Metrolinx Adopts Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan
At its Board meeting today, Metrolinx officially released the draft version of its 2041 Regional Transportation Plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, commonly referred to as the Big Move....
View ArticleWorthy Projects Take Home 2017 Toronto Urban Design Awards
Yesterday evening, hundreds from among Toronto's community of architects, landscape architects, urban designers, artists, developers, contractors, and more, came together at the Palais Royale to...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Four Seasons Sunset
Today's Photo of the Day was captured from the upper levels of the Uptown Residences by Forum contributor Benito. Facing northwest, this shot shows Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 15, 2017
Foreign buyers retreat from Ontario market in wake of new tax; Metrolinx pledges greater transparency after GO station controversy; Toronto’s hotel scene is about to get even more crowded; and more...
View ArticleDaniels and Diamond Corp Break Ground on FirstHome: Markham Sheppard
Affordable housing has been a hot topic of late in Toronto. Following an announcement earlier this week where the provincial government revealed plans to redevelop three surplus Ontario-owned...
View ArticlePlans Tweaked for Mattamy and Biddington's Vita and Vita 2
Mattamy Homes and Biddington Group's Vita on the Lake and Vita Two on The Lake are one step closer to construction in Toronto's Humber Bay Shores community following a resubmission for Site Plan...
View ArticleNew Proposal Adds to Quickly Densifying Wilson Station Area
What once was an expansive surface parking lot and uninviting industrial cul-de-sac is now slowly transforming into a vibrant community, as Tippett Road, an unassuming dead-end street tucked away in...
View Article$21 Million Gift from BMO to Fund Upgrades for Seven Hospitals
Earlier today, banking titan BMO announced the donation of a $21 million gift to fund upgrades for seven Toronto academic medical institutions associated with the University of Toronto's Faculty of...
View ArticleMetrolinx Releases RFP to Study Hydrogen-Powered GO Trains
Today, September 15, Metrolinx issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for what it calls "Bi-Level Electric Multiple Unit Concept Design Services". In a press release, the Ontario Government describes the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Air Show Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day features a view of the Toronto skyline captured during the recent 2017 Canadian International Air Show. Shared by Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn, this telephoto view was shot from 53...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 18, 2017
Toronto-Montreal corridor among finalists for hyperloop competition; Living nearly off the grid in Riverdale; What is the Kirby GO station and why did it get approved?; and more news:Toronto-Montreal...
View ArticlePhase 2 Launching Soon at Concert's Kip District Community
With a fall sales launch in the works, the first marketing image has appeared for the second phase at Concert Properties' Kip District community. Named for its location near Kipling subway station, the...
View ArticleArthaus 70% Sold in Ottawa as Construction Winds Down
A 450 kilometre drive northeast of Toronto, the housing market in our nation's capital is holding firm as markets in Toronto and Vancouver soften a little. Among the Ottawa developments benefiting from...
View ArticleNew Gardiner Ramp and Harbour Street Upgrades Progressing
Following the recent demolition of the Gardiner Expressway's Yonge-Bay-York off-ramps in Toronto's South Core, work is underway to construct a replacement ramp truncated to 215 metres that touches down...
View ArticleCladding Installation Begins at Cumberland at Yorkville Plaza
Since 2012, work has been ongoing for Camrost-Felcorp's Cumberland at Yorkville Plaza, a 40-storey, WZMH Architects-designed condominium tower rising where the retail podium of Toronto's previous Four...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Monde's Geometry
Today's Photo of the Day shows off the stepped geometry of Great Gulf's Monde Condominiums, a new condominium tower under construction in Toronto's East Bayfront area. Submitted to the project's Forum...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 19, 2017
TTC seeks out alternative streetcar suppliers after Bombardier delays; Traffic wardens coming to Toronto streets in 2018 after successful pilot project; Sidewalks and the “last mile” problem; and more...
View ArticleBelow Grade Activity Heating Up at Yonge & Rich Condos Site
Since our last look at Great Gulf's Yonge & Rich this past spring, work on the 45-storey, architectsAlliance-designed condominium tower—named for its location on Toronto's Richmond Street one block...
View ArticleWestbank, Allied Moving Ahead with 58-Storey Tower on Duncan
Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT are moving ahead with the redevelopment of 19 Duncan Street in Toronto's Entertainment District. The 58-storey mixed-use tower is designed by Hariri Pontarini...
View ArticleIndigenous Group UNCEDED to Represent Canada at 2018 Venice Architecture...
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts, announced that a collaboration of Indigenous designers joining under the name UNCEDED was...
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