The angled glass facade of a modernist icon in Vancouver now covers a community cafe and bar designed by SML Studio Architecture. More about SML Studio Architecture creates cafe and bar inside Vancouver's Waterfall Building
Adidas has released the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which features a motif with a maple leaf, a star and an eagle to symbolise the tournament's three host countries, Canada, the USA and Mexico, and "an innovative new side-mounted chip system". More about Adidas releases "most visually playful ball ever" for World Cup 2026
Toronto studio LGA Architectural Partners has created a shelter for Indigenous women affected by domestic violence, ensuring the building and interiors honour their traditions. More about Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter by LGA houses domestic violence survivors
The government of Canada has launched Build Canada Homes, a federal agency that will leverage public-private partnership "to build affordable housing at scale and at speed" in order to address the country's housing crisis. More about Canada launches nationwide home building agency focused on mass timber
Terracotta-toned tiles fan out across the floor of this spa and retail space, which Canadian studio Odami has completed in a former industrial building in Toronto. More about Odami reinvents the "old-world apothecary" at Toronto's Living Beauty
Lush planting surrounds this airport lounge in Calgary International Airport, designed by Montreal studio Ménard Dworkind. More about MRDK upgrades Calgary airport lounge with "garden oasis" extension
Canadian firm StudioAC has completed a residential building called Junction Semi for a family of seven, which features pale wooden cladding, a courtyard and a double-gable roof. More about StudioAC "carves outdoor space" into Toronto duplex for multi-generational family
Photographer Brendan McNeill has documented the juxtaposition of the historic buildings of Toronto and the current wave of construction in his photo series Ten Years Taller. More about Brendan McNeill photographs "curious juxtaposition" between Toronto's historic buildings and modern skyscrapers
British architecture studio RSHP and local outfit Adamson Associates Architects have completed St Lawrence Market North in Toronto, giving it two vaulted wings and a central atrium. More about RSHP connects "unashamedly modern" building to historic Toronto hall
Design studios Cassius Castings and Limba have created a concrete and plywood bench for a restaurant in Toronto and hosted an event to involve the public in its production. More about Designers host concrete "pour party" to involve public in furniture-making process
Beat the summer heat with this roundup of eight boathouses from Austin to Québec that combine waterfront storage with cozy spaces to relax and take in the views. More about Eight North American boathouses that make storage a breeze
Architecture studios Hariri Pontarini Architects, ERA Architects, and landscape studio Public Work have released plans to renovate the art deco College Park building in Toronto, adding three towers that respect the older building's "architectural DNA". More about Three skyscrapers proposed on top of heritage art deco building in Toronto
The Foster + Partners-designed One Bloor West skyscraper has reached 300 metres tall in Toronto, making it Canada's first supertall skyscraper and the "tallest residential building in the country to date". More about One Bloor West by Foster + Partners becomes Canada's first supertall skyscraper
Local studio Hariri Pontarini Architects has stacked glass boxes on top of brick arches for the 12 Ossington commercial building in Toronto, Ontario. More about Hariri Pontarini includes "playful and quirky" brick arches on Toronto building
Canadian designer Thom Fougere has created a series of commemorative tables for the G7 political summit in Alberta, Canada, using a stone unique to the region and commonly used on its civic buildings. More about Thom Fougere designs veiny stone tables for G7 summit at remote Canadian lodge
British studio Pearce+ has created a temporary, inflatable structure for a pop-up restaurant as part of the RAW: Almond food festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. More about Pearce+ creates doughnut-shaped inflatable pop-up restaurant in Canada
New York design studio Earth to People has swapped synthetic glue for tree sap to bind its debut furniture collection, which features monolithic chairs hand-crafted from centuries-old cedar. More about Earth to People binds timber furniture with tree sap
Toronto studio Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect has wrapped a gabled house in blackened wood and included wedge-shaped clerestory windows to respond to the lakeside landscape in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. More about Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has partnered with Victory Cruise Line on a series of onboard lectures about the American architect's life, as well as visits to projects such as Unity Temple in Chicago. More about Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announces themed cruise on the Great Lakes
Putting-green hues and burgundy accents enliven the concrete interior of this indoor golf club in Montreal, designed by Ivy Studio. More about Ivy Studio references golf materials and textures in Montreal club