The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is getting $2 million from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for a four-storey mass timber office building in Toronto.
Initial designs have been revealed for Union Park in Toronto, a 399,483-m2 (4.3 million-sf) mixed-use development that could be the city’s largest. The 1.6-ha (4-acre) site will be located in the downtown core.
Toronto’s already crowded skyline could see even more new skyscrapers being constructed in the next few years, which could more than double the number of tall buildings in the city, according to a report by Point2 Homes, as explained in the National Post.
The design for the new 22-storey Patient Support Centre (PSC) on the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) campus in Toronto have been revealed by B+H Architects.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is celebrating the topping off of the Crisis and Critical Care Building and the McCain Complex Care and Recovery Centre in Toronto.
A heritage building in Toronto’s financial district will be revitalized as an office environment. Designed by prominent Canadian architect Henry Sproatt, the building was originally the Canada Permanent Trust Building.
Four teams have been shortlisted for the 2020 Venice Biennale in architecture. The Canadian Council for the Arts is also doubling its previous investment to enhance the international profile of Canada’s representation. It is making a contribution of $500,000 toward the 2020 exhibition and acting as commissioner.
Early planning has begun at for a new building at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus to bolster research, teaching, and public engagement in the field of astronomy. The new structure will include a mix of research facilities, classrooms, departmental offices, and a planetarium of up to 150 seats to facilitate academic and research pursuits of the proposed joint occupants, and to support community outreach.
