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Nov 18, 13 •
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By Deidre Miller… We know that we need cities to house the world’s billions of human beings. We know that cities have inherent advantages when it comes to sustainability. In cities, people can often get around on foot, by bike and by public...
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Nov 9, 13 •
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Owen Rose is an architect and principal of Rose Architecture in Montréal. He’s an urban ecological architect and engaged citizen working to consolidate nature and the built environment into a humanised living experience. He’s also the president of...
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Nov 7, 13 •
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Canada has more Intelligent Communities than any other nation. Over the past 16 years, 21 Canadian communities have received this designation from the Intelligent Community Forum. For 2014, the Smart21 semi-final list of communities is lead by six Canadian...
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Oct 21, 13 •
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The Intelligent Community Forum just announced their Smart21 Communities for 2014, and 6 Canadian cities made the list. -Kingston, Ontario -Montreal, Quebec -Quebec City, Quebec -Toronto, Ontario -Winnipeg, Manitoba -Parkland County, Alberta Go to...
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Oct 17, 13 •
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By Deidre Miller… Close To Nature There was a time not so long ago when people who were concerned with conservation and environmentalism almost exclusively dreamed of a life in the country or the wilderness, where they could be close to nature. When...
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Oct 5, 13 •
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Kelly Wojnarski takes us on a descriptive journey through Winnipeg’s Cool Gardens. Text and images by Kelly Wojnarski. To be viewed at full screen. Kelly Wojnarski is a landscape architectural intern in Ottawa...
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Sep 28, 13 •
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Software entrepreneur and CEO of NEX Enterprise Driver Inc. Ned Atalla briefly shares his love for architecture, landscaping and design. What is your favorite style of architecture? Bold modern flowing architecture but practical not...
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Sep 16, 13 •
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We asked Jacquelynn Henke, Vice President of Real Estate Green Strategy Officer for TD Bank about the financial institution’s Living Roof on the banking hall at their Toronto headquarters. 1 . What prompted TD to create the Living Roof on the...
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Sep 7, 13 •
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When it comes to achieving net zero energy, we may still be more green than we think. Architect: Perkins+Will /// Completion: 2011 By Deidre Miller… The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is on the University of British...
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Sep 1, 13 •
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Sifting through the various layers of a neighborhood, Ellen Gedopt delves into the built history of a Montreal quartier on the verge of a major transformation – again. By Ellen Gedopt… I love how much you can learn from a city by walking through it...
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Aug 17, 13 •
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Many people think that European architects are more forward thinking than their Canadian counterparts when it comes to energy conservation, but practitioners from the Great White North are the best in the world at designing buildings suitable for their...
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Aug 6, 13 •
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Ian Angus McLennan opines about the peculiar desire that some of us have to live in a city, yet still isolated from it. By Ian Angus McLennan… Toronto’s condo boom raises questions about how vertical growth effects the culture of a city. ...
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Jul 27, 13 •
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Intelligent Communities: A more holistic approach to city and community-building. By John. G. Jung… Many cities around the world have seized on the Smart City concept as a sustainable and cost-effective solution to urban problems ranging from...
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Jul 23, 13 •
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This Parisian shopping centre literally makes you shop until you drop – on the floor. Estefanía Armario Perea describes her journey through what was once Europe’s biggest retail centre and finds a quasi bench-less complex that is more than just...
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Jul 22, 13 •
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Architect: IBI Group /// Completion (Extension): 2011 By Tom Winter… Gazing upwards in delight at the blue ribbons of neon that wrap the new rotunda extension of Croydon College in South London and flood the college green in a welcoming blue...
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Jul 15, 13 •
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By Deidre Miller… In the mid-auts, I worked as a project engineer for a firm that specialized in commercial building inspections, often in advance of property sales. For two or three days a week, I was onsite, recording the condition of building...
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Jul 12, 13 •
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Architect: BBB Architects /// Completion: 2011 By Kelly Wojnarski… The Ottawa Convention Centre – promoted as “Canada’s meeting place” – sits across the Rideau Canal from the National Arts Centre, and occupies the...
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Jul 10, 13 •
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Architect: Renzo Piano // Stantec /// Completion: 2008 Photos: California Academy of Science By Lannette Guerra… During my first visit to San Francisco in early Spring 2008, I found myself in the watchtower of the De Young Museum (built by Herzog &...
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Jul 9, 13 •
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Marina Terrace — Dubai /// Architect: NORR /// Completion: 2005 By Yuha Scarselli… A facilitated neighbourhood, plush living space, and picturesque surroundings. These are on the must-have lists for modern day homes. If the...
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Jul 1, 13 •
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ON this Canada Day, Kelly Wojnarski shares her opinion of the Rideau Canal Esplanade and Ottawa Convention Centre Forecourt. By Kelly Wojnarski… While the title of this article conveys two separate projects, in reality the Rideau Canal...
