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Key recent properties include Dyptique, Stanstead, Québec, by Matière Première Architecture, and Columbia River Valley Lookout, Kootenay Mountain Range, British Columbia by Twobytwo Architecture Studio.
Also worth a visit are South Haven Centre for Remembrance, Edmonton, Alberta, Ronald McDonald House Atlantic, Halifax, Chibougamau-Chapais Airport, Chibougamau, Québec, and finally the Montreal Holocaust Museum New Downtown space.
E-architect feature a new youth centre for an indigenous-led, not-for-profit organization of the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth in Calgary’s Forest Lawn neighbourhood.
Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind. The building, by this world-famous architect of Polish Jewish descent, is designed to honour and commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and recognize Canadian survivors. The Monument will be located within the historic LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, symbolically located across from the Canadian War Museum.
Design: Jean de Lessard, designers créatifs. Incredibly enveloping, sexy… These are the words that best describe Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ, a new Nun’s Island restaurant created by the interior designer Jean de Lessard
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
A ground-breaking ceremony today marks a new chapter in the 150-year life of St. Jerome’s University at University of Waterloo. It also marks a new collaborative design process to realize a campus expansion project.
KB Design – finding the balance in things, finding the balance in scale and form,” says Keith Baker of KB Design, the designer responsible for creating, quite literally, the perfect home for Jennifer and Lorne Porayko. “That’s the best part of this house: it really meets all of our needs. We love it,” gushes Jennifer as we stand chatting in the sun on the rooftop patio.
Design: la SHED architecture. Perched on a steeply inclined surface over swamps, the single story residence slides gracefully between the trees and is only hardly visible from the street. As per the occupants’ and architect’s wishes, the house has a dual relationship with its environment; from the outside, it is camouflaged in its setting and is as discreet as possible.
Design: Emilie Bédard and Maria Rosa Di Ioia
The client had just bought this un-renovated 1910’s triplex and wanted to make the top floor his own. Inspired by his Scandinavian origins and the apartment’s characteristic Montreal construction, the architect and designer shaped the renovation using raw materials such as wood and steel, peeling away at the building’s envelope.
Design: MU Architecture. “La Grange”, the new residence of the “Terrasses Cap-à-l’Aigle” development, is situated in the magnificent Charlevoix region. Its architecture highlights the rugged charm of the site while framing the breathtaking views of the St. Lawrence River. Located atop a ridge and surrounded by the neighbouring forest, this large house dominates the site with its two storey height.
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects. The MacOdrum Library at Carleton University has re-opened following an extensive renovation and expansion that adds new program areas and doubles the amount of seating to accommodate 2,000 students.
The renewal of the 1960s-era facility brings daylight deep into the core of the building through a five-storey, fully glazed façade.
The search for an architectural team is over, and the design of Calgary’s much-anticipated New Central Library is set to begin.
The Bow Calgary, EnCana and Cenovus Headquarters, Alberta building design by Foster + Partners with Zeidler Partnership: headquarters tower is tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto – logic to the form is robust
The Bow Tower Calgary building information. The solar heat collected in the atrium is redistributed throughout the year by means of extraction during winter and heat exchange during summer, reducing the load on the mechanical systems
Thunder Bay’s revitalized waterfront, which opened in December 2011 and was designed by Brook McIlroy as lead consultant, has been recognized through ten national and international design excellence awards.
Bloc_10 housing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada design by 5468796 Architecture Inc – Manitoba residential building architect: condominium
A Photographer’s Studio Over a Boathouse on Stony Lake is a re-imagination of the archetypal glass house in a landscape in the Canadian Shield.
Canada’s greenest airport terminal, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects in collaboration with Stantec, opened Sunday at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. The terminal, which draws design inspiration from Manitoba’s vast prairies and sky, will be the first freestanding airport building in Canada to be LEED certified.
Richard Meier & Partners was one of four architectural firms considered for the new museum in Canada. Although not selected, the firm is proud of its design which meets all the requirements established by the Government of Alberta.
OMS Stage – The Cube, Manitoba, Canada design by 5468796 Architecture Inc – OMS Stage Winnipeg, The Cube Winnipeg