Brandon Donnelly

MARCH 28, 2024

It seems like just yesterday that I wrote about Canada’s population surpassing 40 million people. Since 2000, we are the fastest growing country in the G-7: This is, in many ways, a positive thing. For more on this topic, here is a recent article from Bloomberg talking broadly about Canada’s declining social safety net.

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Archinect

MAY 25, 2022

The Government of Canada has formally announced the winner and finalists of the international competition for the redevelopment of the Parliamentary Precinct Block 2 site in the capital of Ottawa. Canada’s Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tas.

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Archinect

JUNE 8, 2023

It linked small towns with bigger cities and unified the country from coast to coast. The Railway across Canada was completed in 1885.

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Westeck News

APRIL 19, 2024

As of today, approximately 20% of households in Canada are grappling with energy poverty, with half of them also falling into the low-income bracket. Despite previous efforts, the funding gap outlined in our 2021 Canada’s Renovation Wave report persists.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada has selected Indigenous rights activist Justice Murray Sinclair as the RAIC Gold Medal recipient for 2024. Speaking in a press announcement, RAIC President Jason Robbins said: "The RAIC acknowledges the profound connection of Canada's colonial history and its impact on First Nations.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

Provencher founded the firm along with Michel Roy in 1983 and went on to become a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and was honored as a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec in 2021 for his commitment to his métier and dedication to bettering life in the great city. Photo: Marc Cramer.

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Westeck News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Content courtesy of CBC News According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Canada still needs 3.5 million more new homes by 2030 Canada’s National Housing Agency says progress is being made on building enough housing to fix the country’s affordability gap, but almost 3.5 million new units.

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Brandon Donnelly

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

My point with all of this is that Canada likes to somewhat paradoxically over index on housing. I say paradoxically because we never seem to have enough of it for Canadians — certainly the affordable varietal — and yet : “ Canada relies heavily on its real-estate sector to power the economy. We have the talent.

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Archinect

JANUARY 12, 2023

Projects from around the country, the UK, and Canada were selected by a panel of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers in three categories. The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has announced 25 winners and 8 Honorable Mention projects as part of this year’s PCI Design Awards , now in its 60th year.

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Bustler

MARCH 28, 2024

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the elevation of five new Honorary Fellows of the prestigious RAIC College's class of 2024. She has curated architectural exhibitions and actively participated in panels and conferences, where her expertise has enriched architectural discourse in Canada."

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Archinect

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We contemplated and tried a lot about the fact that the final structure should both belong to the region it is located, Bangladesh, and express the country it represents, the Republic of Turkey.". The structure of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Dhaka is located on the main road of a district reserved as the Diplomatic Site.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Toronto-based studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to expand the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Canada , which is one of the country's oldest museums. The post Diamond Schmitt Architects to expand Canada's "oldest continuing museum" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Location : 155 Colonel Danforth, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Price : $1,399,000 Footprint : three bedrooms, two baths Lot Size : 0.27 Related stories: Asking $4.3M, This Country Estate in Portugal Is Ripe for the Picking In Montauk, a Wooden Wonder Steps From the Beach Seeks $7.5M Home Stands on the Site of a 19th-Century Gold Mine

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 16, 2022

The Quebec City-Windsor corridor is the most densely populated region in Canada. The last time I checked Wikipedia , it was reported to house about 18 million people, or about half of Canada’s entire population. And yet, Canada remains the only G7 country without any high-speed rail.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Known as the industrial and financial center of Canada for the better half of the 20th century, Montréal has several local districts that carry traces from the city’s “metropolitan” era. Their practice has been recognized many times in Quebec, Canada and internationally. Today, Montréal is a cultural medley of architectural works.

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Brandon Donnelly

JUNE 29, 2023

This past week at Collision Toronto, Canada unveiled a new “ Tech Talent Strategy ” that includes a number of initiatives designed to attract more human capital across the science, technology, engineering, and math sectors. At a high level, these measures are intended to continue to grow Canada as a hub for global tech talent.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia has begun planning a bid to host the football World Cup in 2034, with the Neom mega-development in the northeast of the country proposed as one of the venues. According to The Times, the mountainous resort and other higher-altitude locations in the country would form part of Saudi Arabia's plans to host a summer tournament.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are six designs by architects including Frank Gehry and SOM for supertalls that are planned across USA and Canada. The planned supertalls in Canada will become the first in that country, while Mexico has recently constructed its first supertall, Torres Obispado , in Monterrey. Find out more about Seattle Tower ›.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

"Very clear discrimination" "Over the past year my family has travelled to Canada, the US, and other parts of the world without any of them ever having their visas denied, so without doubt there is very clear discrimination going on in Denmark," said Karanja. The photo is courtesy of UIA World Congress of Architects.

