BDP Quadrangle designs super-skinny skyscraper for Toronto
The Canadian branch of UK architecture studio BDP has released designs for the 15 Toronto Street super-skinny skyscraper in the city's financial district. More
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Toronto airfield to be converted into district that aims for "the opposite of suburbanization"
Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects, local studio KPMB and landscape architecture studio SLA are set to convert an airstrip outside of downtown Toronto into a residential district. More
Hariri Pontarini rethinks cold medical interiors at Barlo MS Centre
Canadian architecture studio Hariri Pontarini has completed a clinic in Toronto for multiple sclerosis patients that features warm wood tones and spaces designed to feel like "first-class airplane lounges". More
Sid Lee Architecture remodels offices at base of IM Pei skyscraper in Montreal
Canadian architecture studio Sid Lee Architecture has created offices that take advantage of the original skylights in the base of an IM Pei-designed skyscraper in Downtown Montreal. More
Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University
Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal, where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. More
Nine municipal buildings in North America that reject bland utilitarianism
A sculptural transit garage in Alberta, a Studio Gang-designed fire station in Brooklyn and a massive sculptural salt warehouse in Manhattan are included in this roundup of visually striking North American municipal architecture. More
Ai Weiwei covers historic Quebec City rampart in refugee life jackets
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has formed a wall from 2,000 life jackets that were used by Syrian refugees while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea as part of an installation in Quebec City. More
Metal-clad boxes form Everden house by StudioAC in Toronto
Gabled elements and corrugated aluminium siding feature in a family home that was designed by Canadian firm StudioAC to be "impactful without being indulgent”. More
Victorian balusters pattern surfaces at Aesop Yorkville store by Odami
The history of Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood informed this store for skincare brand Aesop, which local studio Odami has given ruby-toned walls and smooth beige counters. More
Muted material palette defines monochrome Chinese restaurant by StudioAC
Canadian firm StudioAC combined micro cement, stainless steel and vinyl to form the interiors of a Chinese restaurant in Ontario designed to "respond to the context of the strip mall" in which it is located. More
Ace Hotel Toronto by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects features a suspended lobby
Canada's first Ace Hotel has opened in Toronto, housed in a new building by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects that features a lobby suspended from huge concrete arches. More
Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More
Icon Architects unveils design for tallest mass-timber building in North America
Canadian studio Icon Architects has released its design for a 31-storey tower in Toronto that, if completed, will be the tallest mass-timber structure in North America. More
Everyday Studio reinterprets farmhouse style with monochrome palette
Simple forms inspired by nearby Canadian agricultural buildings meet a contemporary, monochrome palette in this remote home by Everyday Studio. More
Agathom equips "cottage in the city" with angular ceilings and a greenhouse
Project Dove by Toronto studio Agathom Co. was designed to replicate the feeling of a "cottage in the city", offering a variety of spaces for family life that include a greenhouse. More
HCMA embeds "Indigenous design principles" in British Columbia student housing
Canadian architecture studio HCMA has completed the Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat student housing and cultural center in Terrace, British Columbia. More
Public City Architecture creates Winnipeg pavilion to withstand flood conditions
Wooden slats wrap around indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for an angular pavilion in Winnipeg's Crescent Drive Park that can be "submerged without decay" during floods. More
Leckie Studio imitates stalactite formations inside Vancouver's AER Skinlab
Quarries and caves served as visual references for this marble-lined skincare clinic in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local firm Leckie Studio. More
Tutu lights populate Montreal's Cafe Constance by Atelier Zébulon Perron
Pink pendant lights resembling dancers' skirts hang from the ceiling of this cafe by Atelier Zébulon Perron at a Montreal ballet school. More
Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada
Kariouk Architects has completed MORE Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. More