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…

May 19, 2015

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David Abad’s Lap Bench lamp has received an iF Design Award 2015

The Lap Bench lamp by B.lux has been rewarded the prestigious iF Design Award 2015, which has been recognizing excellence in international design for more than 60 years. The Lap Bench lamp was a winner in the Products category, in the Lighting discipline. Designed by David Abad, the Lap Bench's design stands out for its…

February 9, 2015

From left: Arthur Potts, MPP Beaches - East York (Toronto); Doug Hietkamp and Gene Varaschin from Teknion; and Glen Murray, minister of the Environment and Climate Change

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Teknion receives environmental excellence award

Teknion Corporation today announced that it has received a Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence from the Government of Ontario. Teknion was honoured for its strong commitment to environmental excellence by using innovative approaches and new technologies to protect the environment. “I congratulate you on being a recipient of the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence,” said…

January 27, 2015

Karma is prized for its deeply saturated colours with distinctive radiant reflections

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Colour like no other: Trend Group’s saturated Karma glass mosaic collection

Karma is the unsung hero of the Trend glass mosaic collection. This drawn glass, hand-cut transparent mosaic, with its characteristic natural veining and deep internal fold lines, is the basis for Trend’s highly regarded designer patterns like Liberty, Metropolis and Subway, yet is also available as a tile range in its own right. Architects and…

July 18, 2014

Western Red Cedar Award winner: Alfred Waugh, Formline Architecture + Urbanism - for Liard River Hot Springs Facility, Liard River, B.C.

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Winners of the Wood WORKS! BC 2014 Wood Design Awards

On a recent evening at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West), 10 years of Wood Design Awards in B.C. were celebrated by more than 350 distinguished design and building professionals - including architects, structural engineers, project teams, local government, industry sponsors and guests. Nominees and winners of the Wood WORKS! BC 2014 Wood Design Awards were honoured…

March 6, 2014

"The entire building - inside and out - is activated as performance space to add a dynamic presence to the downtown neighbourhood," says lead architect Gary McCluskie, principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects.

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Diamond Schmitt Architects in Burlington

The city of Burlington, Ontario celebrated the opening of its new performing arts theatre recently. The $40-million Centre is poised to be a catalyst for a renaissance of the arts in the region and bring renewed vitality to downtown. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the Centre houses a 720-seat Main Theatre and a 260-seat…

December 9, 2011

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Test case: Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) announced the selection of the Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance. The Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology will join more than 150 other projects from…

May 27, 2010

A special coating on Pure Screen's fabric enables it to accumulate harmful gases and bad odours on its surface and covert them, in a catalytic process, into harmless substances such as water and carbon dioxide.

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Clean screen

Sun Glow Window Covering Products of Canada Ltd. (Sun Glow), a leading wholesale distributor of quality window covering components, fabrics and manufacturer of quality custom products, has just introduced Pure Screen -- a window treatment fabric that actually cleans the air. A special coating on the fabric enables it to accumulate harmful gases and bad…

May 15, 2009

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New Design Collective promotes buying local

The benefits of buying local are simple: it cuts out the middleman, puts more money into the local economy, supports local designers & artists, saves transportation costs, and reduces the pollution caused by such transportation therefore reducing our carbon footprint on the environment. Koma Designs & Furniture Gallery realizes these benefits, and as…

April 9, 2009