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Canadian Architecture, Canada Buildings, Architect, Real Estate, Property, Photos, Designs, News
Canadian Architecture : Buildings
Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in Canada, North America
Architecture in CanadaWe've selected what we feel are the key examples of Canadian Architecture. We aim to include buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Canada. The focus is on contemporary Canadian buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome. We have 7 pages of Canadian Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. Canadian Architecture : news + key projects (this page) Canadian Architecture Designs : A-C Canadian Architecture Developments : D-H Canadian Buildings : I-O Canadian Building Developments : P-R Canadian Building Designs : S Canadian Architectural Designs : T-Z Canada Architecture : Latest BuildingsArchitecture Designs - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:Chambord Residence, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada Design: NatureHumaine  photo : Adrien Williams Chambord Residence - 13 Jun 2013 The client wanted to utilize the second storey of her 1920s duplex by converting her former rental unit into 3 bedrooms and an office space. While the grey-stone front facade only required minor restorations, the back of the house was transformed completely. An emphasis on transparency creates constant visual and physical connections with the backyard. Fifth Pavilion Competition, Quebec Design: Saucier + Perrotte Architectes  render : Saucier+Perrotte Fifth Pavilion Competition Montreal - 4 Jun 2013 Just as layers of history accumulate through time to offer varying perspectives on culture and environment, Saucier + Perrotte’s design for the Fifth Pavilion of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is composed of a series of mineral strata that form a home for the Hornstein collection of art. Floating gently above street level, each marble stratum is superimposed to produce a sculpted volume containing the collection and defining a space dedicated to the next generation of Montreal art lovers. Montreal Luxury Hotel, Quebec Design: Lemay  image by architects Montreal Luxury Hotel - 28 May 2013 A new luxury hotel building on the Mount Stephen Club site located on 1440 Drummond Street in Montreal. Tidan Group owner of this impressive heritage building has started the construction of an 80-room hotel at the heart of downtown. The 12-storey building will contain luxurious accommodation, banquet rooms for 500 guests, flexible meeting rooms, a spa and a fitness center. La Couleuvre, Montreal, Quebec Design: NatureHumaine  photo : Adrien Williams Montreal Flat Extension - 27 May 2013 Nicknamed “la couleuvre” (the garden snake). The parents’ quarters are located in the ground floor brick volume, while the kid’s bedrooms are pushed up into the twisting volume upstairs. A bright orange handrail leads you up into the kids’ zone. An open concept bathroom that facilitates family bath time also acts as the circulation to the 3 bedrooms with built in bunk beds and furniture in a similar playful language. Royal BC Museum Master Plan, Victoria, British Columbia, south west Canada Design: John McAslan + Partners with Merrick Architecture  photo from Royal BC Museum Royal BC Museum Masterplan - 20 Mar 2013 The Royal BC Museum has appointed the international award‐winning lead architect John McAslan + Partners (London, UK), with local support from Merrick Architecture (Victoria, BC), to create a master plan which will lay the foundation for the renewal of British Columbia’s museum and archives. The master plan is expected to set the framework for a realistic, functional and affordable future development given today’s economic climate. Cahier d’Exercices Montréal, Québec, Canada Design: Saucier + Perrotte  photo : Marc Cramer Cahier d’Exercices Montréal - 11 Jan 2013 Cahier d’Exercices is located at the entrance level of the historic Ross warehouse-store. The stone façade, its cast iron columns, and an expansive brick wall (punctuated with pieces of wood and metal) that runs the length of the store recall the 19th Century building’s industrial past as a retailer of large tissues, leathers and furs. Prince Arthur’s Landing, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario Design: Brook McIlroy  photo : David Whittaker Prince Arthur’s Landing - 5 Dec 2012 The Prince Arthur’s Landing project has transformed the City of Thunder Bay’s waterfront into a mixed-use village and highly animated waterfront park that reconnects the downtown to the shores of Lake Superior. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences / CDRD, Vancouver Saucier + Perrotte / HCMA  photo : Marc Cramer UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences - 19 Oct 2012 The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Centre for Drug Research and Development is sited on the corner of Wesbrook Mall and Agronomy Road, in the Heart of UBC’s campus. The site consists of a 20 240 square metre parcel of land that is located at an important university entry point. With this in mind the building has been designed to act as a gateway to the southeast edge of the campus, engaging the community with a ground floor that will be open, transparent, inviting, and one that will showcase the public function. Bloc_10, Winnpieg Design: 5468796 Architecture Inc  photo : James Brittain Photography Winnipeg Residential Building Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, Ontario Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects  photo from Diamond Schmitt Architects Ryerson Image Centre Canada - 27 Sep 2012 An international centre for photographic arts designed to house and exhibit one of the world’s most prestigious collections opens in downtown Toronto. This new Canadian building completes the transformation by Diamond Schmitt Architects of Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts, renovated to accommodate gallery space, curatorial and graduate study centres, state-of-the-art storage vaults and student galleries. The new centre is designed to museum standards of the Canadian Conservation Institute. Beach and Howe Tower, Vancouver, BC BIG  picture from BIG Beach and Howe Tower Vancouver - 12 Apr 2012 The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower by BIG + Westbank + Dialog + Cobalt + PFS + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson and local architect James Cheng marks the entry point to downtown Vancouver, forming a welcoming gateway to the city, while adding another unique structure to the Vancouver skyline. Mies van der Rohe Gas Station, Nun’s Island, Montréal, Quebec Les architectes FABG  photograph : Steve Montpetit Mies van der Rohe Gas Station - 21 Feb 2012 Nun’s Island is part of the Hochelaga archipelago located immediately southwest of Montreal. It’s urbanization followed the opening of the Champlain bridge in 1962 under an ambitious master plan carried out by Metropolitan Structures, a real estate giant who had built numerous projects in Chicago with the collaboration of Mies van der Rohe. Canadian Architecture Prize, Toronto : AZ Awards - Winners News Canadian ArchitectureMajor Canadian Buildings + Projects, alphabetical:
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