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Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Expansion / The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative

Hadir Al Koshta — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

This expansion of the existing Nature Centre aims to enhance engagement with and access to the federally designated Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.

Aspire Westjet Lounge / MRDK

Hadir Al Koshta — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Tucked into the Transborder terminal of Calgary International Airport, the Aspire WestJet Garden Lounge is a tranquil expansion of the existing Aspire lounge. The project began with the simple yet poetic idea of walking from the main lounge into the garden. A new opening was carved into the original wall, allowing guests to flow seamlessly into the garden addition with its 40-foot ceilings, expansive skylights, and a full-height curtain wall.

Carisbrooke Residence / DAAS – Design and Architecture Studio

Hana Abdel — Fri, 30 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Set in Calgary's vibrant Sunnyside neighborhood, this compact multi-family development thoughtfully reinterprets urban densification through the lens of community engagement, sustainable site planning, and human-scaled design. The project introduces four three-bedroom rental suites—each with secure parking and dedicated Class 1 bike storage—into a well-established inner-city fabric, while maintaining sensitivity to the context and character of the neighborhood.

The Most Liveable Cities in the World in 2024: Discover Top Quality of Life Locations Globally

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:30:00 +0000

The pursuit of an ideal city has long been a topic of debate among architects and urban planners. In addition to aesthetic identity and cultural heritage, the quality of life in every city represents perhaps the most important marker in this pursuit. This year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist, has released its Global Liveability Index 2024, highlighting the cities that excel in this ongoing quest. For the third consecutive year, Vienna ranked as the most liveable city in the world. European cities Copenhagen, Zurich, and Geneva also rank high, attributed to their smaller populations, which contribute to lower crime rates and less congestion. In comparison with the 2023 ranking, the numbers for North American and Australian cities have been dragged down by the ongoing housing crisis.

The Craft of Brick Bonding: 4 Projects That Explore Textural Designs Adapted to Canada's Winter Conditions

Moises Carrasco — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Canada's climate is known for its dramatic contrasts, ranging from frigid winters to hot summers. Large metropolitan areas such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver experience a variety of extreme weather conditions: heavy snowfall, ice storms, and freezing temperatures are common. In some cases, temperatures can plummet to below -30 degrees Celsius, especially in cities like Montreal or Quebec. In turn, this weather creates certain challenges for architects and engineers when designing with certain materials. In this context, brick remains a popular construction material not only because of its relatively low thermal conductivity, making it a good insulator during the winter but also because of its connection to the country's architectural heritage.

DIALOG and HOK Redesign Calgary's Scotia Place: A Celebration of Community and Indigenous Heritage in Canada

Nour Fakharany — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:30:00 +0000

DIALOG and HOK have just revealed the redesign of Scotia Place, Calgary’s new event center in Canada. Set to become a hub of community and culture, Scotia Place is inspired by Indigenous ancestral lands and cultural significance, integrated these perspectives with the natural beauty of Calgary. Commissioned by the City of Calgary and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporations, Scotia Place seeks to bring people together and activate the public realm.

Grow Residence / Modern Office of Design + Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Calgary, Canada, 2024-06-26 - GROW is a 20-unit, multi-residential housing project that cultivates a diverse inner-city community (Bankview, Calgary AB) through the provision of varying unit sizes, using the binding social element of a barrier-free, 0.6 acre rooftop urban farm. This amenity-scape, while satisfying stringent landscape and amenity space requirements, introduces urban horticulture in the form of private gardens, vegetative roofs, apiaries, etc. at a scale not previously experienced in inner-city living in Calgary. It also creates a place to walk the dog or to get a breath of fresh air, encouraging spontaneous interactions amongst residents in an engaging and active context.

BMO Convention Centre / Populus

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Calgary’s BMO Centre at Stampede Park is ready to welcome the world, officially becoming Western Canada’s largest convention centre with the grand opening of its 565,000 sq. ft. expansion. Following decades of planning and four years of construction, the over 1M sq. ft. Tier 1 convention facility opens its doors for the first time, not only creating an architectural landmark for Calgary but making gatherings even greater with the ability to host a scale of convention the city hasn’t been able to previously accommodate. “For four years, we have been promising that the expanded BMO Centre will offer Calgarians, southern Albertans and visitors to our city a greater way to gather. Today, it is with immeasurable pride that we open the doors to the BMO Centre at Stampede Park,” said Joel Cowley, CEO of the Calgary Stampede. “The BMO Centre expansion was built for Calgary and southern Alberta, with the vision of creating a world-class facility both in terms of design and the ability to provide exceptional guest experiences through our signature western hospitality. With the interest we’ve seen from the meetings and conventions industry before the doors have even opened, we know that this facility is going to have a positive impact on Calgary’s economy by bolstering the tourism and hospitality sectors. We built this for our future, and we look forward to realizing the success of the expansion in the decades to come.”

