The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) will present His Highness the Aga Khan its highest honour - the 2013 RAIC Gold Medal. The selection of His Highness marks the first time in more than 30 years that a non-architect has been chosen to receive the Gold Medal, and recognizes the Aga Khan’s…
The Design Agency has won a 2013 Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design, for Generator Barcelona. The Toronto-based firm is the only Canadian designers to take home an award. Generator Barcelona was selected from over 260 entries as the winner of the Best Hotel Budget/Focused Service category. The awards ceremony was held this…
Diamond Schmitt Architects has received the Interior Green Wall Award of Excellence at the 2013 CitiesAlive Conference for an innovative campus building at Drexel University in Philadelphia. NEDLAW Living Walls is co-recipient of the honour that recognizes the advancement of sustainable design. The Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building houses a five-storey biofilter living wall, the first…
Miami is the latest stop along the Scavolini Store project in the United States. Sept. 26 saw the official opening of the very first Scavolini Store in Florida. Situated right next to the Miracle Mile, in the exclusive Coral Gables district, the new Scavolini Store Miami is a prestigious space that develops over a surface…
BIG has been chosen to design 950-974 Market, a 446,000-square-foot mixed-use development - including residences, retail, arts space and theatres - in the heart of San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighbourhood. The San Francisco-based real-estate development company Group I is working closely with the city of San Francisco to establish a new mid-Market Arts District…
The winners of the 2013 Toronto Urban Design Awards were announced earlier this month. From an impressive 125 submissions containing a variety of built projects, visions and master plans as well as student works, the jury selected 11 projects for Awards of Excellence, 16 for Awards of Merit and one for a Special Jury Award.…
The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) announced Kate Webb of Interface as the winner of the 2013 Barry Carroll Sales Professional of the Year Award Wednesday night at its annual gala dinner. The Barry Caroll Sales Professional of the Year Award, named in memory of a very special member of the Ontario…
A new office tower is set to transform Toronto’s downtown east side. The 500,000-square-foot Globe and Mail Centre will be the new home of Canada’s national newspaper and will anchor the emerging St. Lawrence neighbourhood as a hub of urban activity and corporate offices. The 17-storey building, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, presents a sequential…
OCAD University has unveiled two new online services designed to help develop careers and entrepreneurship opportunities among its students and alumni: the 4ormat online portfolio solution and the OCAD U Talent Network. Through an innovative industry partnership, OCAD U’s entire student body, as well as its faculty members, will have free access to…
Fermob Idoles is proud to present the brand-new Kate chair by Patrick Jouin. With this piece, The famous French designer takes a new look at the iconic Facto chair, his very first piece, which first entered the Fermob catalogue back in 1998. It is an outdoor seat with a simple silhouette and made from a single…