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…

May 1, 2015

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It’s time to turn on your L A M P

The ‘Lighting Architecture Movement Project’ (L A M P) is preparing for its third annual international lighting design competition and is sending out a call for entries to designers worldwide to participate. The design event will be held this November in Vancouver, and the deadline for entries is July 27, 2015. If you think you…

April 30, 2015

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Toronto-based SGH Design Partners announces strategic advancements

Toronto's SGH Design Partners is pleased to announce significant business advances to its leadership, market expansion and growth. These changes will position the firm’s continued market leadership and exceptional client service. LEADERSHIP Firm leadership is in the hands of partners Monika Sarkisian and John Tanfield, with the recent retirement of Carol Smith and Tom May.…

April 28, 2015

ONE FOLD Application - Landscape shelter - model. Photo by Jimmy Dow

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RAIC names winners of its Innovation in Architecture award

Two British Columbia projects that demonstrate new ways to use wood and steel have garnered the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Innovation in Architecture award for 2015. ONE FOLD is a research project exploring the architectural possibilities of folding a single sheet of steel one time. The project takes its inspiration from a challenge…

April 21, 2015

Grotto Sauna, Georgian Bay; PARTISANS Architects. Photo by Jonathan Friedman

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Ontario Association of Architects announces 2105 award winners

Demonstrating the best in architectural design and innovation, winners of the 2015 Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Awards feature both Canadian and international projects designed by Ontario architects, ranging from sustainable single-family homes to the redevelopment of key cultural and civic destinations. Representing Ontario’s emerging new talent and some of the province’s most established architecture firms,…

April 17, 2015

Thousands of influential buyers and decision-makers of the design, architecture and real-estate industries will participate in the 80+ accredited seminars offered by industry leaders

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THERE’S STILL TIME! IIDEXCanada 2015 extends call for presentations

There's still time to sign up as a speaker at IIDEXCanada 2015, Canada's National Design and Architecture Exhibition, which takes place Dec. 2-3 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building. Thousands of influential buyers and decision-makers of the design, architecture and real-estate industries will participate in the 80+ accredited seminars offered by industry leaders.…

April 8, 2015

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A taste of things to come at the May Design Series 2015

The May Design Series returns to London this year for its third edition with the theme ‘Curated for Business’ and will present international exhibitors as well as showcasing the best of new British design. A new feature this year will be a complimentary CPD-accredited seminar and conference programme. This will explore and debate the future…

April 7, 2015

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Global study – commissioned by Interface – connects levels of employee productivity and well being to office design

"The Human Spaces report into The Global Impact of Biophilic Design in the Workplace," commissioned by the global modular flooring experts of Interface and led by renowned organizational psychologist Professor Sir Cary Cooper, has revealed that employees who work in environments with natural elements report a 15 per cent higher level of well-being, are six per cent more productive…

April 7, 2015

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was designed to be net positive in seven different ways: net-positive energy; structural carbon neutrality; operational carbon; net-zero water; turning passive occupants into active inhabitants; promoting health and productivity; and promoting happiness. Image courtesy Perkins+Will

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Recipient of RAIC’s 2015 Green Building Award: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at UBC

A Vancouver research institute, designed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in North America, will receive the 2015 Green Building Award. The award, given by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Green Building Council, recognizes outstanding achievement in buildings that are environmentally responsible and promote the health and well-being…

April 1, 2015

The innovative space provides Torontonians with an unparalleled experience for showcasing appliances, one that is inspired by consumers who have a love and respect for food

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GE Monogram opens its first Canadian luxury showroom, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects

GE Appliances brings new taste to Toronto's Castlefield Design District with the opening of the Monogram Design Centre. The new state-of-the-art facility was designed by celebrated architecture firm Hariri Pontarini Architects, perhaps best known for McKinsey & Company’s Toronto headquarters located in the Victoria campus of the University of Toronto. It opened its doors this week with…

March 27, 2015