Designed by the New York-headquartered firm, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), 320 Granville, with its distinctive facade characterized by flowing lines and dynamic aquatic shapes, contributes to the building’s esthetic and solidifies its status as...
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The Portage Place Shopping Centre in downtown Winnipeg will be redeveloped into a $500-million diverse three-part campus, connecting a healthcare centre, housing, retail, neighbourhood services, and urban green spaces.
The Canada Permanent Building, which has been a downtown Edmonton landmark for more than a century, has undergone extensive internal renovations worth $1.6M, to update the building’s infrastructure while preserving its vintage charm.
Recently, ironworkers placed the final curved steel beam 47 storeys above downtown Toronto, crowning Cadillac Fairview’s 160 Front Street West commercial office tower, a short walk away from the CN Tower.
The U.S.-based Brick Industry Association’s (BIA’s) 2022 Brick in Architecture Awards have honoured the Drake Hotel’s Modern Wing in Toronto. Earning silver designation in the commercial category, it is among 45 other winning projects...
Halifax architect appointed to Order of Canada
(02/14/2023)
Halifax architect, Brian MacKay-Lyons, a founding partner of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Ltd., has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to architecture, reverent of Nova Scotia culture.
A 1950s mall is being turned into a 464,515 m2 (5 million sf) mixed-use project, Oakridge Park, aiming to become a new cultural and civic hub in Vancouver. The scale of the development has...
The Scarborough Subway Extension Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) project in Greater Toronto will extend the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)’s Line 2 subway service, replace the existing Line 3, connect to Line 5, GO...
WZMH Architects have proposed retaining and altering the structure of an old 21-storey hotel building in downtown Toronto and convert it into a 230.85-m (757.4-ft), 71-storey residential tower.
Five TD Centre towers achieve WELL Gold status
(09/21/2022)
Five Toronto-Dominion (TD) Centre towers have achieved WELL Core Certification at Gold level with the sixth tower, currently under revitalization receiving WELL Precertification status, deeming TD Centre one of the largest real estate complexes...