Confederation Pavilions Modern Architecture Pavilion: Strutt House In 2017, you can register for a visit at the Strutt House between April 1 and November 30. From May 1 to October 31, 2017, stop by the Gatineau Park Visitor Centre’s Bill Mason Gallery, where the Strutt House will be featured in a special exhibition, entitled “Conserving an […]
Toronto’s downtown skyline began a dramatic transformation in the mid-1960s that continues in the 21st century. The extraordinary design of City Hall launched Toronto as a modern metropolis with the major banks competing to erect the city’s tallest and most iconic buildings. More recently, condominiums and hotels compete with the corporate towers. The tour includes […]
The 18th annual Doors Open Toronto returns on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, 2017, offering free and rare access to 150 architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city. Doors Open Toronto 2017 is part of TO Canada with Love, the City of Toronto's year-long program of celebrations, commemorations and exhibitions […]
The City of Ottawa is proud to present Doors Open Ottawa, a free annual architectural event that celebrates our community’s built heritage. During the first full weekend in June, over 150 historically, culturally, and functionally significant buildings will be featured in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday! From Carp to Cumberland, over 80,000 visitors will explore some of […]
A symposium will be held at Tartu College dedicated to the opening of the exhibit Building a Community: Estonian Architects in Post-War Toronto. Architectural historians and publicists from both Canada and Estonia will be speaking. VEMU has been working in collaboration with the Museum of Estonian Architecture in Tallinn since 2015 to prepare an exhibit about […]
This talk will examine Bauhaus architecture and how it travelled to the rapidly growing city of Tel Aviv during the British Mandate in Palestine. We will learn why UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has declared the Tel Aviv: “… a synthesis of outstanding significance of the various trends of the Modern Movement in architecture and town […]
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. As part of the perennial favourite Doors Open Ontario program, the Ontario Heritage Trust will continue exploring spaces and places in Ontario in a special panel talk and tour of Waterloo Region’s mid-century modern buildings on Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 1:30 pm. This FREE event will […]
Share your Ontario memories & visions, then let’s take action and make it happen! Speakers Include: Karen Carter, Museum Consultant Zahra Ebrahim, Public Interest Designer Ken Greenberg, Greenberg Consultants Inc. Mark Mattson, Swim Drink Fish Canada Supported by: Waterfront for All & Park People
