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Wallace Immen is a former staff reporter for The Globe and Mail. His stories about workplace trends and career advice, as well as cruising and travel destinations around the world appeared regularly in print and online.

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June 4, 2024

Entrance to the new West Park Healthcare Centre, a 316-bed facility overlooking Toronto’s Humber River valley that centralizes the rehabilitation care previously scattered across three buildings.

Entrance to the new West Park Healthcare Centre, a 316-bed facility overlooking Toronto’s Humber River valley that centralizes the rehabilitation care previously scattered across three buildings.

Redesigning a rehabilitation centre for the future

4 min read

May 21, 2024

The Toronto Metropolitan University Medical School, in Brampton, includes teaching space, offices, research facilities and an integrated primary care clinic. With plans to achieve LEED standards, the project aims to minimize energy and greenhouse gas emissions and integrate on-site renewable energy sources.

The Toronto Metropolitan University Medical School, in Brampton, includes teaching space, offices, research facilities and an integrated primary care clinic. With plans to achieve LEED standards, the project aims to minimize energy and greenhouse gas emissions and integrate on-site renewable energy sources.

Transforming a brutalist building into a state-of-the-art medical school

4 min read

April 30, 2024

Reupholstered furniture at the Envirotech Office Systems showroom. Nearly new furnishing is becoming more available, as many companies downsize office space because of hybrid work.

Reupholstered furniture at the Envirotech Office Systems showroom. Nearly new furnishing is becoming more available, as many companies downsize office space because of hybrid work.

What happens to office furniture orphaned by hybrid work?

4 min read

April 9, 2024

Upgrading historic buildings, developing parks and plazas and mobility, such as bicycling and ride sharing, can keep main streets vibrant and healthy.

Upgrading historic buildings, developing parks and plazas and mobility, such as bicycling and ride sharing, can keep main streets vibrant and healthy.

Can public investment revive Canada’s ailing main streets?

4 min read

February 27, 2024

Tangerine has opened a new downtown office space at 100 Yonge St., featuring the company’s colour scheme and logos on both floors of the 22,000-square-foot space.

Tangerine has opened a new downtown office space at 100 Yonge St., featuring the company’s colour scheme and logos on both floors of the 22,000-square-foot space.

Downtown or the suburbs? Weighing the options as office markets recover

4 min read

February 20, 2024

Bringing a vintage Vancouver building into a zero-carbon future

4 min read

February 6, 2024

The Royal Victoria Hospital is being redeveloped to include teaching, community and event spaces. The hospital forecourt, which had become a parking structure, will be replaced with a landscaped entrance pavilion.

The Royal Victoria Hospital is being redeveloped to include teaching, community and event spaces. The hospital forecourt, which had become a parking structure, will be replaced with a landscaped entrance pavilion.

From healing patients to healing the planet: Montreal’s Royal Vic hospital revitalized

4 min read

December 19, 2023

A rendering of a lobby in the new offices of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan at 160 Front. St. W. in Toronto. The offices were designed with sustainability in mind, which includes environmentally friendly office furnishing and building materials.

A rendering of a lobby in the new offices of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan at 160 Front. St. W. in Toronto. The offices were designed with sustainability in mind, which includes environmentally friendly office furnishing and building materials.

From desks and chairs to delivery packaging, this downtown office puts an organization’s sustainability principles into practice

4 min read

November 28, 2023

A rendering of Catalyst, a planned research facility located in Toronto’s lower Junction area. The building has 14-foot-high ceilings, stiffened structure and foundation cushioned in rubber to eliminate vibration, and ventilation designed to world-class standards, says the developer.

A rendering of Catalyst, a planned research facility located in Toronto’s lower Junction area. The building has 14-foot-high ceilings, stiffened structure and foundation cushioned in rubber to eliminate vibration, and ventilation designed to world-class standards, says the developer.

Can we build biotech labs fast enough?

5 min read

October 31, 2023

Creating new lives for orphaned landmarks

4 min read

October 17, 2023

Designing a low-scale building that fits into the surrounding residential landscape was a priority for the Golden Nugget, a hybrid-timber, three-storey office complex, on Golden Avenue in Toronto’s west end.

Designing a low-scale building that fits into the surrounding residential landscape was a priority for the Golden Nugget, a hybrid-timber, three-storey office complex, on Golden Avenue in Toronto’s west end.

Low-rise is a sweet spot for these office buildings

4 min read

September 19, 2023

The solar flower at Humber College campus in Toronto is part of the sustainable microgrid and renewable technology (SMART) lab, sponsored by Siemens Canada.

The solar flower at Humber College campus in Toronto is part of the sustainable microgrid and renewable technology (SMART) lab, sponsored by Siemens Canada.

Humber College uses digital twins to make buildings smarter

4 min read

August 22, 2023

Want to revitalize the office? Think about it like a tourist attraction

4 min read

August 1, 2023

A rendering of Bombardier's Global Manufacturing Centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

A rendering of Bombardier's Global Manufacturing Centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Bombardier takes flight: from Downsview Park to Pearson Airport zone

4 min read

June 20, 2023

The Back Alley, a discussion room in BDP Quadrangle’s new offices, has become one of the more popular spaces for group meetings, since the company moved in last fall.

The Back Alley, a discussion room in BDP Quadrangle’s new offices, has become one of the more popular spaces for group meetings, since the company moved in last fall.

In the age of the hybrid workplace, flexible amenities attract employees back to office

4 min read

May 12, 2023

Nurturing trust and respect is essential for building a
successful public-private partnerships.

Nurturing trust and respect is essential for building a
successful public-private partnerships.

Getting the most value from public-private partnerships

4 min read

April 25, 2023

As Nordstrom is closing its store at Yonge and Dundas the floors above have become BMO Place--Photo by Wallace Immen copy

As Nordstrom is closing its store at Yonge and Dundas the floors above have become BMO Place--Photo by Wallace Immen copy

BMO Place transforms iconic retail space at Toronto Eaton Centre into offices

4 min read

April 4, 2023

The Lab at 887 Great Northern Way in Vancouver--Low Tide properties

The Lab at 887 Great Northern Way in Vancouver--Low Tide properties

Life-sciences research facilities sprouting in Vancouver’s South Flatz

4 min read

March 21, 2023

Lansing Square artists rendering --Almadev copy

Lansing Square artists rendering --Almadev copy

Creating a 15-minute community in suburbia

4 min read

February 26, 2023

Privacy and sunlight in Michael Garron Hospital designed for the future of health care

4 min read