Canada’s oldest museum gets a cutting-edge new home in N.B.

March 29, 2024 jason_cramp

Diamond Schmitt Architects, in collaboration with Associate Architect EXP, have unveiled the design for the New Brunswick Museum (NBM), a modern facility that will serve as the new home for Canada’s oldest continuing museum.

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Montreal eco-luxe home a testament to sustainable material use

March 28, 2024 jason_cramp

On the shores of Quebec’s Lake of Two Mountains, “The Slate,” a custom residential project, emerges as a testament to luxury harmonized with nature.

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2024 Design Excellence Awards’ finalists showcase the best in sustainable design

March 27, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Twenty finalists for the 2024 Design Excellence Awards—judged on criteria such as creativity, context, sustainability, good design/good business, and legacy—have been revealed by the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA).

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Adaptive reuse of heritage landmark to enrich Ontario city’s legacy

March 27, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Aurora’s historic 1885 Church Street Schoolhouse, an example of Victorian School architecture in Ontario, is set to undergo adaptive reuse as part of Aurora Town Square’s architectural evolution spanning three centuries.

Led by the architecture firm RAW Design, in collaboration with The Planning Partnership, the Cultural Centre addition to the schoolhouse is set to conclude in the summer of 2024. It aims to unify the Aurora Library and Cultural Centre, and become a focal point …

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Successful debut: Cecobois’ inaugural forum on embodied carbon in construction

March 26, 2024 arslan_ahmed

The inaugural Forum on Low Carbon and Bio-based Construction (CBCB), hosted by the Centre d’expertise sur la construction commerciale en bois (Cecobois), convened at the Québec City Convention Centre in February.

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Sustainability-focused Montreal housing project pursues LEED Gold

March 25, 2024 arslan_ahmed

An undertaking by architecture firm Aedifica, Cité Angus II, is part of the Technopôle Angus urban renewal project by Société de développement Angus (SDA). Located in Montreal’s Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie district, Technopôle Angus serves as a model for sustainable development, community revitalization, and affordable urban living.

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Vancouver advances mass timber adoption through new incentives

March 22, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Vancouver is ramping up its commitment to sustainable construction with a new set of incentives aimed at promoting mass timber buildings. These incentives, developed through collaboration with stakeholders, will be closely monitored and adjusted based on real-world feedback over the next two years.

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Three Toronto projects shine at the international Brick in Architecture Awards

March 20, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Three Toronto projects are among the winners of the U.S.-based Brick Industry Association’s (BIA’s) 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards, an international design competition celebrating projects using fired-clay brick.

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Quebec’s new housing law amendments aim to expedite construction

March 19, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Quebec’s recent housing law amendments aim to streamline construction but raise concerns over potential drawbacks. The legislation empowers municipalities to approve projects circumventing local bylaws to accelerate housing development.

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Brock researcher explores giant bamboo’s potential for sustainable construction

March 18, 2024 arslan_ahmed

Giant bamboo may get adopted as a sustainable construction material in the future, with the pioneering work on the material by a Brock University researcher, and associate professor of engineering, Amir Mofidi.

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