The design industry can be a dangerous one. This last decade has brought an even more crowded marketplace, with schools in Western Canada alone graduating up to 60 new designers every year.

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is one of the most promising and elegant ways of producing on site electricity directly from the sun — silently, without environmental harm or pollution, and without depletion of resources.

The City of Ottawa’s finance committee has selected a group of Quebec-based developers to complete the $100-million dollar Arts Court redevelopment and Ottawa Art Gallery

Never before has home automation, audio or video been more exciting. Here are the top seven trends, combining innovative design and state-of-the-art technology.

Sunlight is now penetrating the heart of Canada’s architecturally acclaimed embassy in Berlin, Germany, with the help of Canadian daylighting technology. The installation of 20

Performance-driven design is taking shape in a new architectural style reflective of the green building movement.

Active design, the philosophy of designing to encourage physhical activity, responds to concerns about an increasingly unfit and overweight population.

Duncan McLeod of London-based Studio McLeod reveals new daylighting trends and ways to incorporate light into existing buildings.

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.

Green building strategist Sandra Lester explains the Green Globes for SI program and how it compares to LEED for Commercial Interiors.

US firm CTA Architects Engineers has officially entered into the Canadian market operating as Cushing Terrell Architecture. The firm has 17 offices across the US and now in Canada in Metro Vancouver and Regina.

Zeidler Partnership Architects' Calgary office has merged with the Calgary-based firm BKDI Architects. The new partnership will now be called Zeidler BKDI Architects, enabling the firm to provide a broader set of services to their clients.

Experts say design features that reconnect people with nature could help drastically reduce stress in the workplace.

Telus Garden, a mixed-use development project in downtown Vancouver, will feature a 220-foot canopy arch that extends over an entire city block.

How Quadrangle Architects renovated and repurposed an apartment penthouse into a stylish and modern office space.

Healthcare furniture design is conforming to the desires of patients, trending towards being adaptive and inviting rather than sterile and utilitarian.

There are five different wood grain pattern types, and the way that wood is cut can affect both its aesthetic design and its strength.