Canada
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Canada - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Canada.
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The light fantastic: ODA New York reveal proposal for Toronto's lakeshoreBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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World spanning: Molteni&C Dada opens flagship stores in Tehran and VancouverBy Elisa Carassai Last updated
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On the rocks: Omar Gandhi designs a new house for the Canadian countrysideBy Alex Bozikovic Last updated
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Lake-side cottage in Quebec is playful homage to messing around in boatsArchitect Paul Bernier's latest residential work, a lake-side cottage in Quebec, was conceived as a playful homage to messing around in boats
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Adam Pendleton’s Canada solo show explores fragmentation of language and representation‘These Things We’ve Done Together’, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), marks Adam Pendleton’s first solo show in Canada
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Brine craft: a former pickle factory finds a new lease of life as a restaurant, bar and bakeryBy Antoinette di Michele Last updated
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The Broadview Hotel — Toronto, CanadaBy Logan Leasure Last updated
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Palate cleanser: organic juice brand Nectar opens flagship Vancouver storeBy Aimée McLaughlin Last updated
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Toronto Tile House blends contemporary forms with traditional materialsTile House by architects Kohn Shnier is a modern interpretation of the historical residences of its Toronto suburb
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Circular Winnipeg housing rises above ground like a flying saucerArchitecture firm 5468796 has designed circular housing in Winnipeg that's ready for lift off
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Family retreat on Bowen Island is a modern rethink of a woodland cabinThis British Columbia family retreat on Bowen Island is a light and modern interpretation of a woodland cabin, designed by Vancouver based architects omb
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Reigo & Bauer modernise a Toronto townhouseThe complete transformation of an existing townhouse in Toronto's Forest Hill neighbourhood by architecture studio Reigo & Bauer draws on a vision for a modern, dynamic and very liveable new interior
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Architect Omar Gandhi combines home and office life in HalifaxNot content with building a home and office in Halifax, Nova Scotia, just for himself, Canadian architect Omar Gandhi has dedicated nearly an entire floor of his new space to working on pro bono projects to improve the local area
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Canadian farmhouse becomes a sensitively reimagined family homeScott and Scott Architects reimagines the remains of an old barn structure into a respectful home that is tied to its context in Canada's West Coast
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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BIG's Vancouver House penthouse makes minimalism warmA raw, minimalist home atop Bjarke Ingels Group's Vancouver House is composed by Leckie Studio as a warm, organic space filled with textured, natural materials
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Architects Directory alumnus MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple tours new residential projectThe Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; while always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. One of the first Wallpaper* Architects Directory alumni, featured in 2002, Brian MacKay-Lyons gives us a tour of his firm's latest residential project, Mountainside, a ski retreat on the slopes of Utah.
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Contemporary Newfoundland cabin offers spectacular viewsA Newfoundland cabin, Halfway Hill House, is designed by Woodford Architecture and combines style and sustainable architecture
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Celebrating 10 years of exquisite residential architecture with Omar GandhiThe Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, this summer, we’re looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. 2014 Architects Directory alumnus, Canada-based Omar Gandhi celebrates ten years of practice with a monograph. Entitled Adaptation, the book explores the architect's journey from the foundation of his studio to the present day through a number of exquisite residential designs.
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Battersby Howat creates bold geometry for a ravine-hugging home in North VancouverChallenging topography and a triangular lot inspired this modernist mountainside retreat designed for an entrepreneur
By Hadani Ditmars Published
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Beaux arts and brutalism reimagined on the Ottawa architecture sceneCanada’s national capital is a theatrical set piece of symbolic real estate, with Parliament Hill, Confederation Square and the Senate all within a few hundred metres of each other. Here architecture is a performative act.
By Hadani Ditmars Published
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Vancouver House by BIG gears up for completionBy Hadani Ditmars Published
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Scale meets ambition in Vancouver’s architectural futureThe latest instalment in our ‘Letter from...' series journeys through the urban future of Canada's ‘most liveable city’
By Hadani Ditmars Published
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Montreal’s design scene lights up with new show inspired by camping in the wildernessBy Laura May Todd Published
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Arthur Mudry’s midcentury modern house in West Vancouver is a paean to the Pacific forestBy Hadani Ditmars Published
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Habitat ’67 duplex unit renovated to original conditions by Safdie Architects in MontréalBy Harriet Thorpe Published
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Edward Burtynsky surveys the devastating scale of man’s footprint on the planetBy Tom Seymour Published
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Ones to watch on Canada’s west coast design sceneBy Hadani Ditmars Published


