urban design
Design Quarterly
Calgary celebrates urban design winners
City of Calgary celebrated urban design professionals at the 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUDA).
REMI Network
Sound installations may reduce noise pollution, study finds
Researchers at McGill University found that temporary sound installations in public spaces may help reduce noise pollution in areas of high urban density.
Construction Business
White joins Vancouver as new GM of planning
The City of Vancouver has appointed Josh White as its new general manager of planning, urban design and sustainability (PDS).
Design Quarterly
New UCalgary bachelor design degree is a first
UCalgary's Bachelor of Design in City Innovation, which will launch in the fall of 2023, is the first of its kind in Western Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public transit wariness makes the core edgy
Commuters’ willingness to jump on the bus, light-rail car or subway is expected to be a driving factor in repopulating office space in some major North American markets, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
SvN Architects + Planners names new partners
SvN Architects + Planners has recognized quality leadership by naming Shonda Wang, Sony Rai and Liana Bresler new partners of the firm.
Design Quarterly
Understanding future mobility and design impacts
The advent of self-driving vehicles are now underway, ushering in one of the biggest changes to cities that we will see in our lifetime.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Quadrangle wins design award for Hullmark office
Quadrangle recently won a Toronto Urban Design Award in the Low-scale Buildings in Context category for 619 Queen West, the Hullmark office, located in downtown Toronto.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Doors Open Toronto issues call for proposals
The 18th annual Doors Open Toronto, a free weekend-long celebration of Toronto’s architecture, history and urban design, will be held May 27 and 28, 2017.