’s Downtown Core. Released to the public on October 1st, a selection of corner suites at Sixty Colborne will feature an expansive glass sliding wall system, designed to reinterpret the traditional condominium balcony with…

October 17, 2013

A new courtyard entrance was carved out of the center of the building. This location would now require people to experience the new garden space that creates a buffer between the building and the roadway.

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Shameless plug

The winners of the 2013 Toronto Urban Design Awards were announced earlier this month. From an impressive 125 submissions containing a variety of built projects, visions and master plans as well as student works, the jury selected 11 projects for Awards of Excellence, 16 for Awards of Merit and one for a Special Jury Award.…

October 1, 2013

"Our Planet Keilhauer initiative," says Mike Keilhauer, president, Keilhauer, "is led by our sustainability manager, who works with all departments in our company to ensure that Keilhauer is a company that is environmentally benign, socially progressive, and economically successful."

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Keilhauer: one of Canada’s Greenest Employers

Keilhauer’s continued sustainability efforts have recently resulted in being chosen as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. The honour was bestowed upon Keilhauer by the editors of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, which recognizes Canadian companies that are leaders in environmental sustainability. “Our Planet Keilhauer initiative,” says Mike Keilhauer, president, Keilhauer, “is led by our…

September 27, 2013

As the largest privately funded, non-commercial gallery in Calgary, the Esker Foundation Gallery is a model example of design excellence blended with social consciousness.

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Kasian shines at IDIBC Awards

Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning had a good night on Friday, September 19, at the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia’s (IDIBC) annual SHINE Awards, where they scooped up an Award of Excellence in the Public & Institutional Spaces category for the design of the Esker Foundation Gallery, as well as the premier Robert…

September 24, 2013

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Innovant discusses the future of the workplace with Greg Lindsay

Earlier this summer, Innovant’s marketing team attended an IIDANY Facilities Forum focused on the topic, “The Evolving Workplace: Change or Adapt?” Moderated by David Craig, Associate Principal at Cannon Design, the discussion featured insights on the evolving workplace and what this means for the industry from two workplace innovators, Greg Lindsay, Contributing Writer for Fast…

September 2, 2013

Best Restaurant or Bar Momofuku, Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto Allen Chan, Matt Davis and Anwar Mekhayech (The Design Agency) and James Cheng (James K.M. Cheng Architects)

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Come fly – and stay – with me

The Air Canada enRoute Hotel Design Awards celebrate the best Canadian-designed hotels around the world. The award-winning projects show that no matter where you go, Canadian interior designers and architects are there to make you feel at home. Air Canada’s enRoute, in partnership with Interior Designers of Canada, Architecture Canada | RAIC and IIDEX Canada,…

August 30, 2013