© James Steeves

The Ghost Architectural Laboratory is the research facility of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited. It is an education initiative designed to promote the transfer of architectural knowledge through direct experience – project-based learning taught in the master-builder tradition – with emphasis on issues of landscape, material culture, and community. For two weeks every summer builders, students, engineers, architects, and professors converge on MacKay’s property to partake in a design/build intership. The one featured here is Ghost 7, the first permanent Ghost project.

Project description, images, and drawings after the break.

Architect: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited
Location: Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Project Team: Brian MacKay-Lyons, Talbot Sweetapple, Peter Blackie
Structural: Campbell Coumeau
Builder: Gordon McLean, Warren Mcally
Project Area: 2,000 sqf
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: James Steeves

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Courtesy of London, RIBA British Architectural Library. VIII/11v

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is hosting an exhibition of Palladio’s drawings, giving new insight into the use of drawings as a tool to record, develop and disseminate his ideas. Curated by Guido Beltramini, in collaboration with Charles Hind, Palladio at Work will be on view in the museum’s Octogonal Gallery from March 3 to May 22, 2011.

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© Lisa Logan Architectural Photography

Architects: Perkins + Will
Location: Brooklin, Ontario, Canada
Project area: 57,000 sq. ft.
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Lisa Logan Architectural Photography

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© Tom Arban

This design for a large media company brings several previously dispersed publications together in a consolidated location on Queen Street East in Toronto. The site is unusual in that it includes the third and fourth levels of adjoining 19th-century warehouse buildings. The introduction of a sky lit interior street unifies the space and the company identity, bringing together over 250 employees of 12 popular Canadian magazines (including Toronto Life and Saturday Night).

Project description, images, and drawings following the break.

Architect: Teeple Architects
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Principal in Charge: Stephen Teeple (OAA, FRAIC)
Project Team: Cheryl Atkinson, Robert Ree, Yan Cai, Andre D’Elia, Don Collins, William Elsworthy
Associate Architect: Superkul Architects Inc.
Structural Engineer: Blackwell Engineering Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers Inc.
General Contractor: Panigas Group
Project Area: 35,000 spf
Project Year: 2004
Photography: Tom Arban

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Courtesy of Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, Hughes Condon Marler Architects, and SNC Lavalin

The Saucier + Perrotte Architectes and Hughes Condon Marler Architects with SNC Lavalin team won the architecture competition for the future sports complex in Saint-Laurent, a former city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The winning team’s proposal distinguished itself from the others by the quality of its architectural gesture, the simplicity of the concept, the creation of a distinctively urban branding image and wayfinding strategy, its adherence to the surface areas of the facilities, the effectiveness of its sustainable development strategies and its potential for change. More images and project description after the break. read more »

© Tom Arban Photography

Architects: Perkins + Will
Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Project area: 80,000 sq. ft.
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Tom Arban Photography

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© Roger Brooks Photography

The clients of this 1954 bungalow asked Randy Bens Architect to add a new floor to the existing structure. Located in a post war suburban neighborhood that sits at the prow of a hill in New Westminster, British Columbia, the bungalow is surrounded by rich modernist architecture from that era. The existing house was an L-shaped bungalow that was too small for the clients, an artist and psychologist, who have three boys ages 17 to 26. The new floor would be the domain of the parents, and the boys would acquire main floor bedrooms of a more suitable size. The addition would be composed of a studio, master suite, and a deck to take advantage of the view. Architecturally, the goal was to knit together the old and new with simple gestures and materials that would be sympathetic to their context, yet fresh.

Project description, images, and drawings following the break.

Architect: Randy Bens Architect
Location: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Contractor: Basil Restorations Ltd.
Structural Engineer: Ennova Structural Engineers Inc.
Millwork: Topal Custom Cabinets
Project Area: 3,500 sqf
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Roger Brooks Photography

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© Tom Arban

Choosing to live, work and sell his art in one location, the Artist-Owner wanted to bring these program elements together, while keeping their architectural expression distinct. Teeple Architects’ solution came in the form of three long spatial volumes stacked on top of each other, shifted laterally and longitudinally to allow light penetration into the spaces. Each volume houses one aspect of the program; the ground floor volume is the studio, the second floor; the gallery, and the top floor is the residence. The clarity and directness of the concept brings dramatic expression to the sculptural form of the building.

Project description, images, and drawings following the break.

Architect: Teeple Architects
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Principal in Charge: Stephen Teeple (OAA, FRAIC)
Project Team: Bernard Jin, Mark Baechler
Structural Engineer: R Villa Associates
General Contractor: Golden Hammer Renovations
Project Area: 3,200 sqf
Project Year: 2004
Photographs: Tom Arban

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© Shai Gil Photography

The new Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church, designed by Teeple Architects, has been conceived as a direct reflection of the liturgical vision of its Baptist congregation. This liturgical vision has a dual focus – fellowship, which the church characterizes as horizontal relationships between people, and spirituality, which is seen as a vertical relationship between people and God.

Project description, images, and drawings following the break.

