Canada’s most important building
Some buildings are useful, others are attractive, occasionally even beautiful. A few might be called interesting. But how many buildings are genuinely important?
Some buildings are useful, others are attractive, occasionally even beautiful. A few might be called interesting. But how many buildings are genuinely important?
From 4 February until 30 May 2010, the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) presents the exhibition Take Note, which traces selected pivotal moments in the ongoing relationship between writing and architecture over the past fifty years.
Let’s say you’re the head of a state and you’ve been given an enormous, prestigious site to advertise the creative brains of your country to about 70 million people touring through a world fair.
When Pope John Paul II celebrated open-air Mass at LeBreton Flats in 1984 before 400,000 people, he did so at an altar designed by Murray &
Constructed of pre-cast concrete skinned in dark brown brick veneer, 222 Jarvis Street is an imposing modern mass that stands out among its Victorian-style neighbours on one of Toronto’s oldest streets.
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced George Baird, FRAIC, as the recipient of the 2010 RAIC Gold Medal.
Any city is a collection of people in search of homes to house their ideas. The ideas vary in complexity according to need: giving shelter to families,
For the past 17 years, the Union Bank Tower at the corner of Main Street and William Avenue sat vacant because the cost of renovating the 104-year-old heritage building proved prohibitive to developers.
The Mayor of Montréal, Gérald Tremblay, has unveiled the winning concept in the city bus shelter design competition, submitted by the consortium Leblanc + Turcotte + Spooner.
Map is being rolled out, not all buildings are mapped yet - shows location of buildings on this page.