Diamond Schmitt Architects has won a design competition for the Environmental Science and Chemistry Building for University of Toronto Scarborough. This is the second building in a new campus precinct and is adjacent to the gateway Instructional Centre, also designed by the firm, which opened in 2011. The 110,000-square-foot facility provides innovative design solutions for…
Wolseley Canada and TOTO are pleased to announce a new partnership, making Wolseley the first company in Canada to carry TOTO’s full product line from coast to coast. As of today, all TOTO fixtures and fittings, including faucets, accessories, showers, flush valves, lavatories, toilets, baths and urinals, are available at Wolseley’s 144 Plumbing branches and…
In its eighth year, the Shaw Contract Group Design is... Award program honours architecture and design firms that are changing the very idea of what design is. Six projects out of 369 entries from 26 countries were selected as winners. Through these winning projects, selected from commercial spaces from around the globe, we see how…
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…
Interior Designers of Canada would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Tracy Bowie, the honouree for this year’s Toronto Leaders Breakfast. This honour is bestowed on an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the interior design industry. Bowie is well known through her role as the vice-president of IIDEX Canada. In her…
Tandus Centiva, a Tarkett company, has published seven Environmental Product Declarations to further enhance transparency, accountability and third-party validation for its modular and hybrid resilient flooring products. The manufacturer now offers EPDs for modular carpet with a variety of backings: ER3 backing of 100 per cent recycled content; ethos backing made from the film in…
Stylex’s Merchandise Mart showroom (Suite 346) in Chicago has had a fresh redesign for the summer. The existing showroom was created by Perkins + Will Chicago to showcase Stylex products and the new Share activity-based seating system in thematic environments within a modern office setting. The three areas, which include a focused workspace, a collaborative…
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have selected 60 new buildings, commercial and institutional developments, and urban planning projects from 20 nations for The International Architecture Awards for 2013. Hundreds of submissions were received for this year’s annual Global Awards Program from…
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership has announced the finalists in the 2013-14 Luminothérapie, a two-part competition aimed at producing an interactive winter experience for Quartier des Spectacles visitors while also stimulating creativity in Montréal. There were 44 proposals for the competition section aimed at showcasing and enlivening Place des Festivals and the Place des Arts…
Free registration is now open for IIDEX13, including registration to the 2013 IIDEX and UIA/PHG conferences. The IIDEX conference features more than 50 CEU accredited seminars that ensure attendees receive expert advice on the issues shaping the rapidly changing industry. The UIA/PHG International Healthcare Forum at IIDEX features over 50 seminars and over 25 speakers…