Adele Weder

1 month ago | montecristomagazine.com | Adele Weder

A family home is—or should be—a memory garden of friendship, family, art, and comfort. Ron Thom, who lived and worked in the golden age of West Coast modernism, harnessed this directive with every client. Even after Thom moved away to Toronto and international fame for his architecture of Massey College Trent University and the Shaw Festival Theatre, his favourite design brief remained the family home.

2 months ago | montecristomagazine.com | Adele Weder

A family home is—or should be—a memory garden of friendship, family, art, and comfort. Ron Thom, who lived and worked in the golden age of West Coast modernism, harnessed this directive with every client. Even after Thom moved away to Toronto and international fame for his architecture of Massey College Trent University and the Shaw Festival Theatre, his favourite design brief remained the family home.

Feb 12, 2025 | metropolismag.com | Adele Weder

Canada’s first Zero Carbon–certified aquatic center cuts back on its carbon emissions while building community engagement. Completed this past spring in the heart of New Westminster, British Columbia, the təməseẃtxw Aquatic and Community Centre serves as a vital hub, not only for the surrounding neighborhood of single-family houses but also for the entire city of 87,000. Its name—roughly pronounced tamma-sout—means “sea otter house” in the Indigenous henqeminem language.

Oct 31, 2024 | canadianarchitect.com | Adele Weder |Elsa Lam

PROJECT Old Crow Community Centre, Old Crow, YukonARCHITECT Kobayashi + Zedda ArchitectsTEXT Adele WederPHOTOS Andrew LatreilleArriving in Old Crow is like entering another country. Tucked into the northwest corner of Yukon, this tiny village of 280 citizens of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is accessible only by air, or—for intrepid seafarers—along the adjacent Porcupine River. A grocery store is the sole commercial outlet.

Sep 1, 2024 | canadianarchitect.com | Nick Milkovich |Adele Weder |Elsa Lam

On June 13, 2024, Arthur Erickson’s beloved Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia reopened after 18 months of closure. During this time, its iconic Great Hall was entirely rebuilt from the ground up. The epic reconstruction was steered by Vancouver architect Nick Milkovich, whom Erickson first hired in 1968 and who worked on the original building. Here’s Milkovich’s account of the project, drawn from an interview with Adele Weder.