RZLBD divides black and grey Toronto residence with central staircase
Toronto firm RZLBD has completed a three-storey house comprising two volumes split by a staircase in the middle (+ slideshow). More
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ZAS creates Toronto library with curved walls and slanted windows
Canadian firm ZAS has completed a glass and aluminium-clad public library in suburban Toronto, which has a sculptural form influenced by a local rollercoaster (+ slideshow). More
Shipping container serves as mobile boutique for luxury sportswear brand Needs & Wants
Online retailer Needs & Wants Studios has collaborated with a Toronto architecture student to transform a shipping container into a mobile boutique that serves as the brand's first physical store (+ slideshow). More
Reza Aliabadi's Opposite House in Toronto is split down the middle
Canada-based architect Reza Aliabadi has completed a home made up of vastly different halves at a lakefront site on the outskirts of Toronto (+ slideshow). More
Bright pink doorway marks the entrance to Reigo and Bauer's Winona House in Toronto
Toronto firm Reigo and Bauer has created a three-bedroom home in the city, which features a hot pink entrance and is otherwise clad in black shingles (+ slideshow). More
Tom Chung transforms factory floor in Toronto into flexible workspace
Local firm Tom Chung Studio has converted an industrial space in downtown Toronto into a multi-purpose venue with rooms and furniture that can be easily reconfigured. More
Bird-watching pavilions by Plant Architect are made from perforated plates of weathering steel
Plant Architect has used weathering steel to create a series of wing-like structures for bird watchers in a Toronto park, which are punctured with both patterns and information about local species (+ slideshow). More
Kilogram Studio designs cedar-lined interior for Toronto juice bar
The interior of this juice bar in Toronto is lined with a prefabricated cedar structure that is designed to be dismantled and reconstructed in future locations (+ slideshow). More
Williamson Chong Architects adds "carved" facade to Toronto family home
The wooden facade of this Toronto property by local practice Williamson Chong Architects is set-back and angled towards a nearby ravine (+ slideshow). More
BIG designs "Habitat 2.0" for Toronto
Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled designs for a major residential development in downtown Toronto, reminiscent of the experimental housing complex built by Moshe Safdie in the 1960s (+ slideshow). More
Winter follies open along the frozen beaches of Canada's Lake Ontario
A transparent sauna that exposes its bathers and a charred timber globe offering refuge from the chilly weather are among this year's Winter Stations installations on the shores of Lake Ontario (+ slideshow). More
ZAS wraps a Toronto engineering school in a tessellated metal and glass screen
Canadian firm ZAS Architects + Interiors used an algorithm to create the triangular patterning on the facade of the new Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence in Toronto (+ slideshow). More
Covered bridge provides all-weather connection between Toronto hotel and convention centre
This enclosed bridge with a geometric black and white facade connects a hotel to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, helping visitors pass between the two even in the depths of winter. More
Tom Dixon presents angular Caesarstone kitchen referencing frozen lakes in Canada
British designer Tom Dixon has created a kitchen designed to resemble jagged chunks of ice and made using quartz surface material Caesarstone. More
EQ3 showcases 10 emerging Canadian designers at Toronto's Interior Design Show
Design retailer EQ3 is debuting a capsule collection of furniture, objects and accessories called Assembly by 10 emerging designers from Canada at the Interior Design Show in Toronto. More
Winter Stations proposals unveiled for Toronto's frozen beaches
A fur-lined globe, a steam-emitting canoe and a transparent sauna are among the winning designs for a series of shelters to be erected on the edge of Toronto's frozen lakes (+ slideshow). More
Aluminium louvres screen facade of Toronto home by Paul Raff Studio
This family home in Toronto by local firm Paul Raff Studio features a brise-soleil made of aluminium louvres, designed to "bounce sunlight deep into the space". More
Fritted glass creates patterned facade for Ryerson University student centre by Snøhetta
Snøhetta has completed a student centre for Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, featuring chamfered edges and a patterned glass facade (+ slideshow). More
Plans unveiled for Toronto park that will stretch under a highway
Toronto has revealed plans to construct a new park below an elevated highway, featuring outdoor performance spaces and a pedestrian and cycle trail. More
Atelier Kastelic Buffey creates miniature book exchange that folds up into a glowing black box
This miniature wooden library for a Toronto suburb is designed to provide a public reading nook and book exchange, and folds into a box at night for security (+ slideshow). More