COBE unveils LEED Gold-seeking affordable housing units in Toronto
Danish architectural firm COBE has unveiled a new mixed-use residential development in Toronto designed for LEED...
A renovated Toronto home boasts energy savings of over 50%
Blending East Asian and Western influences to reflect the client’s Asian-Canadian background, the Echo House...
Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future
Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming...
Studio Gang to “sustainably grow” Toronto with this energy-efficient tower
American architecture practice Studio Gang has unveiled designs for One Delisle, a new residential tower that marks...
A striking concrete home in Ontario targets minimal environment impact
Toronto-based Teeple Architects has paired a beautiful but unusual site in Ontario with the sculptural Port Hope...
This modern vacation home embraces indoor-outdoor living in Ontario
The boundary between indoors and out are blurred to beautiful effect in the Bear Stand Residence, a family retreat...
Perkins+Will designs LEED Gold-seeking academic building for York University
Perkins+Will just won a design competition for Toronto’s York University School of Continuing Studies - and their...
Renzo Piano reveals designs for Toronto courthouse targeting LEED Silver
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) teamed up with NORR Architects & Engineers to design the new Toronto Courthouse,...
Beautiful cedar-clad Bridge House crosses a ravine in Ontario
This elegant timber house bridges a ravine near the shores of Mary Lake in Port Sydney, Ontario. Architecture...
Toronto’s waterfront to undergo major futuristic redesign thanks to Google’s Sidewalk Labs
In collaboration with Sidewalk Labs, a start-up created by Google to "accelerate innovation in cities around the...
Canada’s tallest building breaks ground in Toronto
Canada’s tallest building has just begun construction in Toronto. Designed by Foster + Partners and CORE Architects,...
Architect builds a tiny studio in his backyard to be closer to his child
This tiny backyard studio in Toronto is the perfect home office for an architect who wanted to play a bigger role...
Green-roofed Albion Library in Toronto feels like an extension of your living room
It’s no surprise that the Albion Public Library is one of the busiest libraries in Toronto—its welcoming and...
Tesla’s electric truck will have a 200-300 mile range
More details have been obtained about the Tesla semi truck, which is set to be unveiled next month. According to...
Trees to grow on the balconies of Penda’s timber high-rise in Toronto
A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture...
Groundbreaking new energy storage system mounts to existing poles
Grid reliability is a growing concern as the world transitions to renewable energy and existing infrastructure...
Henning Larsen Architects unveils zero energy-targeted civic center for Toronto
Henning Larsen Architects has won a competition for Toronto’s new 500,000-square-foot Etobicoke Civic Centre....
Tiny Toronto lighthouse serves multiple functions at once
This minimalist wooden lighthouse installed at Woodbine beach in Toronto doubles as a temporary drop-off location...
Designers float plan to cover Toronto’s CN Tower with clip-on condos
CN Tower in Toronto, Canada once held the title of world's tallest freestanding structure until China's Canton...
Toronto’s 8 Winter Station winners to revive city’s frozen beaches
Toronto’s freezing beaches will soon be a hotspot of activity. The third annual Winter Stations design competition...
Tunnel Through Time celebrates Canada’s open-minded attitude towards immigrants
The structure was designed to honor victims of the Hungarian revolution, but also recalls the turning point in...
A river of 10,000 glowing books flows through Toronto
This large, interactive art installation is created by group of anonymous artists/activists who "want literature...
Renovated Victorian House in Toronto combines the best of rural and urban living
The renovation and addition to the old Victorian house created a bright, modern space inspired by rural living....
Shipping container is converted into a chic portable boutique shop in Toronto
Needs & Wants Studio sourced the container from the Canadian supplier Storstac and, following designs they...
Naturally-cooled Toronto home boasts a beautiful multi-level indoor garden
The house, designed as an infill residential project, occupies a corner lot in Toronto's North York neighborhood....
Contemporary Opposite House is designed to grow with its occupants
Located on the Scarborough Bluffs, the Opposite House is split into two halves with different features. The northern...
Ziggurat-like modular high-rise twists like a plant to follow the sun
Orienting a home for optimal sun exposure is nothing new, however, ODA New York’s approach to mimicking phototaxis—the...
Sculptural home set on a disused railway keeps naturally cool in Toronto
Built for a family of five, the Bala Line Home comprises a series of terraced and staggered spaces that step down...
Habitat 2.0: BIG unveils new condo complex for Toronto that rises like a ziggurat
The dramatic Habitat 2.0 proposal draws inspiration from Moshe Sadie’s Habitat 67, a similarly experimental and...
Toronto plans to use its urban freeway as the roof of a massive park
The undersides of highway overpasses are usually dank and dirty no man's lands, rife with the stench of things...