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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. Canada is the second-largest country in the world and among the most abundant.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Toronto-based studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to design the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Canada , which is one of the country's oldest museums. The post Diamond Schmitt Architects designs Canada's "oldest continuing museum" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

Read: Antoine Predock's Canadian Museum for Human Rights to feature on country's bank note Predock was the recipient of several awards, including the AIA Gold Medal in 2006 and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Evangeline is said to be named for the first feature film to be made of our Canada in 1914 – a silent drama adapted by Marguerite Marquis from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1847 poem Evangeline. Read next: Ace Hotel’s first foray into Australia is a ‘deep homage’ to the country. Photography: © William Jess Laird.

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Brandon Donnelly

DECEMBER 3, 2023

For those of you who missed it (as I did), here are some of his key points ( via RENX ): The Bank of Canada’s overnight rate will ultimately/likely settle into the 2.75-3% Tal said that the residential real estate market in Canada is right now facing “the biggest test” since then. But Canada continues to grow.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

acre lot in the Country Hills community. Dialog renovated and expanded a gymnasium in Calgary, Alberta Dialog , which started in Canada before expanding to California, overhauled the campus, adding a 19,500-square foot (1,800-square metre) indoor park, market plaza, community garden, hub, youth areas, preschool and courtyard.

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Brandon Donnelly

MAY 8, 2023

Canada is one of the 29 countries that has its own pavilion and, if you aren’t familiar with its history, it’s worth watching this short video : At the time of writing this post, it only had 277 views, so I’m guessing that most of you have not seen it. It’s Canada to the world and that makes me proud.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 150 longlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are by studios located across 32 different countries including India , Slovakia , Belgium , Canada , Denmark and Latvia.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Canada finally has its own crop of Michelin star eateries as 13 Toronto restaurants were awarded the prestigious accolade this week – the first in the entire country. The city is well-known as a culinary juggernaut, but until recently, Canada’s restaurant scene has been largely ignored by Michelin. Don Alfonso 1890.

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Dwell

JANUARY 26, 2022

7790 19th Sideroad in Ontario, Canada, is currently listed for $5,132,267 by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. Flowing rooms, personalized spaces, and an abundance of natural light make this home a soothing retreat. Listing Details Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 6 Plot Size: 12.05

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Brandon Donnelly

MARCH 17, 2023

But depending on where you are in the world, it might be somewhat comforting to remember that this problem seems to be particularly pronounced, here, in English-speaking countries. Since then the two groups have diverged, the Anglosphere standing still while western Europe has pulled clear to 560 per 1,000.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Everything that existed at the time was designed for hot countries. Minimaliste fabricates ten mobile models, as well as five ADUs exclusive to Canada. Know of a builder we should talk to? Minimaliste was founded in 2015 to address a gap in the tiny home market. According to him, the idea was a popular one. "We

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 1, 2022

But David Zipper asked a good question today : So what’s going on with Canada? Canada is not in Europe (though some might argue that it sits culturally somewhere between the US and Europe). The trend lines are also diverging between these two countries. Most of its streets were built before the car had been invented.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The 46 shortlisted studios , which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are located across 23 different countries including Poland , Slovakia , India , Mexico and Slovenia. Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar interior shortlist page. Six Senses Rome by Patricia Urquiola.

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Brandon Donnelly

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Canada has a lot going for it : By land mass it is the second-largest country in the world, with the longest coastline. But executing on this has proven difficult : Enormous efforts have been made to understand why businesses in Canada invest so much less in R&D than their counterparts in the U.S.,

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Bustler

MAY 24, 2022

The Government of Canada has formally announced the winner and finalists of the international competition for the redevelopment of the Parliamentary Precinct Block 2 site in the capital of Ottawa. The winning entry was followed closely by designs from Provencher Roy , Wilkinson Eyre (in association with IDEA Inc.),

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Hotel Designs Inside Canada’s first Canopy by Hilton hotel Inside Canada’s first Canopy by Hilton hotel The opening of a 184-key hotel in the heart of Toronto marks the Canopy by Hilton brand’s Canadian debut. Main image credit: Hilton Hotels Inside Canada’s first Canopy by Hilton hotel Hamish Kilburn.

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Brandon Donnelly

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Not only were they the first country in the world to implement a congestion charge (road pricing), but they also force people to buy 10-year “Certificates of Entitlement” in order to own one. It’s hard to imagine a system like this ever flying in a large country like Canada.

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