Elsa Lam

A strategic renovation gives a 1990s library a major makeover on a modest budget.

A strategic renovation gives a 1990s library a major makeover on a modest budget.

The design and furnishings for the G7 Summit’s meeting spaces in Kananaskis, Alberta, showcased Canadian design talent.

  updn: 88 Spins with Bill Pechet By Leslie Van Duzer (ORO Editions, 2025) REVIEW Elsa Lam For the past 40 years, Vancouver-based Bill Pechet’s practice has been exceptional in its interdisciplinarity. Trained in geography, visual arts, and architecture, Pechet—initially with business partner Stephanie Robb as Pechet & Robb, and later under PECHET Studio—has traversed […]

  updn: 88 Spins with Bill Pechet By Leslie Van Duzer (ORO Editions, 2025) REVIEW Elsa Lam For the past 40 years, Vancouver-based Bill Pechet’s practice has been exceptional in its interdisciplinarity. Trained in geography, visual arts, and architecture, Pechet—initially with business partner Stephanie Robb as Pechet & Robb, and later under PECHET Studio—has traversed […]

The new Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place will be designed by Snøhetta with Hariri Pontarini Architects. Concerns remain about its $1.04 B price tag, lack of public process, and the future of the Moriyama Teshima-designed landmark buildings at Don Mills Road.

By 2050, nearly 70% of the global population will live in cities. Food demand is projected to increase by more than 50%, with 80% of that demand concentrated in urban areas. At the same time, food systems already account for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and agricultural land expansion is no longer a […]

Origins Raymond Moriyama founded his architectural practice in Toronto in 1958 and established a partnership with Ted Teshima in 1970. Early in life, as Japanese Canadians, they experienced the removal of citizenship during the Second World War. From this history emerged a lasting conviction that architecture can help uphold democracy by giving form to dignity, […]

As Chief Planning and Design Officer at Waterfront Toronto, Christopher Glaisek has overseen the design of all major developments and landscape projects on the waterfront, directing planning and urban design efforts on 2,000 acres of waterfront property for over 20 years. He has been a passionate advocate for architecture, landscape and urban design excellence throughout […]

This foreword was written by Elsa Lam, FRAIC, Hon. OAA, and editor for Canadian Architect magazine.