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.

Watch who wins the women's singles event with the second and deciding run from the FIL Luge World Championships in Whistler, B.C.

Watch Marion Thénault and a host of Canadians in the aerials competitions from the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup stop at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.

Watch the Mount Royal University Cougars battle the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in Canada West men's volleyball action from the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, B.C.

The women's singles competition kicks off with the opening run during the FIL Luge World Championships from Whistler, B.C.

The men's and women's doubles events come to a close in the second and deciding runs during the FIL Luge World Championships in Whistler, B.C.

Catch the opening runs of the men's and women's doubles events from the FIL Luge World Championships in Whistler, B.C.

The world's best competitors converge on Karlsruhe, Germany for the INIT INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe as part of the latest stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold.

Janine Flock aims for a third career women's skeleton title when the IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup makes its final stop of the season in Lillehammer, Norway. Heat 1 runs from 7:00am-8:10am. Heat 2 runs from 8:45am-9:45am.

The Schneekristall plays host to the men's super G event for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Matt Weston looks to clinch the men's skeleton title for a second straight season when the IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup roles through Lillehammer, Norway. Heat 1 runs from 3:00am-4:10am. Heat 2 runs from 4:45am-5:45am.

Watch Maïa Schwinghammer and a host of Canadians try to climb the moguls rankings during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup stop in Park City, Utah.

Watch Laurie Blouin and a host of Canadians take part in the snowboard big air events during the FIS Snowboard World Cup stop in Aspen, Colo.

Watch the always-exciting mixed singles competition from the FIL Luge World Championships in Whistler, B.C.