Architecture
Design for the Subconscious
BY ALEX FORESHEW Whether you have spent most of your life dedicated to understanding the complexities of architectural world, or you find yourself standing at the precipice of your next architectural venture, there are key components ...
THE URBAN ARCHITECT
Meet Jeanne Gang Toronto is becoming a city of condos. There are more cranes dotting the city’s skyline than in any other city in North America. At the same time, a recent census report shows that high rise apartments now represent nearly ...
THE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE
Working with the Landscape in Cottage Design Even the most casual real estate watchers will have noticed the increased enthusiasm for vacation property. With some travel restrictions in place, and an increased emphasis being placed on he...
HUMAN ARCHITECTURE
By Gianpiero Pugliese Principal, Audax Architecture The legendary Harvard University debate in November 1982 between Christopher Alexander and Peter Eisenman summed up the prevailing sentiment on two sides of the ideological spectrum ...
True Equilibrium: Health and Wellness in Architecture
Health and Wellness in Architecture By Denise Santini, RED Studio Inc. Architects Quite frequently, I am asked why we named our firm Red Studio. I cannot deny a passion for the colour red, but it also stands for our mission: re-defini...
6 Communities Reshaping Southern Ontario
Communities Reshaping Southern Ontario We’ve become so accustomed to perpetual construction in the GTA that it’s easy to drown out the noise and not take notice. Now and then, the protective barriers come down and a new building is...
Best Winter Retreat Houses in Ontario
ELEVATING THE EXPERIENTIAL WINTER RETREAT By Kelly Buffey, Akb Architects Canadian Winter Home Experience from an Architects Viewpoint From an architect’s perspective, the quiet tranquility of a white winter landscape presents an...
Outside In: Biophilic Design in Architecture
Biophilic Design in Architecture By Heather Dubbeldam, OAA, LEED AP Although biophilia is a relatively recent term, what it describes transgresses time, geography and cultures. In short, we all have an innate, if not primordia...