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2026 RAIC Gold Medal: Pat Hanson | Editorial Viewpoint

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (348+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals What is unusual is for the resulting project to be so accomplished that it goes on to win a Governor General's Award. Hanson says the process wasn't easy'she and her team put a…...

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canadianarchitect. com > architecture-firms-recognize-talent-with-staff-promotions-and-appointments-2

Architecture Firms Recognize Talent with Staff Promotions and Appointments

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (551+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Various Canadian architecture firms have announced the promotions of members of their staff and appointments of individuals to new leadership positions. The following is a list of recent promotions and appointments: Acton Ostry…...

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canadianarchitect. com > expanding-design-competitions-and-procurement-tools-in-toronto-qa-with-city-officials

Expanding Design Competitions and Procurement Tools in Toronto: Q&A with City Officials

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (597+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Canadian Architect's Elsa Lam spoke with the City of Toronto's Paul Farish, director, parks, planning, and strategic initiatives, and Jason Thorne, chief planner and executive director of city planning about the growing role…...

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canadianarchitect. com > housing-in-action

Housing in Action

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (655+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals In Saint John, New Brunswick, much of the affordable housing stock is found in older properties'which are often poorly insulated energy hogs. "We're talking about energy bills of $400, sometimes $500 a month, on top…...

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canadianarchitect. com > ssac-responds-to-planned-shutdown-of-canadian-register-of-heritage-places

SSAC responds to planned shutdown of Canadian Register of Heritage Places

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (578+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Last year, Parks Canada announced that the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP), a database that helps users understand heritage places nationwide, would be permanently shutting down. In response to this news, the…...

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canadianarchitect. com > between-two-worlds-the-islamic-centre-of-yellowknife

Between Two Worlds: The Islamic Centre of Yellowknife

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (503+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals In 2019, the Yellowknife Islamic Community reached out to Guy Architects, a Yellowknife and Iqaluit-based firm, to design an Islamic Mosque and Community Centre. The Centre aims to bridge the traditions of Islam with…...

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canadianarchitect. com > raic-announces-2026-annual-awards-winners > material-cultures_csm_clearfell-househenry-woide-1

Material-Cultures_CSM_Clearfell-House'Henry-Woide-1

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (186+ words) On September 25, the CCA invites you for the premiere and opening of Everlasting (2025), an experimental short documentary and accompanying installation that celebrates the ripple effects of unceded sovereignty across lands and waters'enacted through bodies, relationships, and communities. Everlasting'is the latest…...

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canadianarchitect. com > university-of-kings-college-halifax-unveils-design-by-diamond-schmitt-and-abbott-brown

University of King's College, Halifax, unveils design by Diamond Schmitt and Abbott Brown

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (488+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals University of King's College in Halifax recently unveiled the architectural concept designs for the Southeast Corner Project (SEC), which will be home for the King's School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing. It will also…...

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canadianarchitect. com > alberta-government-to-learn-from-ruling-on-ontario-bike-lane-law-minister

Alberta government to learn from ruling on Ontario bike lane law: minister

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (834+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals Alberta's transportation minister says the province plans to learn from an Ontario court ruling that found a law seeking to remove some Toronto'bike'lanes'to be unconstitutional. Devin Dreeshen, speaking at an unrelated press conference…...

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canadianarchitect. com > post-post-modern-hazel-mccallion-central-library-mississauga-ontario

Post Post Modern: Hazel Mc Callion Central Library, Mississauga, Ontario

9+ mon, 1+ day ago  (687+ words) Publisher - magazine for architects and related professionals ARCHITECT RDH Architects Inc. (RDHA) Kiosk displays in Mississauga, Ontario's newly renovated central library exhort the city's residents to "embrace and celebrate our diversity" with imagined dialogues that call out racist microaggressions. "Speak…...