The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce the recipients of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture for 2008. Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON) - architectsAlliance & Behnisch Architekten Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre (Osoyoos,…
Interested in learning all about the creative process in design and architecture? Montral designers welcome you on May 3 and 4 as they showcase their most recent creations and the various facets of their professions as part of the second annual Design Montral Open House. More than 70 Montral design offices and sites are part…
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) announced yesterday its 2008 award winners who represent the best in Ontario architectural design, innovation, and business. As well as launching it's newest award category, the People's Choice Award. Buildings in Brampton, Mississauga, Cambridge, Ottawa, and Toronto have been honoured. The public will determine a winner of…
The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture to Manon Asselin and Katsuhiro Yamazaki of the Montreal firm atelier T.A.G. The prize will enable Ms. Asselin and Mr. Yamazaki to study how current socio-economic and political environments redefine the activities of young architectural offices. The…
To further enhance customer service and support to glaziers, architects, specifiers and other commercial construction industry professionals in Canada, Technical Glass Products (TGP) is opening a Toronto office and has hired Ron Pitts as Canadian Sales Manager. Pitts is a well-known glazing-industry professional in Canada, having served as a sales representative for TGP-supplied products…
Haworth, Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers and designers of workspaces and office furniture, opened its newest showroom at 125 Park Avenue in New York City. Spanning 31,000 square feet, the Haworth showroom demonstrates a broad range of work and collaborative spaces representing the best thinking from around the world. It will…
The OCAD Professional Gallery at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is pleased to present From 15 Minutes into the Future, an exhibition of work by internationally renowned designer Karim Rashid, from November 9, 2007 to January 20, 2008. The exhibition launches Friday, November 9, with an opening reception from 4 to 6…