Architecture & Design
CondoBusiness
East United project embraces eclectic locale
A new condo development called East United will bridge than more just the two parallel streets in spans. It will bridge the eclectic influences of the surrounding Corktown and St. Lawrence Market neighbourhoods by combining new, heritage and industrial elements in a five-storey podium, 21-storey tower and six townhouses.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside U of T Mississauga’s Innovation Complex
To subsume or not to subsume. That was the question presented by the project brief for the expansion and renovation of University of Toronto Mississauga’s
CondoBusiness
Canary Park condos prepared for Pan Am Games
The Canary Park condos are nearly ready to be turned over to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organizers for fit-up for the athletes, coaches
Construction Business
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Located in the geographical centre of Canada in Winnipeg, the architectural design for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) draws inspiration from the natural scenery and vast open spaces of Canada.
Design Quarterly
Passivhaus standard gains ground
The Passivhaus standard for building energy efficiency is gaining increasing interest in North America as an alternative green building standard
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside Windsor’s South West Detention Centre
The barbed wire and fortress-like fences of TV prison dramas are nowhere to be found here. Designed to support rehabilitation, this real-life detention centre has
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Affordable housing raises architectural bar
New residents of the West Don Lands affordable housing project are eager to begin their move into the neighbourhood that has undergone enormous transformation over the past four years. The 1.7-acre mixed-use development, constructed by Toronto Community Housing, will be welcoming its first tenants in August.
Canadian Property Management
The rise of open-air shopping in Canada
Canada has seen a surge in open-air shopping development, particularly in the outlet sector. Analysts expect this trend to heat up even more.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The importance of biophilic design
Experts say design features that reconnect people with nature could help drastically reduce stress in the workplace.
CondoBusiness
Toronto eyes development permit system
Toronto is taking steps towards implementing a development permit system to make the planning application process more efficient and predictable.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Nova Scotia endorses selling renewable power
Recent legislation in Nova Scotia creates the potential for licensed competitors to start selling renewable power and share the electricity market.
Construction Business
Outlining Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 plan
Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan aims to reduce solid waste going to the landfill and require new building to be carbon neutral from 2020 onward.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Improving green roof performance
As green roofs become more popular, experts say that owners and managers should start improving green roof performance by focusing on diversity.
CondoBusiness
New condo project embraces shrinking unit sizes
Smart House is the first condo development in Toronto to be built specifically with compact living in mind.
Construction Business
A striking mall makeover
A major renovation and expansion project has transformed the aging Guildford Town Centre into a contemporary shopping mall in Surrey, B.C.
Design Quarterly
Designing for a SUB culture
The design team behind the Student Union Building (SUB) at UBC created a process that both established dialogue and excited students about what ...
CondoBusiness
Developers break mould in more ways than one
The Mansouri sisters trusted their instincts that a condo with standardized luxury finishes could and would sell.



