Art, architecture and travel in 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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Supporting act: how Brian MacKay-Lyons hides his residential projects in plain sight
By Dominic Bradbury Last updated
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Toronto's Design Exchange honours hometown heroes Yabu Pushelberg
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Kimpton Hotels opens a new hotel in Toronto designed by Mason Studio
By Chadner Navarro Last updated
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Modernism meets biophilic design in Montreal's Biodôme
Montreal's science museum, the Biodôme, has been cleverly rethought by KANVA, merging modernism and biophilic design
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Family home reinterprets American midcentury architecture for Montreal
Residence de l'Isle by Chevalier Morales is a family home that reinterprets the midcentury American house for the Canadian landscape and the 21st century
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Montreal’s newest architectural barber shop is a clean-cut ode to minimalism
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Remembering Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, the famed Canadian landscape architect, has passed away at the age of 99 in Vancouver. Here, we pay tribute to her life and work.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A Nova Scotia holiday home by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple draws on its context
Smith House, a complex of three Corten steel and stone pavilions in Nova Scotia, is a private retreat inspired by its locale's nature and history, courtesy of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Ole Scheeren reveals design for Barclay Village in Vancouver
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Stan Douglas in Venice: a hypnotic chronicle of youth, revolt and liberation
Stan Douglas’ captivating two-part exhibition for the Canada Pavilion in Venice is a haunting and meticulous reconstruction of historical events
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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AA Bronson on the radical, enduring legacy of General Idea
General Idea, an art group that pioneered a queer aesthetic, is celebrated in a retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada (opened during Pride Month and running until 20 November 2022). Surviving member AA Bronson speaks about their origins, and impact on art and social justice
By Benoit Loiseau Last updated
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Toronto home by StudioAC is a balance of volumes and ideas
Everden house, a Toronto home by StudioAC, is a balance of traditional and contemporary
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Canada Goose takes a sustainable new approach to outerwear
In line with the principles of its Humanature platform, Canada Goose’s new outerwear is designed for both people and the planet
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Last chance to see: Ryan Preciado’s multicultural designs in New York
Ryan Preciado’s solo exhibition at New York’s Canada gallery (until 5 March 2022) features furniture combining his Indigenous heritage with local cultural influences
By Michael Slenske Last updated
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This Vancouver house nods to Canadian West Coast modernism
Battersby Howat Architects’ new villa in Vancouver brings together quiet luxury and lush landscapes
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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44 Foxley is the transformation of a standard brick terrace in Toronto
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Our 2022 list is growing with the addition of Canadian entry JA Architecture Studio and its transformation of this Toronto home
By Shukri Sultan Last updated
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Sid Lee's office blends drama, minimalism and biophilic design
Montreal's Sid Lee Architecture reveals Sid Lee's new international headquarters, a mix of elegant contemporary design and wellness architecture
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Local, organic and vegetarian food and drinks at LOV in Montreal
By Emilee Tombs Last updated
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Fab 40: Bombardier Learjet 85
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Place and space come together in Atelier Barda's Quebec home
Both graduates from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Toulouse in France, Cécile Combelle and Antonio Di Bacco joined forces to set up Atelier Barda in Montreal in 2013. Their work spans all scales and typologies, from new-build architecture to furniture design (through their product division, Foraine), always rooted in a personal approach, intuitive design and rigorously researched solutions. Maison Gauthier in Canada’s Mont-Tremblant displays their minimalist aesthetic and attention to detail.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Fab 40: Coast Restaurant, Vancouver
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Toronto's High Park Residence reinvents the traditional suburban house
A new project by Batay-Csorba Architects, High Park Residence, radically reimagines the suburban house archetype in Toronto
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Canada Pavilion reveals restoration during 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
By Jessica Rose Last updated
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Vancouver clinic interior design is inspired by quarries
A new cosmetic dermatology clinic's architecture in Vancouver, designed by Leckie Studio, is inspired by geological formations
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Snøhetta and DIALOG’s Calgary Central Library combines beauty, functionality and ambition
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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Omar Gandhi Architect’s new viewing deck celebrates Canada’s Maritime provinces
Architect Omar Gandhi led the design for Peggy’s Cove Infrastructure Improvement Strategy, including a new, accessible observation deck positioned on a unique vantage point of the glaciated landscape on the iconic Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia
By Nasra Abdullahi Last updated