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Sweden’s legendary ICEHOTEL taps solar power to stay open year-round
The sparkling, chilly beauty of northern Sweden’s ICEHOTEL brings in thousands of visitors each year, only to melt away each spring. That will all change with a new addition projected to open this...
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Renovated Victorian House in Toronto combines the best of rural and urban living
The renovation and addition to the old Victorian house created a bright, modern space inspired by rural living. Industrial materials give the structure a more contemporary feel, but applied in a way...
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Torontos 8 Winter Station winners to revive citys frozen beaches
Toronto’s freezing beaches will soon be a hotspot of activity. The third annual Winter Stations design competition recently unveiled this year’s eight winners, a series of temporary art installations...
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Modern aluminum addition blends seamlessly in with 19th century rowhouses
It’s never easy to blend new buildings into traditional neighborhoods, but Toronto-based Aleph-Bau , has skillfully managed to fit a wonderfully modern aluminum-clad home – called Twelve Tacoma – into...
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Trees to grow on the balconies of Pendas timber high-rise in Toronto
A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture firm Penda teamed up with Canadian company Timber to design the Toronto Tree...
View ArticleToronto’s waterfront to undergo major futuristic redesign thanks to Google’s...
In collaboration with Sidewalk Labs, a start-up created by Google to “accelerate innovation in cities around the world,” the city of Toronto will embark on a futuristic redesign of its waterfront that...
View ArticleThese blue flags celebrate the Indigenous First Nations people
A Downsview Wind Rose installation by Future Simple Studio both tracks the prevailing winds and celebrates the ancestral importance of this place to Indigenous First Nations people. It’s a dynamic...
View ArticleToronto Zoo’s expansion envisions the zoo of the future
The Toronto Zoo Master Plan provides a comprehensive blueprint for the evolution of the 287-hectare site. Located in the east end of the Greater Toronto Area, it will create an animal-friendly...
View ArticleGiant goldfish, the eco-threat you didn’t know about
Forget sewer-dwelling gators. Toronto biologists are saying it’s giant goldfish that should be worrying us. Last summer, biologists in Toronto discovered more than 20,000 goldfish in a single...
View Article3 prefab CLT condos are being built in Canada
The first cross-laminated timber (CLT) condo project in Toronto, Canada will make a big difference in the way people see prefabricated construction. Prefabrication is a highly effective way to create...
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