by staff Okanagan Life, Mar 1, 2016 (Image: Queensway Transit Exchange in Kelowna. Photo: VIA Architecture) The B.C. Wood Design Awards honoured excellence in architectural wood projects this week, with… Read more
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Spanish OE House is Part Case Study, Part Le Corbusier’s Maison Jaoul
by Olivia Martin Architect’s Newspaper, Feb 25, 2016 (Image: OE House in Alforja, Spain. Photo: Jose Hevia) For clients who wanted two separate houses, one for the first floor and… Read more
Canadian Canoe Museum a Lesson in Building with the Landscape
by David Dick-Agnew Azure, Feb 8, 2016 (Image: Snaking along a side of the Trent-Severn Canal in Peterborough, Ontario, the low-slung, green-roofed building will connect to the water. Photo: Heneghan… Read more
What Should be Done With the Architecture of America’s Racist Past?
By Associated Press Global News, Feb 9, 2016 (Image: A woman stands in the old doorway of the Lyric Theatre, in Birmingham, Ala. Courtesy of Global News and AP, photo… Read more
Under the Sea: Egypt Plans Underwater Museum to Show Off Sunken Relics
by Melissa Locker Wallpaper, Jan 21, 2016 (Image: Egypt has announced plans for an ambitious underwater museum. Courtesy of Wallpaper, photo by Jacques Rougerie Architecte) The Lighthouse of Pharos has… Read more
Remembering When Architecture Predicted the Future
by Lev Bratishenko Maclean’s, Jan 30, 2016 “Most of us now understand that architecture is the least suitable instrument with which to achieve social justice,” Museum of Modern Art curator… Read more
130 Years in the Making: A Brief History of Vancouver’s Chinatown
By Shawn O’Hara Vancity Buzz, Feb 2, 2016 (Image: Vancouver Chinatown Market Alley circa 1940s. Courtesy of SFU David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication and Vancity Buzz) Since before… Read more
Look Ma, No Handrails: Can You Carry Minimalism Too Far?
by Lloyd Alter Treehugger, Jan 21, 2016 (Image: Ninja House designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. Courtesy of Hiroyasu Sakaguchi, ArchDaily and Treehugger) A few years ago I asked “Why are… Read more
Beautiful Architecture Positively Affects Human Health
By Steve Hansen Sourceable.net, Feb 4, 2016 (Image: Canary Wharf, London. Courtesy of Sourceable.net) According to researchers at Warwick Business School in Coventry, UK, beautiful architecture has a positive impact… Read more
Russian Avant-Garde Architecture Influences Wooden Desk Accessories
by Dan Howarth Dezeen, Jan 21, 2016 (Image: The paper-clip holder references Melnikov House by K.S. Melnikov. Courtesy of Dezeen) The wooden desk accessories in this collection by Russian designers… Read more