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Canada
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Montreal’s Atelier L’Abri Brings Passive House to the Masses
The young firm's instagram-ready A-frames and minimalist interiors belie serious sustainability credentials.
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Post-Apocalyptic Hope Springs from Montreal Design Collaboration
FICTIONS, an immersive virtual exhibition put on by the Canadian Creators Collective, invites viewers to question the lines between art and design through an imagined future of the northern city.
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Views Both Big and Small Draw Nature into a British Columbia Island Home
At Bowen Island House, architects omb allowed majestic views to speak for themselves while also framing specific details of the lush landscape.
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This Minimalist Public Pool Creates Its Own Water-Filtering Ecosystem
The Borden Park pool in Edmonton, Canada, was designed by Toronto-based gh3* and requires no chemicals to clean its water.
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In Banff, a Renovation Helps an Artists’ Residences Complex Return to Nature
KPMB partner Marianne McKenna and her team thoroughly revamped Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's Lloyd Hall, helping the aging concrete building integrate into its breathtaking surroundings.
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This Bookless Library Devotes an Entire Building to Makerspaces
Designed by Toronto-based RDH Architects (RDHA) and located in Cambridge, Ontario, the library sits within a limestone building originally constructed in 1885.
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Diamond Schmitt Architects Adapts a Historic Train Station for the Canadian Senate
The project leverages the building's opulent elegance, inserting strong nation-building imagery to create a new civic space and provisional home for the Senate.
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In Quebec City, an Expansion Reinvigorates an Old Church-Turned-Library
Chevalier Morales Architectes helped restore the original airiness and civic character of the 1848 building while also adding a three-story glass annex.
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This Colorful Lake House Makes for a Whimsical Escape
Located two hours outside of Toronto, this residence designed by architects Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamrozik can fit up to 27 guests.
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Reveals What Its Toronto Smart City May Look Like
While questions surrounding data collection loom, the renderings hint at what the technology company hopes to achieve on the Toronto waterfront.
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This Minimalist Cottage Is Designed to Last on the Nova Scotian Coast
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects devised creative solutions to overcome severe zoning constraints and a demanding climate.
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Sidewalk Labs Announces New Smart City District For Toronto
“Sidewalk Toronto” will aim to generate "sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity" to more than 800 acres of waterfront.
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New Talent 2017: Lukas Peet’s Simple Lighting Designs Betray Complexity
With an approach that synthesizes pragmatism and whimsy, Peet’s designs reconsider the particularities of lighting and how it fills a space.
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Daniel Libeskind–Designed Holocaust Monument Opens in Ottawa
The Star of David–shaped steel and concrete memorial, located just west of downtown Ottawa, was ten years in the making.
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The Cold Rush: Designers Begin Looking to the Arctic
As the Arctic melts, pioneering architects and planners design for the ultimate extreme climate.