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Diamond Schmitt’s Transformation of an Ottawa Brutalist Icon

Diamond Schmitt’s Transformation of an Ottawa Brutalist Icon

For Diamond Schmitt Architects’ National Arts Centre renewal, upgraded acoustics enhance performance and public space alike in an Ottawa brutalist landmark.

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May 9, 2018

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Get to Know Lee Broom at Lightform

Get to Know Lee Broom at Lightform

Once named Britain’s Best Designer of the Year, Lee Broom will be in Toronto on May 24 to talk about his latest lighting, which debuted in Milan, and will travel to NYCXDesign later this month. Here’s what you should know about the man behind the global brand.

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May 8, 2018

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Explore These Open Studios at Vancouver Design Week 2018

Explore These Open Studios at Vancouver Design Week 2018

For Vancouver Design Week 2018 a number of designers, architects and urban planners are opening their doors to the public. Here is a small sampling of the  studios visitors can explore.

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May 7, 2018

Section: Design

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Celebrating the Life of Pierre D’Anjou

Celebrating the Life of Pierre D’Anjou

A pillar of the Montreal design community, a lover of Italian design and a great friend of many, including Azure, the late Pierre D’Anjou will be sorely missed.

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May 4, 2018

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Inside Perkins+Will’s Bank of Canada Renewal in Ottawa

Inside Perkins+Will’s Bank of Canada Renewal in Ottawa

Perkins+Will has completed a renewal of the Bank of Canada that respects Arthur Erickson’s original vision while modernizing its plaza, atrium and workspaces.

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May 2, 2018

Section: Architecture

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Unceded is Canada’s Exploration of Indigenous Architecture

Unceded is Canada’s Exploration of Indigenous Architecture

Canada’s representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale will bring powerful Indigenous voices to the Arsenale. Unceded gathers 17 firms and examines what constitutes Indigenous architecture.

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April 30, 2018

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Meet the Geo Series, Shayne Fox Hardware’s Bespoke Brass Knobs

Meet the Geo Series, Shayne Fox Hardware’s Bespoke Brass Knobs

Toronto’s Shayne Fox Hardware has launched the Geo Series, a set of individually crafted bronze knobs inspired by crystals. 

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April 23, 2018

Section: Design

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Our Guide to Impeccably Designed Pot Accessories

Our Guide to Impeccably Designed Pot Accessories

In Canada, marijuana will become legalized this summer. And here are five brands making accessories – and gorgeous objects – for design aficionados.

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April 20, 2018

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Inside Will Alsop’s Quirky Pioneer Village Station in Toronto

Inside Will Alsop’s Quirky Pioneer Village Station in Toronto

Will Alsop lends his trademark quirk to an ambitious new subway line in Toronto with Finch West and Pioneer Village station.

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April 20, 2018

Section: Architecture

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Gates-Suter Architects Used Soup Ladles as an Acoustic Solution

Gates-Suter Architects Used Soup Ladles as an Acoustic Solution

Gates-Suter Architects uses a soup ladle and white Corian surfacing to create acoustic control in the bathroom of a North Vancouver home.

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April 11, 2018

Section: Interiors

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