Toronto: The Latest Architecture and News

Attention art and design lovers! The 16th annual DesignTO Festival returns January 23 - February 1, 2026. Join us at multiple venues across Toronto for 10 days of inspiring exhibitions, installations, and events.

On June 12, 2025 at 1 Spadina Cres, Toronto, Wedge Curatorial Projects and The Luminato Festival are co-presenting "The Wedge Lecture" an annual lecture program with a focus on connecting the local and the global. This year's lecture will feature award-winning designer Stephen Burks in conversation with acclaimed architects Shane Laptiste and Tura Cousins Wilson of SOCA (Studio of Contemporary Architecture) as they explore how art, architecture, and design can challenge dominant narratives, reclaim identity, and imagine new futures. Tickets are available at luminatofestival.com/wedgelecture.

Celebrate design, creativity, and community with DesignTO in Toronto’s vibrant King East Design District (KEDD)!

In the world of design, most of our attention is given to the objects and spaces we create. But behind every great space, there is a team of people who have been working for months, if not years, to make it possible. How these teams work together, and under what conditions work is getting done, has been an area of increased focus over the past years. Particularly in the field of architecture—where many of the common pitfalls of creative disciplines also intersect with regulatory requirements and exceptions to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act—there is an understanding that we must do better.

Join DesignTO for 'DesignTO Talks:Net Positive’, a half-day event that brings together ten multidisciplinary experts to explore innovative responses to the climate crisis from a perspective of abundance. Speakers include Aaron Budd, April Barrett, Deepikah RB, Fran Erazo, Judith Wehmeyer van den Boom, Netami Stuart, and the Living Room Collective.