Jam Factory was transformed into a paper playground of highly original works designed to both inspire and reflect on the use of paper and other materials in society and their potential of its repurposing.

Pulp (non)Fiction

The Jam Factory in an industrial area overlooking the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto’s east end was transformed into a room full of garbage for PULP: paper art party 2015, a fundraiser designed to examine the current lifecycle of waste materials and investigate alternative uses organized by Pulp, a non-profit group that promotes the use…

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"Moooi is an urban brand designing for a new world, delivering the coolest things together with a sense of surprise and expectation," says Moooi's art director Marcel Wanders. "It fits perfectly with the city's vibe and has achieved a great following, even before the opening of Moooi New York"

Moooi takes Manhattan!

Moooi crossed the ocean and landed in New York to open its first showroom and brand store in the U.S., introducing a "brand" new world of design opportunities in Manhattan’s Nomad area. Moooi New York  opened its doors to the public on the May 14, just in time to celebrate NY Design Week. Moooi is…

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BioLite Stove, 2010 by Jonathan Cedar and Alex Drummond.

Good design is a human right, says Chicago Athenaeum president

Commemorating the 65-year Anniversary of the founding of Good Design in Chicago in 1950, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum president of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and advocate for peace and social justice, declared "Good Design a Human Right" in a lecture at BMW's design headquarters in Munich, Germany. In his lecture, Narkiewicz-Laine declared…

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WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AWARD Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts, Kingston, Ontario; by N45 Architecture Inc. in association with Snhetta Architecture Design Planning P.C. Photo by Doublespace Photography

OAA celebrates the best in architectural design and innovation by Ontario architects

The annual Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Celebration of Excellence Awards held on May 8 showcased the best in architectural design and innovation by Ontario architects. Twenty new buildings in Toronto, St. Petersburg (Russia), Georgian Bay, Kingston, Bolsover, Sudbury, Crawford Lake, Sarnia, Town of the Blue Mountains, Oakville, Port Hope and Surrey (B.C.) were distinguished…

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Born in Switzerland, Mrs. Bata studied architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. In 1946, she married Thomas Bata Jr., of the Bata Shoe Company founded in Czechoslovakia.

Sonja Bata to receive RAIC Lifetime Contribution Award

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) will bestow a special Lifetime Contribution Award to Sonja Bata, whom they identify as “a strong advocate of design excellence and benefactor of architecture worldwide.” Over the past 68 years, Mrs. Bata has furthered public awareness and appreciation of design and building excellence through the organizations she has…

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Located in Calgary, The CORE shopping centre is the hub of downtown Calgary's elevated and enclosed pedestrian walking system the +15, making it Calgary's busiest shopping centre by traffic with over 250,000 visitors each week.

Green to the CORE

Proof that the CORE (TD Square/Holt Renfrew) is taking green building to heart has been shown by the CaGBC granting the CORE shopping centre’s common areas LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interiors. “Having the CORE LEED Gold certified adds to our unique urban shopping experience, only available in Calgary’s downtown core,” states Regional Operations Manager,…

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CANMET atrium. Photo by Peter Sellar

Diamond Schmitt-designed CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory wins green award

The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment have announced its Top 10 Green Projects for 2015. Among them - and the only project from Canada - is the Diamond Schmitt Architects-designed CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory (LEED Platinum certified) in Hamilton, Ontario. ALL ABOUT THE PROJECT Natural Resources Canada relocated its CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory…

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