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Magazine - Vol. 0, Issue 9
Forma Vol. 0, Issue 9 celebrates architecture that achieves real results through restraint. Inside: an Ontario lake house where limestone guards privacy and blue glass holds the sky; Toronto's Bellwoods Residence, split to let daylight in; and Calgary's AltaGas headquarters, proof that a legacy tower can be rethought rather than demolished. Also featured are a Guelph research centre designed for honeybees, École Brouch in Esch-sur-Alzette, and McMaster's greenhouse. Bigger questions follow: can prefab mass timber ease Canada's housing crisis, how do ten architecture schools compare, and what happens when students adopt AI faster than schools can teach it? We also honour 78 years of RJC Engineers, share open design competitions with upcoming deadlines, and argue that design should serve people, place, and responsibility.
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Sen̓ákw Vancouver: The Epic Net-Zero Village of the Future
Sen̓ákw is an 11-tower development in Vancouver’s Kitsilano, built on 10.5 acres of reserve land returned to the Squamish Nation. Designed by Revery with Kasian, it will deliver 6,000 rental homes, including 1,200 below-market, around a public park running beneath the towers, in a “village in the park” concept. Mountain and Long towers carry Squamish cultural symbolism, and the project targets Canada’s first large-scale net-zero operational carbon housing, showing density can mean giving back.
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Vancouver Tall Challenge (Registration Deadline 29 October 2026)
The Vancouver Tall Challenge, organized by Buildner with the City of Vancouver and UBC’s SALA, invites anyone to reimagine tall buildings downtown. Designs should go beyond height, delivering housing, cultural and civic space, amenities, and better streets while respecting Vancouver’s natural setting. Prizes total CA$15,000 (1st: CA$7,000). Registration closes 29 Oct 2026, submissions close 30 Nov 2026, winners announced 26 Jan 2027. Entries may inform the city’s Higher Buildings Policy Review.














