Criticism can be an act of love.

A healthy, resilient design culture only thrives by being challenged, analyzed and debated.

Welcome to EXPO. A new magazine covering Canadian architecture, urbanism and design through a critical, deeply researched, and trenchant yet generous lens.

Each month we publish one essay on a thought-provoking question for the urban and architecture community, and the discourse will begin.

Welcome to EXPO ISSUE 02: February 2026

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Condominium: An Architectural History

As pre-construction sales and project launches slow to a trickle, is the end of Canada’s condo era in sight? And what comes next?

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Multiculturalism Shapes Canadian Life. Does it Shape our Architecture?

As the country’s diverse, multi-ethnic population now finds proud expression in arts and culture, the built environment stands at the precipice of a quiet evolution.