Two Canadian winners in the 2023 FORM Student Innovation Competition

As part of its ongoing efforts to recognize emerging design talent, Formica Canada is proud to announce that two Canadian students have been named winners of the 2023 FORM Student Innovation Competition for a fourth consecutive year. Tom- Elliot Monette of CEGEP Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu took top honours with his work “Voluta,” while Meaghan Maass of Fanshawe…

May 12, 2023

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Fantini Announces 2022 People’s Choice Awards

SIGNAL, Photo Credit — Chad Mellon, Mellon Studio Fantini USA announced the return of the People’s Choice Awards. The company will host an image-based competition on Instagram to be voted upon by Fantini’s followers. North American architects and designers are encouraged to submit projects featuring Fantini products. WHEN: September 1 – 16: Submission period October 1:…

September 14, 2022

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Design team selected for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Waterfront Arts District

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) announced that the team of KPMB Architects with Omar Gandhi Architect, Jordan Bennett Studio, Elder Lorraine Whitman (NWAC), Public Work and Transsolar has won the international design competition for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Waterfront Arts District. Located on the Salter Block of the Halifax Waterfront,…

November 20, 2020

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Six new Winter Stations structures coming to Toronto waterfront

A wall is being built along Toronto’s east beaches and it’s going to be joined by a bouquet of butterflies, a cavalcade of colours and three other installations as the fifth annual Winter Stations Design Competition announces this year’s winning submissions. Four designs were selected from hundreds of submissions from around the world by this year’s…

December 18, 2018

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Canstruction Toronto gears up for 20th anniversary in 2019

Canstruction Toronto invites teams of engineers, architects, and designers to take part in the 20th annual Canstruction at the Toronto Dominion Centre in Toronto. Please join the organizers for an information night about Canstruction on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Design Exchange (234 Bay St). Canstruction is an international annual design and build…

November 28, 2018

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Submissions open for Winter Stations and Ice Breakers competitions

Sister design competitions Ice Breakers and Winter Stations are once again opening up an international design competition to bring temporary public art installations to Toronto’s Waterfront. Winter Stations, now heading into it’s fifth year, will include up to five lifeguard stands, including an additional two by invited universities, across Ashbridges Bay beaches located in the heart of…

October 1, 2018

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Formica Canada launches 2019 FORM student innovation competition

The 2019 FORM Student Innovation Competition invites, for the first time in Quebec, interior design and architecture students to put their creativity to work by designing furniture pieces for “resi-mercial” spaces that showcase Formica® Brand products, to have the chance to win cash prizes, international recognition and have their work showcased in a public exhibit.…

September 10, 2018

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Entries sought for Sherwin-Williams student design challenge

The 2018 Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge is accepting submissions for residential and commercial projects through March 15. The eighth annual competition celebrates emerging talent and gives students a chance to be nationally recognized for their work with cash prizes up to $2,500, including $1,000 for their design school. “Sherwin-Williams is proud to encourage excellence among the…

February 14, 2018

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IDC launches ‘PROpel’ competition for emerging design professionals

Set to be presented at this year's inaugural Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) national conference in Toronto, the new PROpel interactive national design competition provides an opportunity for emerging professionals to engagement in discussions and connections with influential representatives in the interior design community. The prize includes accommodation, transportation, meals and activities during the conference. Winners…

February 12, 2018

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Design competition launched for Toronto’s King Street pilot

On January 9, the City of Toronto officially launched the design-build competition for the public spaces along King Street in the area of the King Street Transit Pilot. Mayor John Tory, Councillor Michael Thompson (Ward 37 Scarborough Centre), Chair of the City’s Economic Development and Culture Committee, and Councillor Joe Cressy (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina) made…

January 10, 2018