Wood, one of the oldest building materials, has been continuously reinvented throughout history. As contemporary architecture becomes more and more concerned with sustainability and environmental...
Construction is set to begin on Whitby’s first-ever fire training tower, a four-storey facility designed to provide local firefighters with realistic, scenario-based training in a safe and controlled...
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the students, graduates, interns and other recipients of the 2025 RAIC Foundation awards, bursaries, grants and scholarships. This...
Laurentian University has unveiled the Institute for Northern Housing Innovation, a groundbreaking initiative housed within the McEwen School of Architecture. With $512,544 in funding from Ontario’s...
No one denies that there is a housing crisis, whether it is for affordable housing or housing affordability, we need more housing built that is attainable, sustainable, and helps improve our quality...
In Novae Res Urbis Toronto, senior reporter Lana Hall explores how one of the Ontario Association of Architects' winning SHIFT2025 Challenge entries reimagines the redevelopment of Swansea Mews...
Following a very expedited legislative process, the Ontario government passed Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, on June 3, 2025. The Bill aims to accelerate...
Global professional services company, GHD, and Danish nature-based design studio, SLA, have been awarded the role of prime consultant by Waterfront Toronto for phase one of infrastructure and...
In Novae Res Urbis, Lana Hall spotlights an winning design proposal from the OAA’s SHIFT2025 Challenge, which envisions a transformative approach to community support in Parkdale. It reimagines the...
Traditional building development follows a risky model - design, build at full scale, and hope everything works as planned. Sustainable housing prototypes flip this script by creating functioning...