Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kanuk , a Canadian manufacturer of handcrafted winter coats since 1970, opened up its first international boutique in a historical 6-storey building on Greene Street in the heart of SoHo, far away from its original headquarters on Rachel Street in Montreal.

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Archinect

APRIL 28, 2023

Canadian construction company PCL Construction is celebrating a major milestone in the construction of George Brown College’s new Limberlost Place on Toronto ’s waterfront, with the installation of a mass timber pedestrian bridge. The building is expected to be completed by 2024 and will be open for classes in January 2025.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) in British Columbia has selected Canadian firms DIALOG and Group2 to design and the construction companies Clark Builders and Turner to build a six-story, CAD $73 million (USD $54 million) mass timber student housing building.

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Archinect

MARCH 7, 2024

The Canadian War Museum (CWM) is one of the country's National museums, including both permanent and temporary galleries as well as extensive collection storage and conservation spaces. The concept of regeneration is manifested in this building, which appears immersed by the surrounding landscape of the Ottawa River.

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2022

Canadian firm Provencher_Roy has produced a stunning addition to the Montreal skyline with Îlot Balmoral, a 13-story, mixed-use office building slotted in the city’s downtown.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

Predock, along with his eponymous studio, was known for projects such as the La Luz housing complex in Albuquerque and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The project incorporated localised materials, massing and forms to pay homage to New Mexico's native pueblos buildings and villages.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, the co-founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects and the architect responsible for some of Canada 's most iconic buildings, has died aged 93. Moriyama designed the Canadian War Museum. Charles and the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.

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Archinect

MAY 1, 2023

One is the idea that this building will be an intimation of what an 'architecture of reconciliation' could look like,” DIALOG Partner Craig Applegath said in a statement. Another is that this is intended to be a truly environmentally responsible building: with pl.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Inclusive design consultancy Human Space has been commissioned by the Canadian government with the aim of making the country’s federally-owned heritage buildings more accessible. The two-and-a-half-year project will seek to improve accessibility for users with disabilities without compromising the buildings’ heritage value.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In the quest to build the tallest skyscraper in Canada, developer Pinnacle International appears to be inching ahead, with a new proposal that would see the second tower at the foot of Yonge Street reach over 100 storeys.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Few design firms have managed to build a portfolio of realized projects so instantly recognizable and beloved around the world as Safdie Architects has.

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Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2022

The first mass timber academic building in Ontario is taking shape at Toronto’s Centennial College. Located at the college’s Progress Campus in Scarborough, the A-Block Expansion Building will have the potential to be the province's first net-zero carbon, mass timber, LEED Gold higher education facility when completed in 2023.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

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Archinect

JUNE 29, 2022

Earlier this week, we reported on Nexii Building Solutions , a Canadian startup which The New York Times described as a “rising star” in prefabricated modular construction. In 2021, we dedicated a full feature article to the subject.

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Archinect

APRIL 15, 2022

Onni Group, the Canadian real estate development firm which has emerged as one of the most prolific builders in Downtown Los Angeles, has broken ground on the neighborhood's first high-rise building since the onset of the global pandemic.

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Building and Interiors

APRIL 6, 2024

In a recent interaction, buildingandinteriors.com spoke to Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director of FII India, and Shabbir Vagh, Chief Executive Officer of MAS Furniture – a progressive channel partner of Canadian Wood, to gain valuable insights into this partnership.

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Building and Interiors

MARCH 2, 2024

Canadian Wood participated in IndiaWood 2024, a prominent international trade fair for the furniture manufacturing and woodworking industry. Canadian Wood is the British Columbia (B.C.) provincial government’s crown corporation, formally known as Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt Ltd (FII India).

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Archinect

AUGUST 5, 2022

The 123-room Ace Hotel has opened in Toronto , designed by acclaimed Canadian practice Shim-Sutcliffe Architects , recipients of the 2021 RAIC Gold Medal.

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Building and Interiors

APRIL 25, 2024

Canadian Wood is a British Columbia provincial government’s crown corporation. Canadian Wood collaborated with Sri Venkateshwara College of Architecture (SVCA), Hyderabad to host an intercollege design competition on the topic ‘Wood is Good’ on World Earth Day.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Vista House, Victoria Home, BC Building, Canadian Residence, Residential Architecture Images. Vista House in Victoria, BC – Building Information. Contemporary Canadian Houses – architectural selection below: Forest House I , Bolton-Est, Eastern Townships, QC. Canadian Architecture News. Canadian Houses.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Canadian designer and lighting brand Bocci founder Omer Arbel has created a home in British Columbia with expressive pillars made from concrete poured into fabric. They are fluted at the base before extending upwards into an expansive "lilypad" shape.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Architecture studio Lemay has published a manifesto calling on Canadian studios to unite behind a more radical approach to design that reflects indigenous values and takes responsibility for the country's abundant natural resources. Lemay's research arm FLDWRK has penned the Manifesto of Canadian Design.

