For Silq, its new task chair, Steelcase replaces complex mechanisms with a single responsive substance.

Al fresco cooking is one of summer’s simple pleasures: at its most essential, all that’s required is an open flame, fresh ingredients and an empty belly. But that experience can be wholly elevated.

The Chicago architect has been commissioned to create One Delisle, an icon near the central node of Yonge and St Clair – but will her vision be thwarted by tall-building NIMYBism?

The Silo, industrial landmark in Copenhagen, is reborn as a residential tower in a mixed-use neighbourhood.

Bessborough House, an NDG reno designed by local architecture firm _naturehumaine, introduces an elegant volume that filters between public and private areas.

What used to be the boiler house and engine rooms for the Philips power plant in Eindhoven is now a creative hub for VanBerlo, one of Europe’s hottest design firms.

PopApp, a 2018 Compasso d’Oro winner designed by Ifi, is a tiny gelato stand that can be transported to places that are sorely lacking gelato stands.

The tools for smarter buildings and even entire cities are within our grasp. But will the results, and the smart community, be boons or busts?