People’s Church Undergoes Stunning Transformation
Peoples Church Undergoes Stunning Transformation Members contributed 90 per cent of the funds for the massive renovation and expansion. Peoples Church on the west Mountain draws more than 1,000 people each week to Sunday services, and is home to the city’s largest single-site daycare and myriad youth sports leagues. It was distinctive even before its $12-million […]
TO The Loo! Design Challenge Winners Announced
TO The Loo! Design Challenge winners announced The competition sought out ideas that integrate spatial justice, accessibility, sustainability, and cultural inclusion into the design of a multi-user washroom hub and single-user washroom, adaptable to different locations throughout the city. The Toronto Public Space Committee has announced the winners of its global design competition aimed at […]
Brampton Builds All-Electric Fire Station in Ward 10
Construction Begins on Fire Station 215 The City of Brampton has reported that construction has started on Fire Station 215, a new all-electric facility in the city’s northeast. The 11,377 square-foot site will include two bays, a hose tower, a green roof and solar panels. The city explained that the facility will be fully electric, including its […]
Winners of Toronto’s TO the Loo Competition Prove Public Restrooms Can Be Beautiful Too
Public Washrooms Can Be Beautiful Too Alea Reid and Petra Matar of Design Partners in Architecture and Interiors in Hamilton, Ontario won Toronto Public Space Committee and Cyan Station TO the Loo design competition to convince the City of Toronto that bathrooms can be an inspiring part of the public realm. (Rendering by Design Partners […]
IMPERIUM Imagineering Magazine Feature: Envelope detailing meets Passive House standards
Imperium was featured in Imagineering Magazine, Spring/Summer 2025 Imperium is an award winning nine storey purpose built rental apartment building in Dundas designed to meet Passive House Canada certification using a total precast concrete system. The Details Matter In the article, we chose to share the details, which feels true to the spirit of Passive […]
Haldimand Backs New Affordable Housing Plan In Dunnville
Haldimand backs new affordable housing plan in Dunnville ‘Optimized’ proposal will allow for an extra 21 units for $2.3 million Haldimand councillors have backed an expanded community housing initiative that will add a child care centre and more than double the number of affordable rentals at a new Dunnville apartment complex. Described by county staf […]
Faculty of Education Building Renovations Look to Future
As York University’s Faculty of Education moves into its second half century of teaching and research, it has finished building renovations designed to meet the needs of students, staff and faculty for today and the future. The renovations – which have included making the building more accessible, efficient and welcoming – accentuate the Faculty’s points […]
Retro Space Age Glamour
Retro Space-Age Glamour with 21st-Century Perks Maclean’s magazine published a feature on Hambly House this month! Hambly House is one of four remaining art moderne buildings in the Hamilton area attributed to designer Edward Glass. Nearly a decade ago, DPAI worked with the homeowners on a full restoration and added an additional second storey wrapped in […]
The Function of Affect
The title of Architect is a rather ambiguous one. What exactly does an architect do? Pose this question and you may receive a response that references language branching from architectural notation; words like ‘floorplan’, ‘elevation’ and ‘axonometric’. While accurate, such language can be limiting to an architect as it only communicates physical space within the […]
Wood is Good
In Japan there is a wood temple built by Buddhist monks which has been standing since 607AD. That’s 1413 years old and still standing at five stories tall. Wood is an ancient material and looking as far back into civilization in Canada as possible wood was the material of choice. Indigenous builders observed and understood […]