Canada

Author Léa Teuscher takes us on a tour of some of the world's best libraries, from architect-designed temples of culture to local grassroots initiatives

By Rosa Bertoli Published 10 October 25

The Sanctuary was designed by BattersbyHowat for clients who wanted a contemporary home that was also a retreat into nature. Now it’s on the market via West Coast Modern

By Jonathan Bell Published 27 September 25

Arthur Erickson’s Waterfall Building enters a new chapter with Ellipsis, a day-to-night gastronomic concept designed for conviviality

By Charlotte Boates Published 23 September 25

A global wave of architecture studios is treating the scoop as spectacle, turning parlours into immersive social spaces

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 4 September 25

Part of Citizen on Jasper, a new residential tower, Va!, Olia, and Mimi offer a thrilling day-to-night dining experience

By Charlotte Boates Published 25 August 25

Space, storage and serenity are maximised in the interiors of these lakeside cabins, immersed in nature on Vancouver Island

By Charlotte Boates Published 24 August 25

Osler House, a midcentury Vancouver home, has been refreshed by Scott & Scott Architects, who wanted to pay tribute to the building's 20th-century modernist roots

By Tianna Williams Published 14 August 25

Splyce Design’s Shoreline House occupies an idyllic site in British Columbia. Refurbished and updated, the structure has been transformed into a waterside retreat

By Jonathan Bell Published 14 August 25

The home, first sketched on an envelope at Montreal Airport, feels like a museum of modernist shapes, natural materials and indoor-outdoor living

By Anna Solomon Published 11 August 25

Bishop McDowell completed a new Canadian house overlooking the Atlantic, using minimal details and traditional forms to create a refined family home

By Jonathan Bell Published 1 August 25

On a wooded site on the country’s West Coast, this prefabricated retreat designed by Daria Sheina Studio is a nurturing space for low-impact living

By Tianna Williams Published 26 June 25

Canadian architect Daniel Evan White (1933-2012) had a gift for using the landscape to create extraordinary homes; revisit his story in an article from the Wallpaper* archives (first published in 2011)

By Hadani Ditmars Published 22 June 25

The Mountainside Residence is anchored into its sloping site by a concrete plinth, above which sits a main living space with tall ceilings and walls of glass

By Jonathan Bell Published 20 June 25

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple has completed a collection of elevated guest cabins – named Ridge On The Chimney – on the rugged Nova Scotian coast, all bookable for a stay

By Jonathan Bell Published 25 May 25

This Canadian cabin is a modular and de-mountable residence, designed by Anya Moryoussef Architect (AMA) and nestled within Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario

By Tianna Williams Published 13 March 25

The Perry estate – a residence and studio built for sculptor Frank Perry and often visited by his friend Bill Reid – is now on the market in North Vancouver

By Hadani Ditmars Published 18 February 25

At DesignTO, the largest festival of its kind in Canada, determined artists and designers gather in Toronto in full embrace of chilly weather. Our on-the-ground correspondent reports on its standout moments

By Keith Flanagan Published 29 January 25

Family Cottage by Vokac Taylor mixes spatial gymnastics with respect for its rocky, forested waterside site

By Jonathan Bell Published 25 January 25

We look back at Ontario Place, Toronto’s striking 1971 showpiece and modernist marvel with an uncertain future

By Dave LeBlanc Published 22 January 25

El Aleph is a new Canadian guest house by MacKay-Lyons Sweatapple, designed for seclusion and connection with nature, and a Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 winner

By Ellie Stathaki Published 11 January 25

As we welcome 2025, the Wallpaper* Architecture Awards look back, and to the future, on how our attitudes change; and celebrate how nature, wellbeing and sustainability take centre stage

By Ellie Stathaki Published 9 January 25

The Ontario Science Centre by Raymond Moriyama is in danger; we look at the legacy and predicament of this 20th-century Toronto gem

By Dave LeBlanc Published 7 January 25

The top 12 houses of 2024 comprise our finest and most read residential posts of the year, compiled by Wallpaper* architecture & environment director Ellie Stathaki

By Ellie Stathaki Published 23 December 24

Wallpaper’s most-read bar reviews of the year can't be wrong: here’s inspiration for your festive and new year plans, from a swanky Las Vegas lounge to a minimalist London drinking den

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 21 December 24