Toronto talent represented for the 2012 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards with numerous artists receiving recognition for their hard work including Ben Weeks, Matt Barnes, Craig Boyko, Kinnon Elliott, Taryn Gee, and Kelsey Heinrichs (below). The winners receive placement in the May/June issue of Applied Arts magazine which is currently available on newsstands. Keep reading for additional images from artists listed above.

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As a founding member of the famed Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris championed a distinct form of Canadian art with landscape paintings of lakes and mountains. Inspired by his European travels Harris’ home embodies Art Deco style with architect Alexandra Biriukova designing the grand Forest Hill home in 1930. While the front of the home is preserved the rear has been re-imagined for its current owner including a renovation-addition with the style, class and architectural prowess that architect Drew Mandel perfects. Nominated for the both the 2012 OAA and AZ Awards the Lawren Harris House continues to impress after 80 years since its inception.

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Mayor Fordzilla is terrorizing the city! Toronto illustrator Steve Murray designed this amazing cover for Spacing magazine’s Summer 2012 issue. You can join Spacing at Evergreen Brick Works on May 29th as they release the Disaster Issue. For more details on the event click here.

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Toronto artist Kris Knight presents Teen Dream a rotating window installation of four paintings showcased at Katharine Mulherin Projects (1082 Queen St West) running from May 11th to June 3rd. If you travel the 501 Queen street car remember to peak out the window as you approach Dovercourt Rd for a glance at Kris’ work. We’re going to be bringing you the updated photos from the show as they are available.

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Toronto-based design studio Fishtnk is launching Owl at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) next week in New York as their first product from their Smart Furnishing collection. Owl utilizes smart phone technology by allowing the user to control the lamp through the use of a mobile application that is available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

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I’m a big fan of Kathryn Macnaughton’s collage compositions. There’s a story to tell in each image. Find more of Kathryn’s work after the jump.

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The Ontario Architect Association (OAA) has selected 15 nominees for the 2012 OAA Design Excellence Awards from over 160 submissions. Four prominent Toronto projects made the list including the Lawren Harris House by Drew Mandel Design, SPLIT House by Superkul Inc (below), TIFF’s Bell Light Box and the Bay & Adelaide Center. Tomorrow the People’s Choice Award will be announced and we’re hoping one of the Toronto nominees listed here takes it!

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Within 10 years Toronto has the potential to cover over 10 million sq ft of our city’s buildings with green roofs. Currently our most prominent green roof is located at City Hall and the bylaw requiring the construction of green roofs on new development introduced by former Mayor Miller has recently reached another key stage. With the latest…

The Bylaw applies to new building permit applications for residential, commercial and institutional development made after January 31, 2010 and will apply to new industrial development as of April 30, 2012.
Source: City of Toronto

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Toronto photographer Andrew B. Myers has a solo show at Angell Gallery until June 2nd. Everything is crisp. I live life in these images. Go to the show and get familiar.

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Alex McLeod drops Legendes Oubliees (Forgotten Legends) at Galerie Trois Points in Montreal from May 26th to June 23rd. We`re seeing a lot of fresh ideas make their way into Alex’s latest work with exciting patterns and the explosion of cloud imagery. Much more after the jump.

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