Female co-working club Make Lemonade opens in Toronto
Phone booths with grassy carpets, a floral mural, and rose-pink and lemon-yellow furniture feature in this women-only co-working club in Toronto, designed by locally based MMNT Studio. More
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Seven female designers making waves in Canada
Dezeen reporter Eleanor Gibson has selected seven women designers on the rise in Canada, following a Toronto exhibition that spotlighted the country's female talent to challenge inequality in the industry. More
White cedar covers gabled lake house in Canada by YH2
Canadian firm YH2 has completed a contemporary cabin beside a lake in Quebec, with pale cedar cladding running up the exterior walls and over its gabled roof. More
Natasha Thorpe uses timber to soften mood at Quebec dental office
Slatted wood panels and ambient lighting are intended to make visitors feel more at ease at this orthodontist practice in Canada, by designer Natasha Thorpe. More
Renzo Piano unveils new courthouse for Toronto
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its first project in Canada: a Toronto courthouse elevated on columns to expose tall glazed walls and a 20-metre-high atrium. More
Atelier Pierre Thibault builds geometric white house in Quebec woods
This white residence hidden amongst the trees in rural Quebec is shrouded by a grid of white slats, which filters light coming into the home. More
Montreal home by Dominique Jacquet and Anne Sophie Goneau is minimal inside and out
A dark blue storage unit stands boldly against the otherwise all-white kitchen at this house in Montreal, where the same minimalist aesthetic continues throughout the interior. More
Castor's marble block illuminates tube light without metal contact
Toronto-based industrial design studio Castor has managed to induce an electric current through a 2,500-pound marble slab, causing a glow from a fluorescent tube simply laying on its top. More
DesignAgency turns former strip club into boutique Toronto hotel
Canadian studio DesignAgency has transformed a 19th-century building in Toronto, once home to a strip club, into a boutique hotel featuring patchwork flooring, patterned wallpaper and brass lighting. More
Quebec ski chalet by YH2 features V-shaped roof modelled on bird's wings
The overhanging roof of this lakeside residence in Quebec's Laurentian mountain range was designed by architecture studio YH2 to match the profile of a bird's wings. More
Angular white roof covers MJMA's glazed aquatic centre in Vancouver
Canadian firm MJMA has completed a swimming centre for the University of British Columbia, which is surrounded by fritted glass and topped with a dramatic white roof. More
Sawtooth roof tops lakefront home in Canada by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster
The zigzag profile of this Canadian lake house allows natural light to enter deep into living spaces from skylights, while helping orient solar panels to maximise their efficiency. More
Photographs capture cats, laundry and everyday life in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67
Architectural photographer James Brittain has explored the hidden nooks and apartments of Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, offering a glimpse of day-to-day life in the famous brutalist complex in Montreal over 50 years after it was completed. More
Dog nook and fireman's pole feature in laneway house by Studio North
Canadian firm Studio North has built a two-storey residence in Calgary with design features including a built-in dog bed, a lofted niche and a pole for scaling. More
Slack's Vancouver offices occupy warehouse repurposed by Leckie Studio
Vancouver-based Leckie Studio has revamped an industrial building in the city for Slack, taking design cues from the original features and the Pacific coast climate. More
"We want to put Toronto on the map as a creative place" say Yabu Pushelberg founders
With projects for some of the world's biggest luxury brands under their belts, Toronto designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg fly the flag for Canadian design globally. In this interview, the duo discuss how their home city is now becoming an important creative hub, and their plans to help it along. More
Gabled kiosks by Atelier Urban Face tilt away from Mount Royal's slope
These kiosks on Montreal's namesake peak lean away from the hillside at different angles to look as if they're being blown over by the wind. More
Stark Architecture overhauls Whistler home with black cladding and monochrome interiors
Steel frames stand out against the white interior of this extended house in Whistler, where Canadian firm Stark Architecture has also updated the existing residence and clad the whole building in black. More
Colourful booths, furniture and cables enliven Slack's Toronto office by Dubbeldam
A trail of rainbow-coloured cables, which match brightly hued walls and seating, threads through the Toronto offices of tech company Slack by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. More
Diamond Schmitt swaps concrete for glass at brutalist arts centre in Ottawa
Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has overhauled and expanded Ottawa's brutalist National Arts Centre, cladding it in glass to create a light-filled interior. More