Bucky Blog

Sites, zoning, feasibility, and the decisions that come before you build.

IVÉO’s welcome for the 12 companies in its first municipal cohort, including Bucky.

Sep 24, 2026·2 min read

Bucky joins IVÉO’s first municipal cohort

Bucky is in IVÉO’s first Parcours Accélération Municipale. Who IVÉO is, how it started, and what the 12-week cohort is for.

The 900 Saint-Jacques tower rising over downtown Montréal. Photo: Maxime Brouillet

Sep 14, 2026·18 min read

900 rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal

Montreal's planning committee told the developer his tower wasn't good enough and to go hire a designer. It worked — and then the building opened, and the reviews came in.

Rendering of a curving, terraced museum with planted levels among city towers, by SANAA

Aug 4, 2026·2 min read

Why Ecuador's National Museum Competition Sparked an International Architecture Debate

An international competition to design the country's new National Museum has sparked widespread discussion throughout the architectural community

Rendering of an old industrial building reimagined with a new mid-rise beside it

Aug 2, 2026·3 min read

Prompting: Reimagining Properties

Learn how to reimagine spaces and begin thinking about what is possible in your city.

The pink house perched on top of the derelict Canada Malting tower in Saint-Henri, Montréal

Jul 27, 2026·6 min read

The Pink House on Saint-Ambroise: The Story of the Canada Malting Site

A small pink cottage, complete with green shutters, curtains and flower boxes, perched impossibly on top of a crumbling industrial tower.

Archival engraving of the Merchants Cotton Company mill beside its company directory page

Jul 24, 2026·5 min read

Why do we Reuse Old Buildings Instead of Demolishing Them?

Progress in architecture is often measured by what we build next.

The brick silo building at 1 Avenue Van Horne, Montréal, with its graffiti-covered water tower

Jul 22, 2026·13 min read

1 Avenue Van Horne: A Century Between the Tracks and the Rules

The story behind the 1 Avenue Van Horne building, Mile-end, Montreal.

The Haleco tower in Griffintown, Montréal, with a large blue circle on its facade, beside the water

Jul 22, 2026·9 min read

Haleco: The Story of 997 De la Commune

Every parcel of ground tells a story, but few tell it as plainly as 997 rue de la Commune Ouest.

Bucky recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 AI Startups at ALL IN 2026 - September 16-17

Jul 21, 2026·5 min read

Bucky Named One of Canada's Top 100 AI Startups for 2026

Bucky has been selected as one of Canada's Top 100 AI Startups for 2026 by ALL IN. Here is what the recognition means for pre-construction development feasibility.