In response to the Feb. 11 article  about David Premi, Principal of dp.Ai, Beverly Myhal of  Ancaster, has written a letter to the editor of The Spectator with her opinion that the “New Home Doesn’t Suit Neighbourhood”.  She feels that ”in building his new modern home on the old burned-out plot, the incongruous structure is destroying the urban [...]

Local media were toured through the nearly-completed Farmer’s Market and Central Public Library on Tuesday, November 23.  See The Spectator’s video and have a read through the print story following the tour.

Presented by Hamilton HIStory + HERitage at 165 James Street North in Hamilton until February 2011.  This exhibit features a number of Hamilton homes that were designed by various architects in the Modern Style between 1950 and 1975.  Modernism featured sleek lines, industrial materials, open and integrated spaces, and little or no ornamentation. 
The exhibit has been developed [...]

On November 10th, 2010  the CaGBC- Greater Toronto Chapter will be hosting a Green Building Tour!  PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 
 This is a great chance to explore 4 different green sites in the GTA!  Sites on the itinerary are the Honda Headquarters, the Edithvale Community Centre, the Earth Rangers Centre, and a LEED Platinum Archtype House.  The [...]

An innovative inter-disciplinary, 20 year retrospective of the work of Norway’s reknowned architecture phenom, on exhibit from June 17 – August 14, 2010, at the Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside, the exclusive Canadian venue for the North American tour (Canada, United States, Mexico).
The exhibition features 11 of Snøhetta’s significant projects via film, computer animation, photographs, drawings, architectural [...]

The cover of the April2010 edition of H Magazine has a great photo by Hamilton Photographer Jeff Tessier, in which he has captured the reflection of the heritage stone buildings of Coppley Apparel in the glass facade of the new Hamilton Farmer’s Market and Central Public Libary.  Great photos!

The Academic Resource Centre at the University of Toronto, which opened in 2003, has been awarded an OAA 2008 Award of Excellence. The design of the project, which has been published in both Canadian Architect and Architectural Record, was developed using highly participatory methods and an “infrastructure” approah. The result is highly rational, flexible, and [...]

The outspoken RMJM boss Peter Morrison launched an empassioned attack on “signature” architects who, in his opinion are merely acting as stylists and having a negative influence on the profile of the profession in general. This is not the first time Morrison has clashed with high profile celebrity architects, having had famous run-ins with [...]

Yet another zero carbon city is planned, this time in Dubai. The architect is Sir Norman Foster, and the name of the 50,000 person community is Masdar City. It is a significant move for Dubai, who boast one of the largest per-capita carbon footprints in the world. Other similar projects are planned in China and [...]

What have often been considered “non-monetary” or intangible benefits of building green include increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, and more effective learning as this article outlines. It turns out this is where the real dollar value of building sustainably lies.
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