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OAA awards

OAA reveals Design Excellence Award winners

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Design Excellence Awards, as well as the recipients of this year’s OAA
LGBTQ2+ design

Winnipeg design team wins LGBTQ2+competition

A bold and dynamic design has been chosen for the LGBTQ2+ National Monument to be built in downtown Ottawa. 
materials

Reusing building materials featured at Buildex

Reusing building materials was a central theme at Buildex Vancouver 2022 where Unbuilders and MGA created ReGrow.
Gehry

New renderings of tallest Gehry-designed building

New renderings of two residential towers in Toronto, designed by Frank Gehry, offer a glimpse at what will be the architect’s tallest project in the world.
retrofit

B.C. teams to undertake innovative retrofit projects

B.C. design teams have been selected to develop retrofit designs for six low- to mid-rise social housing buildings in different cities.
LEED CAGBC

CAGBC takes over LEED green certification

LEED certification and professional credentialling in Canada has been consolidated under the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC).
Mississauga Hospital

New Mississauga Hospital will become Canada’s largest

A full replacement of the new Mississauga Hospital from Trillium Health Partners will become the largest hospital in Canada.
workplace

Pop-up workplace explores solutions for hybrid future 

A future workplace prototype in Toronto was designed to help organizations understand employees' changing needs and attract them back to the office.
national

13 projects earn National Urban Design Awards

Thirteen projects across Canada have been selected for the 2022 National Urban Design Awards, ranging from public spaces and more.  
Tom Patterson Theatre

Tom Patterson Theatre wins Civic Trust Award

The Tom Patterson Theatre at the Stratford Festival is the only project from Canada to be recognized in this international awards program.
tallest

Tallest rental tower in Western Canada unveiled

The tallest all-rental tower in Western Canada has been unveiled by Grosvenor at Brentwood Town Centre.
WSP

EIFS Council opens 2022 architectural awards

The EIFS Council of Canada has opened its 2022 Architectural Design Awards Program for submissions.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Architecture schools strategic to accessibility

Ontario's EnAbling Change program delivers a new round of grants to support shared-cost projects led by not-for-profit corporations, industry organizations or professional associations.
RAIC

2022 RAIC International Prize shortlist revealed

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has revealed the shortlist for the 2022 RAIC International Prize.
Bonini

Principal Ada Bonini leaving BYU Design

BYU Design is announcing that, effective Mid-March 2022, Ada Bonini, co-founder and principal of the firm, is leaving.
Hudson Bay

Hudson’s Bay Vancouver redevelopment unveiled

The redevelopment plan for the iconic Hudson’s Bay building in downtown Vancouver will include a new 12-storey office tower.
fuelling EV

EV fuelling station design winner revealed

Electric Autonomy Canada, in partnership with Parkland Corp, has unveiled the winner of its EV fuelling station design competition.