The winners of the first ever FormShift Vancouver have been selected. In the Vancouver Primary category, honors go to a submission from Calgary-based Sturgess Architecture. The Vancouver Secondary choice is Romses Architects (Scott Romses) – Vancouver. In the third and final category – Vancouver Wildcard – the…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2009 National…

The announcement was made, the ideas bubbled and the jury finally decided. Mathieu Koch, David-Alexandre Côté and Steve Blanchette, three Montreal designers, have won the first prize in the ideas competition for the illumination of the Gesù facade for their sensitive proposal, entitled “Rencontre sur les marches de l’église”.

Christine St-Pierre, Quebec’s Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, today announced the classification of Habitat 67 in Montreal, Canada as a historic monument. Units 1011 and 1012, which are owned by architect and designer Moshe Safdie, were also classified. Mr. Safdie was present at…

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects recently announced the results of the 2009 CSLA Professional Awards Program. The annual awards program hosted by the University of Manitoba Department of Landscape Architecture recognizes excellence in Landscape Architecture…

Today, [bracket] announced the selected projects and proposals for issue #1 “On Farming”. [bracket] is a collaboration of Bustler’s parent site Archinect and InfraNet Lab, and is composed of a collection of diverse editors and…

Toronto-based architecture and landscape design firm gh3 have been awarded with the first prize in the international design competition for Toronto’s June Callwood Park. Night view of the Super-Real Forest, looking north from the Ephemeral Garden.…

University of Toronto architecture graduate Kelly Nelson Doran is the winner of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners. He will have the opportunity to study the impacts that resource development companies have on the landscape, infrastructure and urbanism of the North.

The Ordre des architectes du Québec announces the 43 finalists for the 2009 Awards of Excellence in Architecture: architecture that bears witness to eco-responsible acts and a community of architects who put their hearts into action. Thirty years after the first Awards of Excellence in Architecture were handed out, the…

Communication Design Montréal announced the Grands Prix of the third edition of the Creativity Montréal annual contest to over 500 design, architecture and communications professionals. These awards were presented in the commercial, office development and urban integration sectors. Grand Prix Winner: Michel…