MVRDV's Carbon Confessions (ENDING)
As the climate crisis intensifies pressure on the construction industry to cut carbon emissions, Carbon Confessions offers a candid look at what that rethink looks like in practice. This travelling exhibition draws on more than three decades of MVRDV's work, sharing lessons from experiments, milestones, and missed opportunities in the firm's ongoing quest for carbon reduction.
Making its first North American stop in Toronto, the exhibition is tailored to local context, engaging with the Toronto Green Standard and MVRDV's Canadian projects. Structured as a research-led journey, it explores themes like adaptive reuse, material experimentation, and digital tools — and was itself built with repurposed materials to minimize waste.
Beyond a static display, the space doubles as an event venue hosting talks and discussions, inviting visitors into an open dialogue on carbon in the built environment.
From May 09 To August 22
Toronto (ON)
Archi·North Summer Camp (ENDING)
Sudbury (ON)
Archi·North Summer Camp: a bilingual, in-person program by Laurentian University's McEwen School of Architecture in Sudbury, for high schoolers entering grades 11-12. No experience needed. 5-day sessions cover drafting, design & model-making. English & French, July 2026, $200-350+HST. Bursaries available for Northern Ontario & Indigenous students.
31
JUL
Design Week Calgary
Calgary (AB)
Calgary Creative Festival, Aug 6–8, 2026. Theme "In Tune" explores the city's rhythms and the role of design in daily life. Features talks, exhibitions, tours, film screenings, and social gatherings spanning architecture, interiors, and industrial design. Backed by several local sponsors and community organizations.
06
AUG
50 Years of Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery Exhibition (ENDING)
Etobicoke, (ON)
Celebrate 50 years of the Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, April 21-Aug 8, 2026. Explore its history via artifacts, archives & City of Toronto collection works, a new piece by Lise Round, and future gallery designs. 50th Anniversary Celebration Sat, April 25, 2-4pm. 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke. Free, no reservations.
08
AUG
Dreamers: The Art of Revery Architecture (ENDING)
Vancouver (BC)
Explore the aesthetic imagination of Revery Architecture, led by design principal Venelin Kokalov, who partnered with Bing Thom for 14 years before renaming the firm after Thom's 2016 death. Kokalov's hand-drawn process yields a curvilinear style favoring poetic form over cost. Supported by the Patterson Rozee Family Foundation.
18
AUG
MVRDV's Carbon Confessions (ENDING)
Toronto (ON)
Carbon Confessions is a travelling exhibition drawing on 30+ years of MVRDV's carbon-reduction work, making its first North American stop in Toronto. Tailored locally, it engages the Toronto Green Standard and explores adaptive reuse, materials & digital tools, built from repurposed materials. Also hosts talks & discussions.
22
AUG
TMU Architectural Science Summer Camps 2026 (ENDING)
Toronto (ON)
