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Now & Then: A Reissued Toy Imparts Eames Design Wisdom

Back in production for 2023, The Little Toy teaches young (and young-at-heart) design lovers about structure and form.

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Design

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20 Essential Architecture and Design Lectures to Catch During Fall/Winter 2023

From a conversation with Lina Ghotmeh (designer of Hermès' stunning new workshops) and an evening with Es Devlin to a three-day architecture congress in Whistler, these are the architecture and design lectures you need to know about.

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture, Curiosity, Design, Interiors

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4 Must-See Highlights at IDS Vancouver 2023

With incisive talks, groundbreaking prototypes and prefabricated marvels, IDS Vancouver 2023 promises to be a landmark edition.

Words: Azure
From: Curiosity, Design

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The City of the Future Calls for Building Housing on Top of Fire Halls

In its exhibition “+(plus) 2.0,” U of T’s Infrastructure Institute illustrates the benefits of embracing creative mixed-use.

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Curiosity, Urbanism

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A Love Letter to Claude Cormier (1960-2023)

The Montreal landscape architect brought joy, wit and a sense of grand occasion to public spaces.

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture

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Latest Stories

Now & Then: A Reissued Toy Imparts Eames Design Wisdom

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Design

20 Essential Architecture and Design Lectures to Catch During Fall/Winter 2023

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture, Curiosity, Design, Interiors

4 Must-See Highlights at IDS Vancouver 2023

Words: Azure
From: Curiosity, Design

The City of the Future Calls for Building Housing on Top of Fire Halls

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Curiosity, Urbanism

A Love Letter to Claude Cormier (1960-2023)

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture

LOHA Sandi Simon Center for Dance

LOHA Re-Energizes a California Orange Warehouse as a Dance Centre

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture, Interiors

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Designer’s Choice: Metropolitan Floors Embraces Style and Sustainability

Words: Azure
From: Design, Interiors

In Helsinki, Fyra Reinvents the “Big Law” Office

Words: Stefan Novakovic
From: Interiors

A view of Salon Artemys in Montreal designed by Studio Kiff. A wireframe chandelier hangs above the reception area in the foreground, with totemic stone hair styling stations behind.

At Salon Artemys, Studio Kiff Celebrates Edgy Sophistication

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Interiors

Counterpublic Mines the Depths of Civic Memory in St. Louis

Words: Adrian Madlener
From: Curiosity

Courtyard at Habibi Community Centre in Bersive 2 Camp in Iraq

In Iraq, A Community Centre Built on Collaboration

Words: Sydney Shilling
From: Architecture

An Outdoor Theatre in Montreal Stages Its Second Act

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Architecture

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For Subscribers

#300: Sept/Oct 2023

+ Sept/Oct 2023

How the Gilder Center and Buffalo AKG Meet the Role of a Modern Museum

Radical yet respectful additions to two New York State institutions offer insights into today's cultural architecture.

Words: Eric Mutrie
From: Architecture

+ Sept/Oct 2023

Vienna’s Radical Approach to Social Housing

For almost a century, Vienna has been successfully integrating vibrant social housing into the city. Lloyd Alter finds out how.

Words: Lloyd Alter
From: Architecture, Urbanism

Kéré's installation at the Venice biennale

+ Sept/Oct 2023

The Past Meets the Future at the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture

Lesley Lokko's Venice Biennale is both a laboratory of the future and a reckoning with colonialism, exploitation and exclusion.

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Architecture, Venice Biennale

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Spotlight: Workspaces

Inventive offices that take inspiration from Fordism, Shanghai’s alleyways and more.

The double-height atrium resolves a key design challenge: bringing light into the centre of the building’s deep square floor plate.

Newlab’s Fordism-Inspired Outpost Opens in Detroit

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Words: Sydney Shilling

InMedia ad agency office in Shanghai

In Shanghai, a Modern Ad Agency Embraces its Historical Context

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Words: Kendra Jackson

Innolabs by Perkins&Will

An Adaptive Re-use Project Brings the Science Scene to NYC

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Words: Sean Maciel

In the Zone with Bensen in Vancouver

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Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Brian Wooden Brings His Spirited Cartoon Style to the Contract World

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Words: Anjulie Rao

Colab by Senator

3 Collaboration Stations for Social — and Productive — Workspaces

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Words: Anjulie Rao

Panorama system by Fantoni

Fantoni’s Adaptable Panorama System Responds to Workplace Trends

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Words: Kendra Jackson

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Architect/Project Architect

Discipline: Architecture
Company: Bryden Wood
Location: Italy, Milan

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Discipline: Architecture
Company: Figurr Architects Collective
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Location: Italy, Milan

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Location: Los Angeles, USA

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DuPont Tyvek Design Award 2023

Category: Design
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Warming Huts 2024

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David Chipperfield

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: December 12, 2023
Location: Virtual

Lucy McRae: Future Sensitive

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: December 6, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, USA

David Fortin: “On Relationality in Housing and Design”

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: November 23, 2023
Location: Canada, Toronto

David Chipperfield

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: December 12, 2023
Location: Virtual

Lucy McRae: Future Sensitive

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: December 6, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, USA

David Fortin: “On Relationality in Housing and Design”

Category: Lectures & Panels
Date: November 23, 2023
Location: Canada, Toronto

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Schools

Carleton Industrial Design student Heidi Evans

Carleton University

Discipline: Industrial Design
Location: Canada, Ottawa
Graduate: Master of Design
Undergrad: Bachelor of Industrial Design

University of Calgary

Discipline: Architecture
Location: Calgary, Canada
Graduate: Doctor of Design, Master of Architecture

McGill University The Bathhouse from juniro to senior Xinzhao Li

McGill University

Discipline: Architecture
Location: Canada, Montreal
Graduate: Master of Architecture
Undergrad: Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Konstfack University student projects

Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design

Discipline: Industrial Design
Location: Stockholm
Graduate: Master of Design
Undergrad: Bachelor of Fine Arts

A lamella structure designed by Dalhousie University School of Architecture's Coastal Studio

Dalhousie University

Discipline: Architecture
Location: Canada, Halifax, NS
Graduate: Master of Architecture
Undergrad: Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies

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