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Canada's Diamond Schmidt and Dutch firm MVRDV are leading a project that riffs on nature to create an energy-efficient university building that will be arranged around a light-filled atrium likened to a fissure in a boulder.

Each year, the Winter Stations competition transforms beach lifeguard stations in Toronto into temporary structures. The winners for 2023 have now been revealed and consist of an eclectic collection of huts, art installations, and simple shelters.

WilkinsonEyre – winner of the 2021 Skyscraper Award – recently completed a new skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, which takes the form of two joined towers and is defined by an eye-catching glazed facade that's arranged into a repeating diamond pattern.

Toronto's Winter Stations event is a design competition that turns the city's lifeguard stations into temporary structures over winter. This year's winners have been announced and range from abstract installations to relatively practical shelters.

An ambitious new project planned for Toronto will transform an area of the city's waterfront into a lush green neighborhood named Quayside, which will consist of a number of tree and plant-covered buildings, including a huge timber housing project.

Studio Gang always comes up with interesting designs for its buildings and its One Delisle is no exception. The tower will be defined by an eye-catching patterned exterior that's inspired by the unlikeliest of sources: a German beach chair.

Skybridges aren't a new idea, but rarely are they used as ambitiously as for the nine towers of the Orca Toronto project by Safdie Architects, most of which will be connected by skybridges to allow for easy movement between buildings.

Two eye-catching skyscrapers designed by Frank Gehry are slated for the high-profile architect's hometown in Toronto. Resembling a collection of stacked boxes, the project will, assuming it goes to plan, include Gehry's tallest building to date.

In what Bjarke Ingels says will be a striking departure for the city's architecture, the Danish architect has designed a homage to Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 for Toronto, Canada. King Street West will appear like a mass of undulating pixels flowing up and over buildings that are already on the site.

ODA New York has drawn inspiration from the way plants turn towards the sun while designing a residential high-rise concept. Bayside twists dramatically to offer occupants a better view than a standard building would.

Deep Space Industries (DSI) has announced a successful test by two autonomous Canadian satellites, which carried out the first orbital maneuver without human supervision.

Toronto's Winter Stations competition aims to coax people to the city's beaches during the coldest winter months. The winning designs will be built for a temporary exhibition that runs until late March.