An Architectural Tour Around Yorkville
If you’ve been reading our blog regularly, you’re already well aware that we love Yorkville, Toronto’s hottest and most luxurious neighbourhood. There’s so much to do and see in Yorkville, but did you know it’s also home to some of Toronto’s coolest architecture? Let’s take a look. Continue reading
Brazil’s Hotbed of Architects
With the FIFA World Cup coming to an end this weekend, we thought we’d pay homage to the host country, Brazil, and its many talented architects. Today, Brazil’s “heroic-minded and intellectual” architects are being put on the map for their designs and their talent. Let’s take a look at some of Brazil’s best architects, past, present and future.
Double Take: Our 5 Favourite Twin Towers
We love all buildings – whether they’re tall skyscrapers or they push the limits of design, we love ’em all. Now, imagine a beautiful building, only duplicated. That’s exactly what twin towers are – two beautiful buildings side by side! This week on the blog we take a look at some of the world’s most beautiful pairs of buildings.
10 Instagram Accounts Every Architecture-Lover Must Follow
We spend hours just scrolling from Instagram account to Instagram account, checking out the latest snaps from architects, designers and fans worldwide. That’s the beauty of Instagram, isn’t it? An unlimited amount of pictures for those with any interest. Ours just happens to be architecture and design! Here are 10 of our favourite Instagram accounts that every budding architect, and/or design-lover should follow: Continue reading
Architecture Trends: 3 Striking Examples of Adaptive Reuse
Image via Takato Marui
Preserving heritage is important to us, and we’ve talked about it a bit in reference to 1 Yorkville. For those not in the know, 1 Yorkville will be built above the fully restored Yorkville Village buildings that were built in the 1860s.
What we’re doing with the Yorkville Village buildings is an example of adaptive reuse – the process of reusing an old site or building for something else, something it wasn’t originally intended to be used for. Adaptive reuse allows for builders and developers to use something and simply renovate, rather than completely demolish the property. It has become quite a popular trend and can be seen in many cities around the world especially because of gentrification.
Here are some of our favourite examples of adaptive reuse.
Four Outstanding Examples of Preserved Heritage Buildings
We’ve mentioned in the past that 1 Yorkville will be different from the rest of the developments in Toronto because of three factors: preservation, porosity and changing perspectives. Continue reading
How 1 Yorkville will create a vibrant urban experience
Now that we’ve released all the renderings for 1 Yorkville and talked about the 3 level amenity spaces, it’s time to delve into the details for what we and the talented NAK Design Group have planned for the for the landscape space. Continue reading
Why 3D Printing is the next big thing in architecture
We’re always on the hunt for new and cool architecture trends and we’ve noticed that 3D printing has been making headlines for quite some time now. Considering that you can 3D print almost anything in the world, from skin grafts to guns, it’s safe to say that 3D printing is the future of printing.
For those who are unfamiliar with 3D printing, it is a process of making a physical object from a 3D model. Thin layer upon thin layer of material (usually concrete in construction) is laid down until it’s built up to the full object/structure. It’s very common in the healthcare industry but it’s making it’s way into other industries too, like architecture.
Best architecture and design news of 2013
2013 has been an impressive year, not only for us but for the entire world of architecture. Here’s some of the best architecture and design news of the year.