
The architect making ordinary civic buildings beautiful
Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases
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Stefan Novakovic is a Toronto-based writer and editor specializing in architecture and urbanism and a co-founder of Expo, a monthly essay series on Canadian architecture. Stefan was previously a senior editor at Azure magazine and also served as associate editor at Canadian Architect and assistant editor at UrbanToronto. He is the winner of numerous journalism awards, including multiple National Magazine Awards (B2B), a Digital Publishing Award and a Canadian Online Publishing Award.

Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases

The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada

How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers

Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options

Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases

How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers

The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada

Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options

Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases

Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options

The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada

How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers