A Canopy is freestanding and not always attached to a building. It requires standing support legs.
The independence from a building allows a canopy to offer a duo-pitch (like an A-shape roof) design which isn’t possible with an awning.
They can be installed in almost all outdoor spaces including home compounds, office premises, malls, hotels and restaurants, bus stop shades, playgrounds and so much more.
A canopy is practical for a walk-way or where the building doesn’t need something aesthetic to add value.
An Awning is permanently attached to a building and is designed to withstand most weather patterns.
Often you’ll find that they are retractable meaning you can ‘open’ or ‘close’ them to allow light into the area undercover.
They don’t have any support legs because that would then make it a canopy.
Awnings are attached to the exterior of a building, usually placed above windows or doors and on very rare occasion have supporting pillars