Architect: Teeple Architects
Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Principal in Charge: Stephen Teeple (OAA, FRAIC)
Project Team: Cheryl Atkinson, Bernard Jin, David Jensen, William Elsworthy, Graham Baxter
Structural Engineer: CPE
Mechanical Engineer: LKM
Electrical Engineer: LKM
Civil: Masongsong
Landscape Architect: Dutoit Allsopp Hillier
General Contractor: Derbtile Construction Inc.
Project Area: 80,000 sqf
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Shai Gil Photography

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© 5468796 Architecture

Architects: 5468796 Architecture Inc + Cohlmeyer Architecture Ltd.
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Structural Engineering: Hanuschak Consultants Inc
Contractor: Sakiyama Construction
Project area: 3,500 sq. ft.
Project year: 2009
Photographs: 5468796 Architecture Inc.

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© Shai Gil Photography

From the project’s inception, Langara College was looking to address the educational and spatial needs of the school, as well as create a sustainable environment to incorporate the new Library and Classroom program. In addition to designing the building, Teeple Architects designed a master plan that offers a strategy to realize the environmentally responsible vision of the College’s future. The decision to create a LEED Gold Campus, supported by sustainable built and natural features, was the starting point for the overall Langara scheme.

Architect: Teeple Architects
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal in Charge & Project Architect: Stephen Teeple (OAA, FRAIC)
Project Team: Cheryl Atkinson, Myles Craig, Luc Bouliane
Associate Architect: IBI/HB Architects
Structural Engineer: Glotman, Simpson
Landscape Architect: Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg
Mechanical Engineer: Cobalt Engineering
Electrical Engineer: Spantek
General Contractor: Bird Construction
Project Area: 80,000 sqf
Project Year 2007
Photographs: Shai Gil Photography

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© Farah Nosh

Architects: Bricault design
Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
Project area: 124 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Farah Nosh

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© Vladimir Topouzanov

Architects: Saia Barbarese Toupouzanov Architectes - Mario Saia, Dino Barbarese, Vladimir Topouzanov
Location: Montreal, Canada
Project team: Dino Barbarese, Patrick de Barros, Wassili Dudan, David Griffin, Virginie Legast, Mathias Loscos, Yvan Marion, Donald Marquis, Maio Saia, Catherine Simard, Vladimir Topouzanov, Sam Yip
Engineer: AECOM
Client: Ville de Montréal
Project area: 2,680 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Marc Cramer, Frédéric Saia, Vladimir Topouzanov

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© 5468796 Architecture

Architects: 5468796 Architecture Inc.
Location: Dunnottar, Manitoba, Canada
Project area: 1,200 sq. ft.
Project year: 2010
Photographs: 5468796 Architecture Inc.

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Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio

Architects: Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio
Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
General contractor: Woodworks Custom Developments
Project area: 6,500 sq. ft.
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio

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© Shai Gil

The Chemical Sciences Building at Trent University is conceived as a promenade, both architectural and natural, that brings one into repeated contact with the Otonabee River, the central focus of Ron Thom’s Trent University campus. Designed by Teeple Architects, it is directly linked to the ground floor of the existing science precinct, and to its +15 circulation system. The promenade weaves between these two levels, presenting views of Trent’s unique river landscape to students as they move through the campus and the building. The river is the constant reference point, ever present in one’s experience of the place.

Project description, images, and drawings following the break.

Architect: Teeple Architects
Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Principal in Charge: Stephen Teeple (OAA, FRAIC)
Project Team: Christopher Radigan, Matthew Smith, Myles Craig, Mark Baechler, Dean Lavigne, Stephen Irwin
Associate Architect: Shore Tilbe & Irwin
Structural Engineer: Yolles
Landscape: MBT
Mechanical Engineer: Smith & Anderson
Electrical Engineer: Crossey Engineering
General Contractor: Vanbots
Project Area: 38,736 spf
Project Yea: 2004
Photography: Tom Arban, Shai Gil

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Hassan Ally, SE PE PEng (Toronto, ARUP) in collaboration with Maria Mingallon (Montreal, ARUP & Adjunct Professor, McGill University) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in North America will provide a lecture titled: “Shaping a better world”.

The event will be part of the closing ceremony of the ACSA conference which this year takes place in Montreal. The lecture will be followed by a reception where professionals from leading architectural practices will be present.

The lecture will take place at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal on March 5 at 6:00 pm. More information can be found here.

© Henk Von Pickartz

A couple of months ago we showed you Noa Biran and Roy Talmon’s design for the Warming Huts Competition, which asked for ideas for shelter to be constructed along the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, Canada. The project was constructed and the architects shared with us some great photos. Check them all after the break. read more »

© 5468796 Architecture

Architects: 5468796 Architecture Inc.
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Structural: Lavergne Draward & Associates
Lighting Design: Ambiances Lighting + Visual Design
Project Manager: Mark Penner
Metal Fabricator: Melvin Kleinsasser
Project area: 784 sq. ft.
Project year: 2010
Photographs: 5468796 Architecture Inc.

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© Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio

Architects: Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio
Location: River Market at Westminster Quay, BC, Canada
Client: Great Wall Tea Co.
General contractor: Woodworks Custom Developments
Project area: 155 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio

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