Furniture maker Artopex’s head office in Granby, Québec, stands out in an industrial district with its bright fire-engine red signage that welcomes visitors with its vast floating volume.Photo © Bastiani photography The…
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Creating welcoming homes with modular construction: An exclusive interview with Daniel Ling of Montgomery Sisam
In an exclusive interview, Daniel Ling, principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, speaks to Construction Canada on Toronto’s first-ever permanent supportive housing project that uses an innovative modular construction method.Rendering courtesy Montgomery Sisam…
Ottawa gets a newly constructed heritage façade to honour historic street
[embedded content] Real estate development company Choo Communities and Ashcroft Urban Developments have constructed a heritage façade to honour Sparks Street’s (Ottawa, Ont.) historic pedestrian mall. The heritage façade has recently been…
Montgomery Sisam uses modular construction to design supporting housing
Montgomery Sisam Architects designsToronto’s first permanent modular supportive housing initiative.Rendering courtesy Montgomery Sisam Architects As part of the HousingTO action plan, two new housing complexes, 11 Macey and 150 Harrison, have begun…
Snøhetta completes its 4th energy-positive powerhouse in Norway
International architecture firm Snøhetta has completed Powerhouse Telemark, its fourth energy-positive powerhouse, in Telemark, Norway.Photos © Ivar Kvaal Snøhetta, alongside collaborators R8 Property, Skanska, and Asplan Viak, has completed its fourth energy-positive…
Québec studio features a unique, burnt wood cladding
Architect atelier BOOM-TOWN designs Blackwood Studio, Hinchinbrooke, Qué., with unique burnt wood cladding.Photo © Raphaël Thibodeau Blackwood Studio in Hinchinbrooke, Qué., is the outcome of a long history that began several years…
Diamond Schmitt-designed Ontario rec centre opens
The new Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre in Oakville, Ont., a health and wellness facility designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, is now open.Photo © Tom Arban Photography The new Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre…
Helsinki Olympic Stadium renovation respects its original modernist architecture
The crown jewel of Finnish functionalism, Helsinki Olympic Stadium is re-inaugurated after an extensive renovation.Photo © Wellu Hämäläinen First inaugurated in 1938, the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland, has reopened after an extensive…
Snøhetta completes lush, open office in timber
Snøhetta completes a lush and open timber office for ASI Reisen in Natters, Austria.Photo © Christian Flatscher Designed by Snøhetta, the new timber office building for trekking and travel company ASI Reisen,…
Katerra is North America’s largest mass timber producer
Katerra is North America’s largest end-to-end mass timber design, manufacturing, and construction firm.Photo courtesy Katerra Katerra has emerged as North America’s largest end-to-end mass timber design, manufacturing, and construction firm with the…