Socially distanced Winter Stations 2021 beach pavilion designs revealed
A bright pink arch and a giant seashell are among the winning designs for Toronto's annual Winter Stations programme of temporary beach pavilions. More
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Industrial grating forms display fixtures inside Edition cannabis dispensary in Toronto
Architecture firm StudioAC has used sheets of industrial grating to make striking gridded display counters for this minimal cannabis dispensary in Toronto. More
Green-painted sunroom with cathedral views features in renovated Toronto apartment
Canadian studio Odami has redesigned a 1980s apartment in Toronto with bold and rich features like dark quartzite, walnut and green walls. More
Blue slide is centrepiece of Walker house renovation by Reflect Architecture
Reflect Architecture has renovated a house for a young family living in Toronto, Canada, by brightening its truncated interiors and twisting a blue slide through its centre. More
Long wooden cabinet runs through slender Borden house by StudioAC
Pale woodwork wrapping white-painted walls forms storage to make more space in this 14-foot-wide house in Toronto, which has been overhauled by local firm StudioAC. More
Live interview with Partisans architect Alex Josephson as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Alex Josephson, co-founder of Toronto studio Partisans, spoek to Dezeen in a live Screentime talk sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Herzog & de Meuron designs Canada's tallest skyscraper
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian studio Quadrangle have unveiled plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto that will rise 324 metres. More
Office Ou turns Toronto garage into workshop, conservatory and dining room
Canadian architecture studio Office Ou has surrounded a detached garage in Toronto with glass doors and windows to convert it into a multifunctional space. More
"The pandemic is a handy excuse" to scrap Sidewalk Labs' smart city in Toronto say commenters
Readers are debating why the Alphabet subsidiary's plans for a waterfront smart city were abandoned and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More
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Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto smart city during pandemic
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto amid "unprecedented economic uncertainty" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More
Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto
A patchwork of wood shingles and stone forms this Toronto home that local practice Batay-Csorba Architects has extended and renovated. More
Ancerl Studio separates twin Toronto townhouses with a slender gap
Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has designed a pair of houses in Toronto to make them look like a single building. More
Interactive installations built on Toronto beach for city's annual Winter Stations
A large wind chime and a bouncy castle linked to a smartphone app are among the temporary Winter Stations structures that have been built on Toronto's lakefront, to encourage visitors to play outside in the freezing winter. More
StudioAC designs Toronto house "disguised as a gallery"
Canadian architectural practice StudioAC has taken cues from the work of late American artist Donald Judd for fittings inside this Toronto home. More
Semi Semi by COMN Architects comprises two matching homes on a lot in Toronto
Architects Peter McNeil and Clarissa Nam have built two detached houses on a corner lot in Toronto to live in and use as a rental property. More
Ten diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium
Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week, curated by designer Jamie Wolfond and local studio MSDS Studio. More
Ancerl Studio transforms Toronto house into "modern yet warm" Euclid Residence
Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has teamed stark white-painted brickwork walls, weathered wooden beams and black steel windows in this renovated house in Toronto. More
Pharrell Williams' Untitled Residences in Toronto revealed in new images
New renderings and details have been released about the two-tower residential development for Toronto that musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams is working on with local studios IBI Group and U31. More
Angular black frames form studios in Toronto visual effects office
A black-painted wood structure separates spaces inside an old industrial building in Toronto that local firm StudioAC designed as office space for a visual effects company. More
Pharrell Williams turns to architecture with United Residences in Toronto
Musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has turned his hand to architecture, collaborating on the design of a two-tower residential development for Toronto, Canada. More