This week, 30 May to 5 June 2021, we celebrated National AccessAbility Week! National AccessAbility Week is an opportunity to celebrate:  the valuable contributions of Canadians with disabilities;the accomplishments of individuals, communities and workplaces that are actively working to remove…

Ontario continues to develop baseline accessibility standards within the Ontario Building Code (OBC). At the start of 2020, updates to the Ontario Building Code included added clarity and additional requirements as it relates to: Access to building controls Additional application…

Congratulations to Director of Human Space Jesse Klimitz on winning an Emerging Leader Award from Construction Canada!  The Emerging Leader Awards recognize members of the architectural, engineering, and construction community who demonstrate excellence, impress and inspire their co-workers, and are well…

Human Space’s Sustainability & Wellbeing Specialist Lucy Townsend won the award for Best Woman in Environment and Sustainability at the 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Lucy is currently the lead sustainability consultant for a low carbon retrofit project…

Patrick Missodey is a jewellery designer based in Toronto who, some may think, faces some formidable barriers. A former soccer star and new Canadian who moved from Tobo, Africa in 2010, Patrick uses a mobility scooter or sometimes a cane…

As we begin to think about reopening offices, retail, hospitality, education and community spaces, there is a lot of uncertainty about how this can be done safely and effectively. Human Space and BDP Quadrangle are offering “Wellness Ready”, a program designed…

There is an opportunity for architects and designers to do better when it comes to the intersection of deafness and the built environment. I’d like to take this opportunity to challenge industry peers to draw upon the lessons we can learn…