Quadrangle Architects’ excellent accessibility

Quadrangle Architects' King Street studio in Toronto has won a 2013 International Association for Universal Design Award in the Housing and Architecture category. The awards ceremony will be held today at the Fuji Zerox R&D Square in Yokohama, Japan. Says Quadrangle's managing principal Susan Ruptash, "This project grew out of our desire to 'walk the…

November 21, 2013

TOTO's Drake II 1G is one of its first ultra-high-efficiency toilets for which a new SM Transparency Report has been developed

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A first for TOTO

TOTO has announced today that it is introducing an innovative, new way to report product transparency that enables customers to earn LEED v4 credit for select high-efficiency toilets. Committed to environmental leadership that exceeds compliance,TOTO discovered that it was unable to comply with LEED v4's disclosure option to provide Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its…

November 21, 2013

This year's International Designer Roundtable speakers (clockwise from top left): Yu Jordy Fu; Scott Johnson; Caroline Robbie; and Tom Marquardt

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Mark your calendar: 2013 International Design Roundtable on Dec. 5

One of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Canadian design world is coming up soon. Sponsored by IDC and Canadian Interiors, the 2013 International Designer Roundtable takes place on Thurs., Dec. 5 (from 8 to 10 a.m.) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building. The title of this year's Roundtable is "Diverging Interests: How to Create a Symbiotic…

November 20, 2013

Her "Excellence": Tracy Bowie, the vice-president of IIDEX Canada, Canada's National Design + Architecture Exposition & Conference

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Not to be missed: Toronto Leaders Breakfast

Mark your calendars in advance of the 2003 IDC/IIDA Toronto Leaders Breakfast, taking place on Dec. 6. At this iconic event in the interior design community, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will present Tracy Bowie with the prestigious 2013 IDC/IIDA Leadership Award of Excellence, an award that recognizes…

November 14, 2013

The Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building houses a five-storey biofilter living wall, the first on a U.S. campus and the largest in the United States. Photo by Tom Arban

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Diamond Schmitt’s award-winning living wall

Diamond Schmitt Architects has received the Interior Green Wall Award of Excellence at the 2013 CitiesAlive Conference for an innovative campus building at Drexel University in Philadelphia. NEDLAW Living Walls is co-recipient of the honour that recognizes the advancement of sustainable design. The Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building houses a five-storey biofilter living wall, the first…

October 29, 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

The style of his collection is inspired by Scandinavian minimalism, while borrowing from Japanese design, the desire for harmony between the beauty and functionality of objects.

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Happy 10th, Kastella!

The Montreal-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end contemporary wood furniture Kastella is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. “For us, 10 years is more than a gauge of success,” says Jason Burhop, the founder of Kastella. “It is a sign of acknowledgment by all of our customers who have supported us since the beginning and continue…

October 26, 2013

Haworth's innovative space, located in Beijing's landmark Parkview Green building, has been recognized as the world's first certified LEED project under the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) new LEED version 4 beta program

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Hooray for Haworth

Haworth, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of furniture, has announced that its innovative space, located in Beijing’s landmark Parkview Green building, has been recognized as the world’s first certified LEED project under the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) new LEED version 4 beta program. The USGBC awarded LEED Gold status…

October 24, 2013

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BIG goes to San Fran

BIG has been chosen to design 950-974 Market, a 446,000-square-foot mixed-use development - including residences, retail, arts space and theatres - in the heart of San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighbourhood. The San Francisco-based real-estate development company Group I is working closely with the city of San Francisco to establish a new mid-Market Arts District…

October 17, 2013

The light-filled lobby serves as the new face of St. Mary's Hospital, marking the new main entrance, and connecting the new and existing portions of the hospital. Photo by Latreille Delage Photography / Courtesy: Perkins+Will

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St. Mary’s Hospital’s light-filled lobby

On Oct. 9, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) officially announced the completion of the new construction phase of St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt, B.C. At the grand opening, VCH celebrated alongside Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky; citizens of the Sunshine Coast; members of the Sechelt Indian Band; and representatives of the design team,…

October 16, 2013