Participatory Planning: Shaping Cities through Community Engagement

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:30:00 +0000

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the entire community in the decision-making process, has earned widespread recognition and popularity globally. Cities across the world have interpreted participatory planning to fit their unique needs, using technology and government resources to expedite and enhance the process.

World's Most Liveable Cities in 2023: Discover the Cities Offering the Highest Quality of Life

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000

For the second consecutive year, Vienna is the world’s most liveable city according to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2023 Global Liveability Index. Topping the ranking for the fourth time in five years, Vienna has excelled in stability, culture and entertainment, and reliable infrastructure. Copenhagen in Denmark maintained its second position while Melbourne and Sydney came in third and fourth position, rising to the top 5 where they previously had a consistent presence among the leading positions, before the pandemic.

Garden Garage / Studio North

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 11 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000

In the developed neighborhood of Upper Mount Royal, the Garden Garage addresses a typical conflict between yard and garage by hybridizing these typologies into two intersecting landscapes. With an underused corner of their property that had excellent sun exposure and site access, the client approached Studio North with a request to create a building that enhanced both the backyard and driveway uses. The new garage and shed roof allows the two planes of the driveway and the backyard to coincide and ultimately enhance both programs.

Beauty Edit Clinic / Sturgess Architecture + BOLD Architecture Workshop

Valeria Silva — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Medical aesthetics offices often feel cold and clinical. Our approach for Beauty Edit’s flagship location centered on a softened language to create an experience that customers would look forward to; more ‘spa’ and less ‘walk-in clinic’. The client’s vision of offering a simple and straightforward approach to the treatment and product offerings informed our equally clear and straightforward approach to the design and planning of the space. A simple play on public vs private space and a restrained material pallet aid to evoke a spatial experience that matches the client’s brand ethos.

Sidewalk Citizen Solarium / Studio North

Luciana Pejić — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Calgary's Central Memorial Park was developed during Calgary’s first major boom at the turn of the 20th century to show the confidence and optimism of a young city, which is a spirit that remains to this day. In the century since its inception, following significant changes to the area, the elaborate gardens and geometric pathways of the formal Victorian gardens have lost their luster. The ambition of the Sidewalk Citizen Solarium is to reinvigorate Central Memorial Park with a year-round dining and event space that connects the park to the city and the city to the park.

BIG Releases First Photographs of The Vancouver House and Telus Sky in Canada

Paula Cano — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:30:00 +0000

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group has released a photo series of the Vancouver House and the Telus Sky towers, captured for the first time since their opening in 2020 during the pandemic. In a sort of "yin and yang," both skyscrapers are shaped by a curvilinear silhouette that involves the surrounding like a giant curtain revealing the building to the skyline.

9th Avenue Parkade + Innovation Center / 5468796 Architecture + Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The City of Calgary required a downtown parkade to free up multiple downtown lots for development. Understanding the likelihood of building’s future obsolescence, municipal officials also wanted a creative solution that would justify the expenditure now and in the future. And so, the city asked 5468796 Architecture in collaboration with Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning to design a 510-stall parkade that could be easily converted into an office, light industrial, or residential building. The project site – adjacent to the new Calgary Library, Calgary City Hall, and the Studio Bell, (the National Music Centre) – included an unbuildable easement for an underground light rail tunnel, cutting through the middle of the project site and representing what the city determined as a 20% loss in the buildable area.

Beacon Clinic / 5468796 Architecture

Andreas Luco — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Beacon is a health-oriented commercial building that centers around a purpose-designed skin clinic. The building features three clinics [medical dermatology, aesthetic, and rheumatology] at the second story level, retail units at grade, on top of underground parking. Selected for its more robust qualities, concrete is used for the building base [underground and above ground], while wood is used as a primary inspiration to create a warm and welcoming space.

Vienna, Copenhagen and Zurich Selected as World's Most Liveable Cities in 2022

Christele Harrouk — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Vienna in Austria has topped the rankings of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2022 Global Liveability Index, gaining back its previous position from 2019 and 2018, mostly for its stability and good infrastructure, supported by good healthcare and plenty of opportunities for culture and entertainment. Western European and Canadian cities dominated the top positions with Copenhagen, Denmark in second place and Zurich, Switzerland, and Calgary, Canada in third place. Adding 33 new cities to the survey, one-third of which are in China, bringing the total up to 172 cities, the classification excluded this year the city of Kyiv, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Light House / bioi. Design + Build

Luciana Pejić — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000

At its heart, this inner-city home is about evolving what has become an all too typical recipe for infill housing. Where most infill houses follow the same stacked program and formal strategies (especially in Calgary), this project seeks to create a home within the established city that is specific to place by utilizing site-specific environmental constraints and natural forces, the building seeks to create a sustainable and durable home.