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The intent of this scholarship is to promote and encourage innovative, practical, scalable and transferable approaches to sustainable design among the next generation of architects in...

Construction investment across Canada increased modestly in 2024, with both the residential and non-residential sectors showing growth, according to a new report from BuildForce Canada. The...

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the recipients of the 2025 RAIC Annual Awards. From lasting contributions to architecture to visionary studios, groundbreaking...

CERB Submissions to Meet Experience Requirement Accepted Until June 30   The period to submit experience for consideration for writing the upcoming Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC) is...

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has released a position statement on the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Design Catalogue initiative. While recognizing the...

Naama Blonder has put issues such as improved housing costs and increased housing diversity as top priorities at Smart Density, the Toronto-based architecture and urban planning firm she co-founded...

The federal government has released the final renderings, floor plan layouts, and key building details as part of the Housing Design Catalogue, an initiative under Canada’s Housing Plan. The...

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is honoured to announce the 43 new Fellows inducted into the RAIC College. A Fellow of the RAIC College is a member of the RAIC who has achieved...

Changes in the National Building Code  (NBC) in 2020 laid the foundation for the rise of taller timber buildings, and the market has responded. According to a Natural Resources Canada (NRC) 2021...

Wildfires and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and it’s time to rethink how we design and build our homes and buildings to endure extreme climate events. At Designing for Fire...

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