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Mariclaro Transforms Car Upholstery, Exploded Air Bags Into Durable Carryalls

Mariclaro Transforms Car Upholstery, Exploded Air Bags Into Durable Carryalls

There are few things we love more than making use of what would have ended up in a landfill.  Mariclaro picks up the materials that they use for their ultra-durable carry-alls when they’ve already

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Toronto Teens Send LEGO Man into Space Using DIY Weather Balloon

Toronto Teens Send LEGO Man into Space Using DIY Weather Balloon

Two Toronto teens have taken the LEGO man to new heights by launching the iconic yellow figure into space using a homemade weather balloon. High school students Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad lifted the

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Artists Turn Abandoned Bikes into Flowering Neon Street Art in Toronto

Artists Turn Abandoned Bikes into Flowering Neon Street Art in Toronto

There are abandoned bikes in every city — locked to poles long after their owners lost their lock keys or moved away — and often they are ticketed for being left behind. A group of renegade

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Dazzling New Ryerson University Center Facade Looks Like It’s Covered with Snowflakes

Dazzling New Ryerson University Center Facade Looks Like It’s Covered with Snowflakes

Ryerson University recently unveiled the glittering new learning center design envisioned by the dynamic architectural team of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Snøhetta. As part of the

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Toronto Unveils Stunning Green Marketplace

Toronto Unveils Stunning Green Marketplace

According to Treehugger, yesterday the city of Toronto announced the winning design for the new St. Lawrence Market North Building. Proposed by Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour +

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Toronto’s City Hall Podium Sprouts a Green Rooftop Park

Toronto’s City Hall Podium Sprouts a Green Rooftop Park

Photo by Lloyd Alter Over Memorial Day weekend the City of Toronto unveiled a stunning green roof on top of City Hall, and it is getting glowing praise from all who have seen it. Lloyd Alter was on hand

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Green-Roofed Airport Training Center Achieves LEED Silver

Green-Roofed Airport Training Center Achieves LEED Silver

In 1999, The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) set out to create a revolutionary fire and emergency services training facility that uses the newest and most innovative environmentally-conscious

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Gordon Graff’s Skyfarm for Toronto

Gordon Graff’s Skyfarm for Toronto

The UN predicts that we will need 60% more food over the next 30 years in order to meet the demands of the world’s ever-growing population, and one designer has found an interesting place to look for

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WESTSIDE LOFTS: A Greener Toronto?

WESTSIDE LOFTS: A Greener Toronto?

Several weeks ago in Toronto, real estate development company Landmark Building Group announced a new design for the Westside Lofts. You may already be thinking, “Not another mid-rise, mid-town loft

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