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Architects' Offices Offer Insight at Doors Open Toronto

Daniel's Spectrum, Regent Park
May 17, 2013 2:00 pm | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
It's still a whole week away, but the annual Doors Open Toronto is quickly approaching. Amongst the many buildings that will be welcoming guests this year, ten architect's offices ... read more
design

Ontario Association of Architects Honours Best New Buildings and Jack Diamond

House on the Bluffs, image courtesy of Taylor Smyth Architects
May 15, 2013 5:50 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
In March the Ontario Association of Architects announced the winners of their annual awards celebrating excellence in design. The winners were chosen by a panel of experts from the design ... read more
development

New and Updated Proposals at King and Spadina Promise Renewal

57 Spadina, Diamondcorp, Toronto, King Street West, King St W, Spadina Ave
May 13, 2013 4:30 pm | by Eddie LaRusic | Comments
A public consultation was held by Ward 20 Councillor Adam Vaughan at Metro Hall on April 30th regarding the latest plans for new condo proposals at King Street West at Spadina ... read more
design

Diamond Schmitt's New Mariinsky Theatre Opens in St. Petersburg

Mariinsky Theatre, Russia, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Ballet, Opera, Orchestra
May 2, 2013 1:30 pm | by Jason Allen | Comments
Today, Thursday, May 2, 2013, one of the most prestigious opera and ballet houses in the world opens a huge new expansion just next door. It was far beyond next door however where maestro ... read more

Architects and Engineers Come Together to Jam for Earth Week

Smith + Andersen Eco Jam, aA, B+H, Diamond Schmitt, HOK, IBI, WZMH, Zeidler
April 26, 2013 2:25 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Few changes have impacted the burgeoning Greater Toronto Area in recent years as much as new commercial and residential development that has stretched outwards in the suburbs and upwards in the ... read more
real estate

A Look Inside Great Gulf's Charlie Condos

Charlie Condos Great Gulf Homes Diamond Schmitt Architects Cecconi Simone
April 19, 2013 7:35 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
In recent years, abundant development along the trendy King West strip has brought thousands of residents into the heart of the city. A record number of cranes dot the cityscapes of the ... read more
development

Environment Not Forgotten at Daniels' HighPark Condominiums

Courtyard at Daniels' HighPark Condominiums with significant plantings, Toronto
April 5, 2013 10:10 pm | by Craig White | Comments
I grew up reading Asterix comic books. If you're familiar with them, you'll know that Asterix's best friend is Obelix, and that Obelix has a pet dog named Dogmatix, and that Dogmatix loves trees. ... read more
design

OAA Announces 2013 Award Winners and Looks For Public's Favourite

Regent Park Aquatic Centre Toronto, ON MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd
March 22, 2013 5:40 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
The winners of the 2013 Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Awards have been announced. Representing some of Ontario’s most acclaimed architecture firms, the 15 recipients of the 2013 Design ... read more
development

New Rendering Highlights Great View From Daniels' HighPark Condos

HighPark Condos The Daniels Corporation Diamond Schmitt Architects
March 15, 2013 3:15 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Hmm, is Daniels' Cinema Tower pictured on that skyline? A new rendering of The Daniels Corporation’s HighPark Condominiums emphasizes the fantastic views residents of the building will have from ... read more
culture

'Ballast' to Anchor Great Gulf's Charlie Condos at King & Charlotte

Ballast by Jed Lind arrives at Charlie Condos Toronto by Great Gulf
March 13, 2013 7:20 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Charlie is amongst the most handsome new condominium buildings currently completing in Toronto. The 36-storey King Street West project designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects for developer Great ... read more
development

Bridgepoint Hospital Celebrates Completion of New Facility

Bridgepoint Hospital, Construction, Toronto
March 7, 2013 4:11 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Transformation of the intersection of Gerrard St. E and Broadview Ave. has reached a major landmark this month with the completion of a new facility for one of Riverdale's oldest institutions, the ... read more
culture

Boomers Aim to Age in Urban Communities

Harmony Village condos, Barrie Ontario, RAW Design/The Planning Partnership
March 1, 2013 3:00 pm | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
Every day, it seems, the suburbs are become less and less appealing. We already know that young singles and couples are flooding into denser environments like downtown Toronto, and now it appears ... read more
development

First Gulf Bringing more Office Space to King East

351 King East, Toronto
February 28, 2013 5:10 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
More and more new office development has been occuring in Toronto's Downtown as businesses try to move closer towards a growing pool of young professionals who now live in the plentiful new ... read more
design

Bridgepoint Hospital Reimagines Healing Space as it Nears Completion

Bridgepoint Hospital looking south from the Don Valley Parkway
February 15, 2013 3:25 pm | by Anthony Galloro | Comments
Amid Toronto's cultural and physical renaissance, the city has undertaken an institutional revolution that has repositioned Toronto at the forefront of heath science and medical care. Projects ... read more
development

Harmony Village Lake Simcoe Plans With The Community

Harmony Village Lake Simcoe, City Core Dev, RAW Design, Diamond Schmitt
December 19, 2012 2:29 pm | by Kelly Gervais | Comments
Toronto is not the only city in the throes of condo development. The community of Barrie is set to experience its own large-scale residential development, and is doing so in a spirit of public ... read more
development

SickKids Research Tower Getting Kitted-Out

SickKids Research and Learning Tower, evening, Toronto
December 11, 2012 5:43 pm | by Craig White | Comments
It will be a surprise to many that the new SickKids Learning and Research Tower on Bay Street, which topped out many months ago already, will not be officially open until the fall of 2013, but the ... read more
culture

Don Schmitt on the Art of the Architect at the Walrus Talks

Donald Schmitt speaks at the Walrus Talks 2012, image by Jack Landau
November 27, 2012 7:12 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Back in October the Walrus Magazine, Canada's general interest literary journal, invited nine Toronto-based movers and shakers to speak on "The Art of the City" at a salon held in front of a ... read more
culture

Time Running Out on the Inaugural Shows at the Ryerson Image Centre

November 27, 2012 7:00 pm | by Craig White | Comments
When the Ryerson Image Centre opened in time for Nuit Blanche this year, Toronto gained a major new cultural attraction, one aimed squarely at the importance of the photographic image in this ... read more
development

Brentwood Library Reopens its Doors

Diamond Schmitt's vision for Brentwood Library, imace courtesy of Diamond Schmit
November 20, 2012 1:06 pm | by Nigel Terpstra | Comments
UrbanToronto visits the opening of the redesigned Brentwood Library in Etobicoke. read more
development

Development Review: Public Consultation

City of Toronto, Development Proposal sign, Toronto Condos, 66 Isabella
November 9, 2012 5:00 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
Under the Planning Act, municipalities are required to hold public consultations before the passage of an Official Plan or Zoning By-Law Amendment. This occurs when development applications do not ... read more

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