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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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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford has revealed a $1.6 billion allocation for the construction of two new facilities at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, marking a stride in the province’s...
Patriarche, an augmented architecture agency, has collaborated with Gearbox, a video game company, to design its Montreal studio. The companies have teamed up to create a workspace that blends functionality and esthetics, building on...
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is inviting the public to participate in the fourth public review of proposed amendments to the 2020 editions of the National Model Codes.
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