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Groundwork is a three-part film and exhibition series exploring the conceptual development and field research of contemporary architects cultivating alternative modes of engagement with new project sites.Using documentary as a curatorial tool, the CCA will take a critical look at how designers across diverse geographies and contexts engage with their environments in preliminary phases of projects.
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Kiyoshi Izumi is the earliest known Canadian architect of Japanese descent. His design firm Izumi Arnott and Sugiyama was responsible for many important civic buildings in Saskatchewan during the 15 years of its existence from 1954 to 1969. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Japanese immigrant parents, Izumi’s personal journey from ...
Going for Zero: OAA Headquarters Retrofit, Toronto, Ontario
By Kathleen Kurtin On Apr 1, 2020. PROJECT Ontario Association of Architects Headquarters Retrofit, Toronto, Ontario. ARCHITECT David Fujiwara Architect (retrofit), Ruth Cawker Architect (1991 original building) TEXT Kathleen Kurtin. This May, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) officially reopens its doors to the public and its members ...
Canadian firms merge to become Architecture 49 - Canadian …
May 26, 2014 · By Canadian Architect On May 26, 2014. A leading group of architecture firms with offices in several regions across Canada have recently emerged as one national firm, as a result of a restructuring and rebranding process. Architecture49 combines the depth and breadth of the firms Arcop, AE Consultants, North 46, PBK, Smith Carter and WHW ...
International Icon: Vancouver House, Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 1, 2020 · The east façade’s cascade of drawer-like balcony boxes makes this residential tower an iconic addition to False Creek, and the kingpin in a cluster of buildings that squeeze up between three arms of the bridge at the edge of downtown. Vancouver House’s top-heavy silhouette is emblematic of our era. As Vancouver matures, developers are ...
The Well, Toronto, Ontario - Canadian Architect
Feb 1, 2024 · TEXT John Lorinc. The elevating history of Toronto’s upward trajectory is a story that can be told in chapters, beginning with suburban slab apartments and downtown bank towers (1960s-1980s), moving through the era of arterial point tower clusters (on Bay, the Kings, North York City Centre, downtown Yonge, Jarvis) and on to massive industrial conversions (Liberty Village, the railway lands).
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Curtain Wall Fundamentals - Canadian Architect
Aug 1, 2001 · Curtain walls are non-loadbearing building enclosures formed from a grid of aluminum (and occasionally steel) elements with clear glass and a variety of infill materials–spandrel glass, metal panels, even stone. Most curtain wall systems are suspended in front of the primary structural elements, which can be a new or existing structure of ...
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Upcoming BEAT Leadership Seminar to focus on technical women in architecture. Registration is open for the bi-annual Toronto seminar, which is dedicated to exposing students and young practitioners to leaders in the architectural…. Prev Next 1 of 457.
La Grande Bibliothèque du Québec - canadianarchitect.com
May 1, 2010 · The Grande Bibliothèque consolidates a number of collections in Quebec, creating a resource library for the province as well as a central public library for the city of Montreal. The library is located in the city’s Quartier Latin, between Boulevard de Maisonneuve and rue Ontario, diagonally opposite the green space of Place Dupuis.