Canadian Buildings Designs: Architecture
Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in Canada, North America.
post updated 11 October 2026
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Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Architect: Parkin & B+H Architects
photo : A Frame Photography & Julian Parkinson
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Canadian Architecture Designs, chronological:
17 July 2024
Place des Arts, Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Architects: Moriyama Teshima Architects (MTA) and Bélanger Salach Architecture (BSA)
photo : Tom Arban
5 July 2024
Le 1500 rue Metivier, Levis, Québec building
Architects: Anne Carrier architecture
photo : Stéphane Groleau
3 July 2024
Espace Péribonka, Chicoutimi, Québec
Architects: Maîtres d’Œuvre Architectes (MDO)
photo : Stéphane Groleau
2 July 2024
Switch bloc, Calgary, Alberta housing
Architecture: Modern Office of Design + Architecture
photo : Robert Lemermeyer Photography
27 June 2024
Grow Community Housing, Calgary, Alberta
Architecture: Modern Office of Design + Architecture
photo : Ema Peter
26 June 2024
Spirit of Water, BMO Centre at Stampede Park
Design: UK sculptor, Gerry Judah
photo from the designer
26 June 2024
BRUJ Interior, Québec City, Canada
Architectes: Studio Jean Verville architectes
photo © Antoine Michel
25 June 2024
LUSTRA Rental Condo, Terrebonne, Québec
Architects: Forum
photo © Lustra Exterior
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Canada Architecture Designs Archive 2006-2018
17 Jan 2018
Trois-Soeurs Bridge, Québec
Design: ABCP Architecture
photos Courtesy of the 2017 Wood Design & Building Awards
Chile Building awarded in 2017 Wood Design & Building Awards
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20 Sep 2013
Globe Mail Centre, Toronto, Ontario
A new office tower is set to transform Toronto’s downtown east side. The 500,000-sqft Globe and Mail Centre will be the new home of Canada’s national newspaper and will anchor the emerging St. Lawrence neighbourhood as a hub of urban activity and corporate offices. The 17-storey building designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects presents a sequential stacking of alternate-sized floor plates interlaid with terraces that give the structure a distinctive and contemporary profile.
18 Sep 2013
Peter Gilgan Centre Toronto, Ontario
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
photo from architect
The 21-storey laboratory is believed to be the largest child health research tower in the world.
23 Aug 2013
Residence in Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: DIALOG
photograph : Kristopher Grunert
10 Jul 2013
TELUS Sky Tower, Calgary, Alberta
Design: BIG
image from architecture firm
BIG design a new architectural landmark for one of Canada’s leading telecommunication companies TELUS in Calgary’s downtown core.
13 Jun 2013
New House in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Design: NatureHumaine
28 May 2013
Montreal Luxury Hotel, Quebec
Design: Lemay
image by architects
Montreal Hotel Building
20 Mar 2013
Royal BC Museum Master Plan, Victoria, British Columbia, south west Canada
Design: John McAslan + Partners / Merrick Architecture
photograph from Royal BC Museum
Royal BC Museum Masterplan
The Royal BC Museum has appointed architect John McAslan + Partners with local support from Merrick Architecture to create a master plan for the renewal of British Columbia’s museum and archives.
11 Jan 2013
Cahier d’Exercices Montréal, Québec, Canada
Design: Saucier + Perrotte
This Canadian interior design is in the Ross warehouse-store, a 19th Century building.
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5 Dec 2012
Prince Arthur’s Landing, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
Design: Brook McIlroy
photo : David Whittaker
Prince Arthur’s Landing
19 Oct 2012
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences / CDRD, Vancouver
Saucier + Perrotte / HCMA
photo : Marc Cramer
UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bloc_10, Winnpieg
Design: 5468796 Architecture Inc
Winnipeg Residential Building
27 Sep 2012
Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
photo from Diamond Schmitt Architects
Ryerson Image Centre Canada
An international centre for photographic arts designed to house and exhibit one of the world’s most prestigious collections opens in downtown Toronto.
12 Apr 2012
Beach and Howe Tower Vancouver, BC
Design: BIG
The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower building marks the entry point to downtown Vancouver.
21 Feb 2012
Mies van der Rohe Gas Station, Montréal, Quebec
Design: Les architectes FABG
Mies van der Rohe Gas Station
This beautiful Modernist building on Nun’s Island southwest of Montreal was built for Metropolitan Structures, a real estate giant. The architect is one of the most celebrated from the 20th Century yet this building is not well known outside of Canada.
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Canadian Buildings
Canadian Buildings Projects, alphabetical:
Jameson House
Design: Foster + Partners
Jameson House
L’Assomption College Building, near Montréal
Design: Les architectes FABG
L’Assomption College
Max Gluskin House, Toronto, Ontario
Design: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Max Gluskin House
McGill University Schulich School of Music, Montreal, Quebec
Design: Saucier + Perrotte
McGill University Schulich School of Music
Michel Brisson Boutique
Design: Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
Michel Brisson Montréal
Mies Gas Station, Montréal, Quebec
Design: Les architectes FABG
Mies van der Rohe Gas Station
Montréal Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, Quebec
CRJ – Ædifica_Architecture + Design
Montréal Planetarium
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Quebec Museum Competition
The National Mountain Centre, Alberta
Saucier + Perrotte
Alberta architecture, Canmore
Nathan Phillips Square Podium Green Roof
PLANT Architect / Shore Tilbe Irwin & Ptrs
Nathan Phillips Square Project, Toronto
New Royal Alberta Museum – design, Edmonton, Alberta
Richard Meier & Partners
New Royal Alberta Museum
Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Hotson Baker Boniface Haden Architects
Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
OMS Stage, Winnipeg, central Canada
5468796 Architecture Inc
OMS Stage
One Bloor Tower, Toronto, Ontario
Hariri Pontarini Architects
One Bloor Tower
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Ontario
Diamond Schmitt Architects
Law School Building Toronto
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Location: Canada, North America
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Canada Architectural Projects
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- Vancouver Architecture Designs – chronological list
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