Skip to main content

Latest

opinion
Bigger, bolder, higher: Vancouver’s push for density has builders rejigging their plans
Kerry Gold
rob magazine
How Orion Construction found a niche to help it grow up — literally
Josh Gaglardi’s firm, Orion Construction, found a niche perfectly suited to the pandemic era.
home of the week
Soaring arches above a rural retreat north of Toronto
Home of the Week, 3030 Concession Rd. 3, Adjala-Tosorontio, Ont
top links
BMO economist expects Canadian home construction to continue to weaken through next year
Houses under construction in Toronto on Friday, June 26, 2015.
report on business
Construction industry struggles to meet unprecedented building cost inflation
european business
Amazon reportedly suspends construction of new warehouses in Spain until 2024
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is displayed on a sign outside the company's LDJ5 sortation center, in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S. April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
opinion
Canada’s population is booming – and we aren’t building nearly enough homes
The Editorial Board
calgary & edmonton real estate
Resort town’s housing struggle falls hardest on disadvantaged
Banff, Alberta YWCA building, the Dr. Priscilla Wilson Place. Exterior photo.
world
Poundbury, the experimental town designed by King Charles, offers a window into his thinking
The town of Poundbury in Dorset. Resident, Anthony Thorpe.
home of the week
West Vancouver home overlooking Strait of Georgia gets modern transformation
Home of the Week: 6072 Eagleridge Dr., West Vancouver
opinion
How cities built way too much parking – and made housing even more expensive
The Editorial Board
real estate
Montreal rowhouse transformed to a minimalist work of art with humble, plentiful plywood
Home of Benjamin Boller and Mathieu Denécheau in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal borough, transformed into a light-filled minimalist work of art that makes plentiful use of that humble construction material – plywood. Design by Montreal architect Jean Verville and colleague Tania Paula Garza Rico.
home of the week
Oakville home rebuild ended up being stretched by pandemic
Home of the Week, 2446 Belyea St., Toronto
the architourist
A dustup over height in the low-slung Annex
Dave LeBlanc
canada
Iqaluit water issues a matter of Arctic security, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says
Lake Geraldine, Iqaluit's drinking water reservoir, nears historic minimum levels on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
opinion
Going back to school? Think about an apprenticeship
Janet Lane, Connor Watrych and Jasleen Bahia
done deal
Luxury bungalow along Edmonton river valley sells for $1.9-Million
13503 86 Ave, Edmonton, Alta.
alberta
Development planned for Calgary’s Stephen Avenue fuels debate about protecting city’s heritage buildings
Pedestrians walk along Stephen Avenue during lunch hour in downtown Calgary on September 01, 2022. Three dozen commercial buildings along Stephen Avenue were built between 1880 and 1930. Many of the buildings that date back over 100-years are build out of the distinctive beige sandstone native to the area. Stephen Ave was designated a national historic site in 2002, and is described by Parks Canada as a demonstration of the "central role that such retail streets have played and continue to play in the Canadian urban experience."
opinion
In Vancouver, towers are on the rise
Kerry Gold
canada
Ontario Place redevelopment faces new hurdles after private partner exits
Ontario Place in Toronto. Story is about the derelict western half (West of the Cinesphere) shown here. (2017-11-03 15:33:52) Michelle Siu/The Globe and Mail