Real LEGO House Being Built!
Looking for a new home? The beginning stages of the much anticipated LEGO House, by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) finally started last week (you can't live there though...).In accordance with all of BIG’s creative designs, LEGO House will be a 75-foot-tall
Street Style Pop-Up Shop At Streetcar's The Carlaw
Following a stellar run last month at The Carnaby, Streetcar Development's newest project in the Art & Design District, the Street Style pop-up shop recently popped up again, this time at Streetcar?s The Carlaw, in Leslieville.
Does the GTA Need A Year-Round Summer Theme Park?
Image via marbleLIVE YouTube videoTGIS! Thank goodness it’s spring (even though it doesn’t feel like it). After such a long and frigid winter, it’s what we’re all thinking, including Toronto Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly who says that a theme park designed to
Building BIG Mountains in Taiwan
What was formerly an industrial region in Hualien, Taiwan is being transformed into a mountainous luxury beach resort. Utilizing nature’s beauty in design to promote healthy, active lifestyles, the project has been recognized as a finalist in the 2014
New net-zero shipping container project proposed to address growing need for affordable housing
Alberta will soon be home to a new shipping container community, designed to address the need for more affordable housing in rural communities. There are plans in place to roll out these shipping container communities in other areas across the country.
Why you need to explore Toronto by foot, bike, and boat
‘Walkability’ is becoming increasingly important for Greater Toronto Area residents, and developers are placing more emphasis on master-planned communities that feature walkable designs. Walkable cities are about more than the convenience of amenities
Would You Get Seasick on the Floating City?
Leading the way in futuristic architectural planning, AT Design Office has developed an innovative solution to climate change and environmental degradation on Earth’s countryside. This visionary ocean metropolis is a floating community that links to the
How to use Greenery - Pantone’s 2017 Colour of the Year
What’s driving your design decisions? Pantone recently announced its 2017 Colour of the Year, “Greenery.” Pantone’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman says that Greenery provides “us with the reassurance we yearn for amid a tumultuous social and
The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards
The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards have been announced! The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) unveiled the winners of the Design Excellence category, as well as the winners for Best Emerging Practice, Concept, Landmark Designation, G. Randy Roberts
The Heritage Lane model home in Fergus is now available!
If you fell in love with Granite Homes’ Heritage Lane model home when they unveiled it last year, then you’ll be excited to hear that the professionally designed home in Fergus is now for sale! The model is a 1,646 square foot bungalow with three
