Toon Dreessen is president of Architects DCA. He is a past president of the Ontario Association of Architects. Building codes represent a jurisdiction’s minimum standard for safe structures, and were...
As a result of the limits, anything built on these minor roadways and corridors is likely to be expensive housing, furthering the affordability crisis. Ottawa Council’s recent decision to limit...
Every year Canada is given a rare opportunity to present our best creative talent to the world. Each year are lucky to be one of only 30 permanent pavilions in the Giardini (botanical gardens) of...
We have an infrastructure deficit of billions. This isn’t just roads, sewers and sidewalks, but social infrastructure such as parks, community centres and other social spaces...
Buildings are bigger emitters of greenhouse gases than the transportation sector. Buildings can be reduced to zero carbon more permanently than transportation, with lasting impact too. On April 24...