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Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

UK architecture studio Pearce+ and Canadian designer Joe Kalturnyk have created a temporary inflatable restaurant for subzero temperatures in Winnipeg , Canada. In the beginning I was interested in seeing if you can temporarily build a city within a city – and what better way to test the idea than with food?

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Building and Interiors

MARCH 26, 2024

Canadian Wood officially known as Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt Ltd (FII India) is the British Columbia (B.C.) provincial government’s crown corporation. The distinguished company celebrated World Wood Day on 22nd March, 2024 with a grand event held at the impressive JIO World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

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Building and Interiors

MARCH 21, 2022

On World Wood Day, Mr. Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, Canadian Wood talks about the contributions of the product in the Indian wooden industry and marketing community. Mr. Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, Canadian Wood. By Mr. Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, Canadian Wood. Wood is universally beautiful to man.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Canadian architecture studio D'Arcy Jones Architects has completed a project called John Street Redo, which involved renovating and enlarging an early 1900s home in a way that is "forward-looking without erasing an old building's original charm". The ground level holds an open-plan kitchen, dining area and living room.

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The Spaces

APRIL 17, 2024

Canadian architects Robert Hassell and Barry Griblin were well known for their brand of West Coast Modernism, dubbed ‘mineshaft modern’ for its nods to British Columbia’s mining history and use of rustic, local materials. They were also experts in building on ‘unbuildable’ terrain, such as steep slopes and ravines, like the 3.25-acre

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the shortlist for the ”’ RAIC International Prize for s #architecture #design #arch. 21.02.2022

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Building and Interiors

JUNE 27, 2022

In order to inform their audience about “Canadian Wood – sustainable, versatile, and legal” wood… The post Register for Canadian Wood’s webinar on sustainable & legal wooden furniture manufacturing appeared first on Building And Interiors.

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Archinect

APRIL 24, 2023

Inside, a refined material palette echoes the West Coast Canadian landscape. Referencing the design elements of the Sherway Gardens flagship location, the building cantilevers its roof to envelope the patio, integrating the entire inf.

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Westeck News

APRIL 21, 2023

Retrofits play a role in not only decarbonizing buildings, but adapting them for increasingly extreme weather, including the process of installing high-performance windows to existing buildings so that energy consumption and emissions are reduced. The events of 2021 cost Canadians and the economy billions of dollars.

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Archinect

MAY 25, 2022

Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects (with Behnisch Architekten ), Diamond Schmitt Architects and BIG , and a joint venture from Renzo Piano Building Workshop and the Canadian firm NEUF Architects , which placed second. The winning entry was followed closely by designs from Provencher Roy , Wilkinson Eyre (in association with IDEA Inc.),

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The Spaces

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Lennox and completed in 1906 on the banks of the upper Niagara River, overlooking the iconic Canadian Horseshoe Falls. At the time, it was unusual for the architectural style to be applied to industrial buildings, making the power station an ambitious outlier.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2023

Canadian studio Hemsworth Architecture has completed a mass timber factory wrapped in vertical cedar slats, nestled in British Colombia's Squamish Valley. The nearly rectangular building is constructed with glulam post-and-beam columns that support mass timber CLT panels, combined with concrete slabs for the floors and roof.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 19, 2023

If ‘me time’ and remote locations are your thing, then this posting from the Canadian government for a lighthouse keeper could be right up your street. You must be residing in Canada, a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident living abroad to be considered. The major snag?

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Canadian fashion retailer Simons opened its first net-zero store this year in Quebec City. The 80,000 sf store is outfitted with solar panels on the roof and in the parking lot, and incorporates a geothermal heating system. Simons aims to generate considerable marketing benefits from its green efforts.

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MAY 9, 2023

Canadian architecture practice StudioAC has mimiced a traditional farmhouse typology with a modern, corrugated-metal home on the Bruce Peninsula, a few hours north of Toronto, Canada.Named Devils Glen, the elongated-form modern house takes cues from farm buildings in the area, an.

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