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Happy Canada Day!

July 01, 2011 - I'm pinching myself today. And eating Birthday Cake. No other country in the world is as liberated, progressive, or offers as much opportunity as Canada. I am proud (and grateful) to be Canadian. Happy Canada Day! Our country is 144! ~ Steven }
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Happy Father’s Day

June 19, 2011 - I know I'm one of the lucky ones. I have a brilliant dad with a heart of gold who is always supportive of everything I do! When I was a child, my Dad told me to "Do what you love and the money will follow". Isn't that the best advice EVER!? Lucky…
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Have 2 Wheels, Will Travel

May 10, 2011 - For years I've envied the residents of Amsterdam for their ubiquitous hop on hop off use of the bicycle as a standard means of local transportation. Granted, those narrow medieval roads and abundance of canals were constructed long before the arrival of the automobile, subsequently making vehicular navigation irksome and leaving the bicycle ideally-suited to the charms of Amsterdam's built environment. Regardless, I admire…
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Happy Mother’s Day

May 08, 2011 - When I was a kid my Mom gave me the lattitude to be a silly inquisitive boy, while teaching me the essentials of good etiquette and all the social graces. She knew to step back at those moments I demanded independence, and yet she was always there for a cuddle and reassurance when the…
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The Green House Is No Longer A Solarium

January 17, 2011 - One of the next dreams I'm going to manifest is a Green House, but I don't mean a place to grow tomatoes. I mean a residence which has a heck of a lot more sustainability than the majority of urban architecture. Having spent almost two decades engaged in the design, redevelopment, and sales of adaptive…
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How Cool Are You?

September 14, 2010 - An article in the Globe and Mail by Marcus Gee proclaiming Toronto as finally cool hit the newstands recently. It made me smile. Right click here to read it. Being a denizen of this City for twenty-five years, I've always felt the groovin' pulse of Toronto. It's just back in my day the underbelly…
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Toronto’s Villa Discrete

August 07, 2010 - I can't say I was completely won over when that Michael Lee-Chin 'Crystal', by architect Daniel Libeskind, smashed into the venerable Royal Ontario Museum in 2007 and stuck. I think I would have liked it more had it actually been a crystal and not a bunch of galvalume with a few strips of glass that…
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Home Sweet Home

July 23, 2010 - One of my favourite things about traveling is returning Home. I know it sounds a bit corny but whenever I go anywhere, whether it's for a couple of days or a couple of weeks, I derive tremendous pleasure unlocking my front door and crossing the threshold into the place…
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Summer Bliss

July 21, 2010 - Living in The Great White North brings with it many privileges which, for one, include being within driving distance of an abundance of fresh lakes, coniferous trees and the Canadian Shield. We call it Cottage Country - the land where we splash in water, barbecue everything, and drink coolers filled with alcohol. If you've ever…
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True Colours

July 05, 2010 - Are gay neighbours good for property values? Even though you may personally despise those perfectly trimmed topiaries that flank each side of the freshly painted red front door on Fred and Barney's just-restored picture-perfect Cape Code dwell, replete with vintage coach lamp and brass door knocker, research shows that the…
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