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Condos, Condos, Condos
We’ve heard enough; in fact we’ve seen enough too. With the rapid densification and developments in Toronto, the housing demand keeps on rising and so do the condo towers. If you have been keeping your eyes on recent condo trends in Toronto, you’d notice these three significant, recurrent patterns.
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Green and Grey
Green and grey are the two colours that immediately come to our minds when we visualise green space in a city, and we call this image a ‘sustainable design’.
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The Art of Doodling & Sketching (by hand)
Every new year, I start off with a new sketchbook, feeling determined and resolute to fill in every page by the end of year. Saying hello to August already, I see my sketchbook looking rather empty and lonely, even pathetic. Put all excuses aside, I questioned what’s happened to my habit of doodling and sketching.
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All public spaces are not created equal
Walking along the Waterfront today, you can see plenty of people sitting down anywhere they can, playing Pokemon GO. That’s what brings people out of their home or office today and interact. But, aside from the game’s nature, why Waterfront?
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Can architecture become more approachable to bigger public?
We architects constantly discuss the importance of promoting our profession to general public; what we do, how we do it, and most importantly, why the rest of population needs us. However it is not always an easy task to accomplish, and therefore it was interesting to hear from a recent graduate from University of Toronto Architecture…
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Architect’s Guide To Working On A Construction Budget
Often, when someone realizes I am an architect, their first reaction is to immediately ask me, “what’s your fee?” The budget is unavoidably the most frequently asked question asked of the architect: ‘Are there enough allocation of funds for the project?’ or ‘Are the expenses going to cover what I want in the end?’
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The Ace (AKA The Tree) In The Hole
Have you ever wondered what the exterior space of Herman Avenue looks like?
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Designing For The Ambiguous: Everyone & Anything
What is the meaning of design if not to cater to a specific client? But what happens when the client is EVERYONE, ANYONE and should be open to ANYTHING? Herman Avenue is a renovation project, recently completed by Studio Jonah , that demonstrates exactly that situation. Nearly a century old home, it was in desperate…
