Cities can either take from the land or give back to it. At the south end of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver's Kitsilano, 11 new towers are being built on land that was returned, not sold. This is Sen̓ákw: 10.5 acres of reserve land, once part of an 84-acre parcel, located where False Creek meets English Bay. Unlike other tower projects, Sen̓ákw creates a public park that stretches underneath them.

Esplendido Townhouse is an approved adaptive reuse project of a historic home composed of two connected houses in central Lequile, near Lecce. The design will fully renovate the building, preserving its original features, including vaulted rooms, uneven masonry, patterned cement-tile floors, timber doors and windows, a courtyard, and the classic roof.

There are currently 4 live experiments taking place across Canada, in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, all of which are examining the extent to which a street can be made over so that it belongs to people rather than to vehicles.

As architecture schools across Canada reopen their doors, we take a closer look at the leading institutions shaping the next generation of Canadian architects and creative professionals.

Design students across two countries describe an education that hasn't decided what artificial intelligence is for — so they're deciding for themselves.

Somewhere in the heart of Georgian Bay, Ontario, a family retreat rises quietly from the water's edge, so at home on its rocky perch that it seems to have grown there. Pine Island Cottage sits on a secluded island, its form cascading gently along the site's natural stone formations rather than fighting against them. This is architecture as listening rather than imposing — a lesson in restraint that feels especially resonant now, as more designers look to the land itself for d

On July 24, 2026, the eastern edge of Toronto changed shape once again. Ten new acres of Biidaasige Park opened along the city's waterfront, extending a stretch of reclaimed shoreline that, only a few years ago, was scrap yards, rail lines and fenced-off industrial land. Today it is a landscape of paddling coves, wildflower meadows and open-air sculpture, sitting on an island that did not exist a decade ago.

In Toronto's Forest Hill, a neighbourhood defined by its stately limestone facades and quiet, tree-lined streets, new construction is rarely welcomed lightly. Every addition is measured against a century of precedent. The Russell Hill Road Residence enters that conversation with confidence, choosing not to imitate its neighbours but to speak their language fluently, in a voice entirely its own.

In LaSalle, a Montréal borough known for its cultural diversity, a beloved 1984 library has been given a second life — its original octagon preserved, its reach transformed, and its role as a community anchor reimagined for a new generation.

Designed and executed in full by Studio Kimi Interior Inc., the project spans just over 6,000 square feet and represents the studio's most comprehensive commission to date. Kimi handled everything — the interior design, the millwork, the trades, the finishes — shaping a home that carries a single, coherent vision from the foundation up.