Architecture
REMI Network
Canada unveils plans to restore 24 Sussex Drive
A national design-build competition will allow a Canadian firm to rehabilitate the long-vacant Gothic Revival mansion that had housed Canada’s prime ministers for 75 years.
Design Quarterly
New advocate for the business of architecture
A new national organization dedicated to advancing the business interests of architectural practice in Canada has launched.
Design Quarterly
S2 Architecture principal David Symons retiring
After more than four decades of shaping spaces, S2 Architecture principal David Symons will retire in July 2026.
Design Quarterly
Sq’éwqel Community School wins Prix du XXe siècle
The Sq’éwqel Community School has been named a 2026 winner of the Prix du XXe siècle by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).
Design Quarterly
Applications open for Dialog scholarship
Applications for Dialog's 2026 Architectural Scholarship in Honour of Michael Evamy is open with up to $8,000 to be awarded.
Design Quarterly
Architects gain fluid cross-Atlantic prospects
Architects could move more fluidly between Canada and the European Union through a new agreement that will allow their professional qualifications to be recognized in either jurisdiction.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Retail spaces harness visual merchandising
Visual merchandising focuses on two critical elements as part of space planning: zone planning and fixture layouts.
Design Quarterly
RAIC Governor General’s Medal recipients revealed
The 2024 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture recipients have been announced by RAIC.
REMI Network
Stantec to acquire Morrison Hershfield
Stantec is set to acquire Morrison Hershfield, a 1,150-person engineering and management firm headquartered in Markham, Ontario.
Design Quarterly
IDS Vancouver 2023 returns in September
The Interior Design Show Vancouver (IDS Vancouver) will return to the Vancouver Convention Centre West on September 21-24.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Indigenous voices hushed in planning processes
Indigenous communities across Canada continue to be sidelined or completely excluded from initial planning phases of new developments and renovations.
REMI Network
BILD awards celebrate industry excellence
The Building Industry and Land Development Association handed out awards during a virtual event last week celebrating 40 years of industry leadership.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Behind the design at Calgary’s SODO Residences
SODO Residences is a landmark new rental development located in Calgary’s trendy Beltline district, and a great example of where purpose-built rental design is moving.
Design Quarterly
Prize to celebrate elegant energy efficiency
Any building that has attained Passive House, Low Energy or EnerPHit for existing building retrofit certification is eligible for the international architecture competition.
REMI Network
Formica Corporation opens student design competition
Architecture and interior design students in Canada are invited to enter Formica Corporation’s 2020 FORM Student Innovation Competition.
Design Quarterly
Order of Canada honourees grace buildings sector
Donald Schmitt, Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects, and Raymond Cole, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, are among 83 new appointments announced prior to Canada Day.













