Winter Stations design competition receives 378 entries from around the world
Indiegogo campaign launches to help increase the number of stations that will get built along Toronto’s east end beaches.
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Quartier des Spectacles unveils Impulse and opens the 2016 call for proposals
Montrealers and visitors are invited, from December 10 to January 31, to explore IMPULSE, a winter installation comprising 30 giant seesaws that will transform the Place des Festivals into a vast illuminated playground, accompanied by a set…
The Other Architect at the Canadian Centre for Architecture
The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) presents The Other Architect, an exhibition that emphasizes architecture’s potential to identify the urgent issues of our time. On display are 23 case studies dating from the 1960s to today that…
Finalists announced in Luminothrapie 2015 competition
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership has announced the finalists for the 2015-16 edition of the Luminothérapie competition. Now in its sixth year, the annual event features innovative and participatory urban installations that…
New public art is about to ‘bloom’ on St. Patrick’s Island
The revitalization of St. Patrick’s Island by Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) is nearly complete. This 31-acre master-planned recreational area will include running and biking trails, a plaza and amphitheatre, play areas, an…
Toronto’s future is forecast in upcoming event
Leading players in real estate and architecture will introduce the Toronto of the Future in a unique display of ideas for commercial, industrial and residential developments and urban infrastructure and transportation projects that will…
Toronto’s 16th annual CANstruction aims to fill the hunger gap
Visitors to Toronto’s financial district may be wondering why there’s a giant fish made out of tuna cans around the corner from a fortune cookie made out of canned tuna in the lobby of the TD Center. They’re just two of…
Call for proposals for works to enhance and animate public spaces in Montreal’s Quartier Des…
The call for proposals is officially open for the 2015-16 edition of Luminothérapie, Quebec’s largest competition for temporary works. The purpose of the multidisciplinary competition is to present a unique winter experience in…
Canstruction 2015 is back and looking for entries!
In early May, Canstruction 2015 will once again be coming to Toronto. Canstruction Toronto is a non-profit annual design-build competition in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank. Each participating team builds a structure…
Winners of the Montral Space for Life international competition announced
At the latest Executive Committee meeting, the Coderre administration recommended that City Council award a $3.2 million professional services contract to AZPML + KANVA + NEUF architect(e)s + Bouthillette Parizeau + NCK, the winning team in…
Two design firms chosen to light up winter in Montral
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership announced the two works to be presented for the fifth annual Luminothérapie event, from December 10, 2014 to February 2, 2015.
Visitors to The Place des Festivals will be dazzled by a giant…
Looking For Urban Fun
Probably one of the best examples in Montréal of how public investment can generate private investments and lead towards a more liveable inner city is the Quartier des Spectacles, the city’s cultural heart and one of the most…