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Interior Design
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Materials testing laboratory opens at Queen’s University
The Reactor Materials Testing Laboratory (RMTL) has opened at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the specialized lab is able to simulate conditions that materials experience inside a nuclear reactor and will advance research into next…
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Good design is a human right, says Chicago Athenaeum president
Commemorating the 65-year Anniversary of the founding of Good Design in Chicago in 1950, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum president of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and advocate for peace and social justice, declared “Good Design a Human Right”…
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Vancouver designer named recipient of RAIC Allied Arts Medal
A Vancouver industrial designer whose artistic lighting designs illuminate buildings worldwide will receive the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Allied Arts Medal for 2015. Omer Arbel is the principal of Omer Arbel Office, which produces designs for buildings, objects,…
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2015 Wood Design Awards in B.C. honour the best in architectural and structural wood design
Innovative architectural and structural design in large wood buildings, including mid-rise and commercial structures, headlined the 2015 Wood Design Awards event at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) this evening. The 11th annual event, organized and hosted by Wood WORKS! BC,…
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Competition promotes basic accessibility in Canadian housing
The Awards of Excellence in VisitAble Housing have been launched as part of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies’ (CCDS) VisitAbility Project and will highlight and celebrate VisitAble Housing in Canada. “VisitAble Housing” or “VisitAbility” is the concept of designing…
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Call for entries for awards of excellence in “visitable housing”
The Awards of Excellence in VisitAble Housing are being launched as part of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies’ (CCDS) VisitAbility Project. The Awards of Excellence will highlight and celebrate VisitAble Housing in Canada. The Awards are a one-time program…
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New law school building opens in B.C.
The first new law school in Canada in 30 years has opened its new home at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. The design by Diamond Schmitt Architects revitalizes an existing campus building known as the Old Main with…
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From Collection to Connection
Far from anachronisms, public libraries need to be the civic backbone of the Information Age. New examples across Canada are fulfilling this purpose, by making connections between people and information and between people and people.
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A shorter commute, access to amenities and collaborative work environments are key drivers of employee satisfaction: Oxford
Technology may be closing the time and distance gap for some of today’s workers, but the physical office space remains an important collaborative destination for most Canadians. However, reducing commute time is so important to Canadian employees that one third…
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Shameless plug
The winners of the 2013 Toronto Urban Design Awards were announced earlier this month. From an impressive 125 submissions containing a variety of built projects, visions and master plans as well as student works, the jury selected 11 projects for…
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2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients announced
His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic and His Highness the Aga Khan presented the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture at a ceremony that took place on the 6th of September at the Castle of São Jorge…
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Next major step in Toronto’s waterfront rehab unveiled
A 13-acre parcel of land west of the Parliament Slip on Toronto’s waterfront — what has been for a long time an empty space home to seagulls and squatters – has a detailed plan and a new face to anchor…
