Disrupting Design

Last winter, a secret fur-lined room inside an imposing sphere appeared on Toronto's east-end beach as an 'invitation to be with strangers' and persevere through winter.

Architecture students Robyn Thomson and Jessica Chen think that even though technology has made our lives easier, we've lost connection in the process.

Dr. Vertegaal pictures a future where virtual reality lives in the real world without screens — and according to him, we're closer than you might think.

Many children without electricity need kerosene lamps to study — but kerosene is toxic. Now, Kenyan entrepreneur Salima Visram is using design to change lives.

"Imagine a world where we don't have to clear-cut forests just to create our housing." Rammed earth shows that sustainability can be beautiful.

The Ryerson Student Learning Centre breaks the routine rhythms and movements of daily student life and empowers students to take full ownership of their space.

Ryerson professor Jason Nolan wants to build a world where children with special needs can play and learn in an environment that helps them be more independent.

Anthony Leaning, leading architect for CSV Architects in Ottawa, showcases the Salus Clementine Passive House, a 42-unit, 4-storey energy efficient apartment building, that sets new efficiency standards for housing and commercial construction in Western Culture.

Henry Chong thinks people should stop "looking upwards" for big transportation companies to provide solutions for people in congested cities.

The best of the best compete for the crown in the second and deciding run of the men's giant slalom event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Catch the opening run of the men's giant slalom competition from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Watch Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman compete in the pole vault as part of the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF.

The best of the best compete for the crown in the second and deciding run of the women's giant slalom event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Catch the opening run of the women's giant slalom competition from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

The very best in men's alpine skiing compete in the second and deciding run of the team combined event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

The very best in men's alpine skiing compete in the opening run of the team combined event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

The very best in women's alpine skiing compete in the second and deciding run of the team combined event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

The very best in women's alpine skiing compete in the opening run of the team combined event from the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

The ever-exciting four-man bobsleigh competition emanates from the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Centre as part of the IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup. Heat 1 runs 7:00am-7:50am. Heat 2 runs 8:30am-9:20am.

Marielle Thompson and a plethora of Canadians take part in the second day of ski cross from the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup stop in San Pellegrino, Italy.

The very best in men's downhill compete at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Watch Canadians Cynthia Appiah and Melissa Lotholz try to lead their respective teams to victory in the two-woman bobsleigh competition from the IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup stop in Lillehammer, Norway. Heat 1 runs 3:00am-3:50am. Heat 2 runs from 4:30am-5:20am.