Shortlisted Teams Announced for Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre Design Competition
The City of Toronto has shortlisted five design teams for the Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre, moving them into the Request for Proposal phase. The teams, led by Canadian firms and partnered with global architects such as Kengo Kuma and Zaha Hadid, met all pre‑qualification criteria. The competition, the first of its kind for a Toronto recreation centre since 1987, aims to deliver a sustainable, inclusive landmark that meets the city’s TransformTO net‑zero strategy. Groundbreaking is planned for 2028 with the facility slated to open in 2034.
DIALOG and HNTB Selected to Design Edmonton Event Park
OEG Sports & Entertainment and the City of Edmonton have appointed DIALOG, partnered with US firm HNTB, as the lead designers for a new indoor‑outdoor Event Park in the ICE District’s Fan Park area adjacent to Rogers Place. The park...
Light House and Infina Technologies Partner on Production Run Using Plastics Recovered From Construction Sites
Light House’s Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI) partnered with Infina Technologies and Plascon Plastics to complete the first production run of InfinaNet using plastics recovered from construction sites. Launched in 2024 across eight Metro Vancouver projects, CPI targets a Canadian plastic‑waste...
Canadian Project Among 2026 Guardian Glass Commercial Award Winners
The Hive, a commercial building designed by DIALOG in Canada, was named a regional winner in Guardian Glass North America’s 2026 Commercial Project Awards. The project featured Guardian’s SunGuard SN 68 high‑performance coating on clear glass, installed by glazier Bothwell‑Accurate and...
Editorial: A Complex Housing Ecosystem
Over the past decade Toronto’s median home price has more than doubled to around $950,000, outpacing wage growth and intensifying the affordability crisis. The federal government’s Build Canada Homes program earmarks $13 billion to deliver roughly 13,000 affordable units, a modest...
Housing Resources
Canadian Architect’s April 2026 issue compiles a comprehensive directory of affordable‑housing resources across Canada. It highlights design toolkits such as CMHC’s Housing Design Catalogue, federal funding programs like Build Canada Homes and the Housing Accelerator Fund, and research networks including the...
AI: From Naïve-but-Earnest Intern to Game Changer
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from novelty to core practice in architecture, with tools like Snaptrude, BuildCheck AI, and large language models reshaping design, documentation, and office workflows. Firms are leveraging AI for RFP responses, code compliance checks, data mining,...
April 2026
The April 2026 issue of Canadian Architect, guest‑edited by Ian Chodikoff, spotlights architects as advocates for housing affordability in Canada. It features Chodikoff’s editorial on the nation’s complex housing ecosystem, a strategic policy briefing, and in‑depth interviews with five leading...