It is important to realize the effect that an environment can make on its inhabitants. People are most often proud of where they live, and this should not stop as one moves into a residence after retirement. It is not hard to agree that cheerful and comfortable interiors create a much more positive environment for…
Signifying the continued steady growth of high-end real estate in Toronto, Camrost-Felcorp is now launching one of the most interesting pieces of penthouse real estate in the country, with the new release of Imperial Plaza Sky Penthouses . David Feldman, president and CEO of Camrost-Felcorp Inc., is pleased to announce a first-time partnership…
The National Urban Design Awards selected two projects by Diamond Schmitt Architects among this year’s winners in the bi-annual program that recognizes design achievement. North Vancouver City Library won the Medal for Excellence in Urban Architecture. One Cole condominium in Toronto received the Certificate of Merit in the same category. …
Founder of Inform Interiors and Bensen furniture designer, Niels Bendtsen, has launched Inform to the Trade, a new 14,000-sq.-ft. design centre and showroom in Vancouver’s Railtown Design District. Inform to the Trade, will support Inform’s two commercial divisions of the company, Inform Contract and Inform Projects, which have been operating for over nine years. In…
Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected by Infrastructure Ontario to lead the planning, design and compliance of a major expansion to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. The project includes the construction of a new 17-storey patient-care tower and the renovation of approximately 150,000 square feet of existing space. The expansion will add five new operating…
Raymond Moriyama, one of Canada's most respected, talented and humanistic architects will take the stage tonight at the Museum of Civilization for The Ontario Associations' (OAA) Annual Awards Gala, as the award recipient of the OAA's Lifetime Design Achievement Award. A hero to many Canadians, Moriyama is a Japanese Canadian who founded in 1958 the planning and…
Tandus Flooring’s flooring reclamation and recycling service has eclipsed the 215 million pound milepost. Established in 1994, the company’s FLOOR program reclaims millions of square feet of used carpet and flooring on an annual basis and recycles the waste material at Tandus Flooring’s Environmental Center – the first reclamation and recycling facility in the world…
The Design Exchange (DX), Canada's Design Museum, announced today that Toronto-based design industry innovator, Shauna Levy, has been named the new president. Levy's appointment is part of a strategic plan in the revitalization of the 23-year-old DX, which will see expanded programming brought to the museum. Levy will oversee the development of DX offerings, which will…
Four libraries designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects are featured among the best in Library Design Showcase 2012. Presented by the American Library Association, Library Design Showcase annually celebrates the best in new and newly renovated libraries in North America. “Libraries that are included are beautiful examples of architecture that address service needs in innovative and effective ways,” says…
RB Inc Jamis Bicycles Canada has just opened up the cutting-edge, high-tech, one-of-a-kind kind showroom, in Toronto, which showcases its line of Jamis Bicycles and variety of accessories. Jamis Bicycles are the latest full line of road, mountain, hybrid, performance, hybrid, chromoly, carbon fibre, free ride, downhill, commuter, kids, full suspension, touring, triathlon, cyclo…