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North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

Shannon Moore Sep 14, 2018

Under the guiding principle that “movement is life,” Mitchell Jensen Architects Inc. and Carlyle Design Associates recently completed the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. The 150-person, 58,000-sq.-ft. facility works to promote…

Awards

Winners named for 21st Best of Canada design competition

Building Jul 24, 2018

Celebrating its 21st year, Canadian Interiors magazine's Best of Canada Design Competition once again celebrate the best interior and product design across the country. This year, a total of 22 projects are celebrated by our sister…

Building

Materials testing laboratory opens at Queen’s University

Peter Sobchak Sep 3, 2015

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…

Building

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Good design is a human right, says Chicago Athenaeum president

bdeditor May 19, 2015

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,…

Building

Vancouver designer named recipient of RAIC Allied Arts Medal

bdeditor Mar 16, 2015

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…

Building

2015 Wood Design Awards in B.C. honour the best in architectural and structural wood design

bdeditor Mar 2, 2015

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…

Building

Competition promotes basic accessibility in Canadian housing

bdeditor Jan 8, 2015

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…

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Call for entries for awards of excellence in “visitable housing”

bdeditor Nov 10, 2014

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…

Building Design

New law school building opens in B.C.

bdeditor Jul 24, 2014

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…

Building Design

From Collection to Connection

Rhys Phillips Mar 1, 2014

Behind the standard economic and business stories in the media lurks a much more fundamental shift in how economies operate. Whether under the rubric of the third industrial revolution or the creative, triple helix or maker economies,…

Building Design

A shorter commute, access to amenities and collaborative work environments are key drivers of…

bdeditor Dec 3, 2013

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…

Building Design

Shameless plug

bdeditor Sep 26, 2013

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…

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