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Kiyoshi Izumi is the earliest known Canadian architect of Japanese descent. His design firm Izumi Arnott and Sugiyama was responsible for many important civic buildings in Saskatchewan during the 15 years of its existence from 1954 to 1969. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Japanese immigrant parents, Izumi’s personal journey from ...
The CCA announces its 2023 program - canadianarchitect.com
Jan 26, 2023 · The notion of land-based knowledges developed in dialogue with Indigenous communities has been fundamental in 2022 to opening a new perspective on the CCA’s ongoing work on environmental discourses, as demonstrated by the 2 exhibition ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Vers chez soi / Towards Home, on view through 26 March at the CCA, and opening in September 2023 at the Architecture and ...
Spreading the Wood: Three projects that are leading the way in …
Oct 3, 2023 · Photo by Salina Kassam. While many North American mass-timber structures are still sourced from overseas suppliers, Limberlost has taken a made-in-Canada approach. Its prefabricated envelope system arrived in two-storey panels assembled in Windsor, Ontario, and delivered just-in-time to eliminate on-site storage needs.
Toronto Reference Library - Canadian Architect
Feb 1, 2015 · The Toronto Reference Library (TRL) is the flagship of the world’s busiest urban library system. Occupying over 416,000 square feet, it is a landmark situated adjacent to one of the city’s liveliest intersections—Yonge and Bloor—at the junction of two subway lines. The TRL opened its doors in 1977. Designed by architect Raymond Moriyama ...
Decolonizing the Design Process with Five Indigenous Land-Based …
May 1, 2022 · In Indigenous design, place should be defined by culture, spirit, people, the land, language, other beings, time, and experience. To truly understand a place, you must subject yourself to it, be immersed in it, and commit to the experience it offers. The position in this paradigm is about relationship-building and taking time to understand.
Open Space, Grand Métis, Quebec - Canadian Architect
Aug 1, 2021 · The change came after Quebec had seen some of Canada’s toughest and longest lockdown measures, including 139 days of a nightly curfew that shuttered the province’s typically lively nightlife between 8 pm and 5 am. It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful symbol for the beginning of reopening than the fifth installation: Open Space, designed ...
Anishnawbe Health Toronto breaks ground on Ontario’s first …
Jun 21, 2021 · A separate purpose-built rental building is being developed by Dream, Kilmer and Tricon Residential. The four-storey, 45,000-square-foot Anishnawbe Health Toronto Community Health Centre will offer holistic health programs and services that integrate Indigenous and Western approaches. The construction of the Health Centre will be funded by the ...
A spotlight on ten Indigenous architects and designers
Jun 21, 2023 · Kelly Edzerza-Bapty is the founder of Obsidian Architecture. Obsidian Architecture founder Kelly Edzerza-Bapty is rethinking typical ways of making architecture. Her Indigenous-owned and -operated firm works predominantly with First Nations across the Yukon and British Columbia through slow, community-led approaches.
Vancouver House - Canadian Architect
Jun 24, 2019 · The 52-storey Vancouver House will house 375 residential units and will be Vancouver’s fourth tallest building when completed. The tower is situated on a 9-storey podium base, housing a mixed-use urban village offering intimately scaled commercial, retail, recreational and public spaces. Beyond its role as the defining infrastructural element ...