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In remote B.C., Coast Mountain College’s nature-inspired dorm isn’t just a place for pre-class power naps. It’s a home away from home. TIGHT QUARTERS: The black metal cladding on the dorm’s exterior (above) was shaped to resemble Tsimshian and Chilkat weaving patterns, often found in clothing, blankets and jewellery. (Photography by Brit Kwasney) Terrace, B.C., is a…
This mass-timber, zero-carbon, $105-million addition comes with 20 extra classrooms and an easy-to-use smudging system Photography by Centennial College/Riley Snelling Late in 2019, Larissa Roque, an architect with Anishinaabeg-owned Smoke Architecture in Hamilton, Ontario, received a request for proposal from Centennial College that was unlike any other that had come across her desk. “They gave…
The sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise When lit up at night, the Diwan looks like a lantern. (Photography by Michael Manchakowski.) The view from the Diwan Pavilion seems more suited to Utopia than Alberta. In a nearby courtyard, a sloping fountain pumps water through 12 stone water features…
This summer, F1 fans will watch cars scorch around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in record time. Its new paddock came together just as quickly. (Photography by Steve Montpetit) At full tilt, Formula One cars can top 300 kilometres an hour. That means any nearby structures have to be robust. The schedule for building a sturdy, sophisticated…
“The Building: Labrador’s striking new cultural centre” For the Nain project, Newfoundland-born architect Todd Saunders took inspiration from Inuit sod house shelters on nearby Rose Island The town of Nain, on the rugged, mountainous Labrador coast, gives new meaning to the word “remote”: it’s inaccessible by road and overlooks the wild Labrador Sea, which freezes…
“The Building: Winnipeg’s Cornish Library gets an inviting makeover” The library’s multi-million-dollar addition comes with a message: All are welcome At 107 years old, Winnipeg’s Cornish Library has changed with the times—over and over again. Its basement, which once hosted rousing lectures by Canadian activist Nellie McClung, now shelves Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All…
“The Building: Vancouver’s Stack was built for both work and play” With 540,000 square feet of coveted Vancouver office space and one killer patio, the Stack is the epitome of work-life balance. These days, companies won’t be able to entice their employees back to the in-person grind with any old cubicle set-up—new offices will have…
“The Building: Vancouver Island’s upward spiral with scenic views” Vancouver Island’s Malahat SkyWalk is a tourist spectacle—in the best sense of the word. Twenty years ago, David Greenfield and Trevor Dunn, part of the team behind the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C., saw a golden opportunity for a tourist attraction on Vancouver Island….
“How Winnipeg’s Forest Pavilion was built with climate change in mind” As flooding becomes more frequent across the Prairies, architects are designing newer structures with climate change in mind Crescent Drive Park in Winnipeg has always been a destination for trail-walking, skating and canoeing. But until recently, the park’s only standing structure was a 900-square-foot…
“Behind the evolution of Montreal’s Biodôme” The animals that inhabit Montreal’s beloved Biodôme are at the centre of its recent architectural overhaul Julie Jodoin is fine with most descriptions of Montreal’s Biodôme—just not zoo. “At a zoo, you observe animals,” says Jodoin, acting director of Space for Life, the city-owned organization that operates the popular…