Interface’s transparency – in brief!

An unshakable advocate of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) for its products, with 90 per cent of its portfolio covered by the sustainability documentation, Interface is now the first floor coverings manufacturer to adopt the newest assurance of transparency: the EPD Transparency Brief. Likened to a nutrition label, it summarizes the environmental impact and health of…

May 24, 2012

Paul Raff Studio in action. Photo by Steve Tsai

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Honouring Paul Raff Studio

Of over 800 entries from around the world, Toronto-based architect Paul Raff Studio’s Bluepoint Condos has won two highly coveted International Property Awards. The boutique condominiums in Phuket, Thailand were honoured at the Asia Pacific Property Awards Gala Presentation in Kuala Lumpur on Apr. 27 with a highly commended accolade for ‘Development Multiple Units -…

May 23, 2012

The Energy Environment Experiential Learning building responds to the need for a modern, high-caliber undergraduate learning environment at the University of Calgary.

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Big DIALOG on the Prairies

DIALOG continues to be recognized for design excellence as the firm recently took home honours at the Prairie Design Awards held on April 27th at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. The multidisciplinary design firm, and associated architects Perkins + Will, were recognized with an Award of Merit (Recent Work) for the Energy Environment Experiential Learning…

May 11, 2012

The Integral House (Toronto, Ontario) - Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Inc. photo: Bob Gundu

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Community-oriented projects dominate the 2012 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture

From a housing renovation initiative designed with a Québec off-reserve native community to urban projects including a City Hall and municipal libraries in Ontario and an entry-level condominium project in a postwar Winnipeg neighbourhood, spaces that bring Canadian communities together are among the winners of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture 2012. The Canada Council…

May 10, 2012

Says John Wells, Interface Americas president, "The technology in place in our own ReEntry facility is able to transform this flooring trash into reusable fiber that goes back into producing our new products. It closes the loop."

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Interface and ReEntry

It’s just a year ago that Interface, the global leader in design and production of modular carpet tile and a sustainability trailblazer, embarked on expansion of its recycling initiatives by forming a strategic partnership with Toronto-based Aspera Recycling Inc. Now the flooring manufacturer is finalizing a similar strategic partnership with The Carpet Recyclers, a La…

May 7, 2012

A new ISO standard on indoor visual environments will help designers, architects, builders and regulators to ensure the state of the art for the health, safety, well-being and efficiency of the occupants and users.

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Looking better on the inside

Indoor visual comfort implies more than just providing a comfortable lighting environment for executing a task. A new ISO standard provides designers, architects, builders and regulators a framework for taking into consideration the various parameters that influence the quality of the indoor environment in order to ensure the safety, well-being and efficiency of occupants and…

April 24, 2012

Shaw Contract Group expands presence in Asia Pacific with the opening of a Shanghai showroom.

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Shaw peruses the dragon

Shaw Contract Group has opened a showroom in Shanghai to provide customers in rapidly growing Asian markets with greater access to its high performance Cradle to Cradle certified carpet tile. The U.S.-based flooring manufacturer’s LEED-registered Commercial Interior space, pending Gold certification, will be followed by showrooms opening in Beijing and Hong Kong later this year.…

April 11, 2012

Volumetric model of the Great Lakes, by Joy Charbonneau.

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Bulthaup Toronto’s latest exhibition

Bulthaup Toronto has announced its latest art exhibition: Joy Charbonneau: Fresh Water Frozen Desire. About the exhibition In “Fresh Water Frozen Desire," Toronto artist and architect Joy Charbonneau explores her fascination with the natural environment in two works: The Great Lakes and The North Pole. Starting with geological data, Charbonneau fabricates landscape as artifact, utilizing…

March 29, 2012

Known for her creative, unorthodox practice - which combines architecture with the visual and performing arts - Elizabeth Diller, with her partners Scofidio and Renfro, has been credited with changing the face of New York City.

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Diller to dally in Toronto

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is pleased to welcome internationally renowned architect Elizabeth Diller, founding principal of the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, to present the next bulthaup lecture in its 2011-2012 Public Lecture Series. Date: Monday, April 2, 2012 Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PM Location: 230 College Street, Room 103…

March 28, 2012

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Diamond Schmitt Architects’ library expertise

Four libraries designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects are featured among the best in Library Design Showcase 2012. Presented by the American Library Association, Library Design Showcase annually celebrates the best in new and newly renovated libraries in North America. “Libraries that are included are beautiful examples of architecture that address service needs in innovative and effective ways,” says…

March 19, 2012