Tag Toronto, Canada

17-01-2022

Downsview Wind Rose, public art in Toronto

A dynamic interactive structure created by Future Simple Studio in collaboration with Born in the North and Dept of Words & Deeds celebrates the wind, the view and indigenous connections. The installation in Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada was produced as part of XOXO Downsview, a public art project in coordination with ArtworxTO.

19-08-2020

Thermally Speaking, light installation by LeuWebb Projects for CITYLights Toronto

A look at the last CITYLights Toronto installation in anticipation while waiting to find out who will be the light artist of 2020. The 2019 site-specific installation called Thermally Speaking was created in collaboration with the local LeuWebb Projects Canadian art group.

29-06-2020

A sustainable semi-detached house by baukultur/ca

baukultur/ca, a design and development studio in Toronto has recently completed the construction of two new contemporary and highly sustainable homes. Their design features a limited footprint and impact that exceeds NetZero Ready standards and takes advantage of an unused plot of land in the neighbourhood.

06-03-2020

Casey House by Hariri Pontarini Architects, 2020 National Urban Design Awards

Twelve projects across Canada - each one with a massive impact on the surrounding built environment - have been selected for the 2020 National Urban Design Awards. One of these is the renovation and extension by Hariri Pontarini Architects to Casey House, a specialized healthcare facility for individuals with HIV/AIDS.

04-09-2019

NADAAA: Daniels Building at the University of Toronto

The extension of Knox College at One Spadina Crescent in Toronto was the occasion for NADAAA to design a contemporary volume, the Daniels Building, updated in energy sustainability and in dialogue with the neighbourhood. The Daniels Building translates the vertical thrust of the neo-Gothic building.

06-06-2019

Albion Public Library in Toronto by Perkins+Will Canada

The Albion Public Library in Toronto, designed by Perkins+Will Canada, is one of the six libraries that won a 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

04-12-2018

TORONTO: a melting pot of architecture and design

Toronto is a cultural melting pot featuring plenty of industrial and Victorian architecture, with warehouses converted into art and design galleries, artists’ studios and coffeeshops, cultural hubs of fashion and film and plenty of space for museums, too.

28-08-2018

Architects and designers awarded with the AZ Awards 2018

During a gala held at the Evergreen Brick Works of Toronto, Azure unveiled the 20 architects and designers who won the 20 categories of the AZ Awards 2018. Among the winners is the design of the multi-storey residential building The Silo, by COBE, and of the Copenhagen International School, by CF Møller Architects.

13-06-2018

Aquabella and Aqualuna are two residential projects by 3XN Architects in Toronto

Aqualuna and Aquabella are two important new projects by the Danish studio 3XN Architects, two big residential buildings completing the master plan for the Toronto waterfront development known as Bayside Toronto. The renderings accompanying and presenting the two projects precisely illustrate the architectural solutions and the materials chosen by the architects, as well as the panoramic views residents will enjoy from the apartments’ terraces.