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Understated Innovative Architecture

Architecture
While there is no denying that an amazing site can elevate any building, I still believe an essential key to successful residential architecture is to keep the form simple. the materials natural and the design humble…and by this I mean creating a structure that doesn’t scream “Look at Me!”. This 2400 square foot three bedroom…
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Welcoming Habitat For Humanity

College Street / Little Italy
Back in 1999 (see photo above), after three years of a detailed retrofit, the third adaptive reuse conversion I was engaged on became registered as ‘The Movie House’ condominium. Located in Toronto’s Little Italy on the northwest corner of College Street and Euclid Avenue, this former Metropolitan Review Cinema became an intimate 18 unit…
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Spring Summer 2011 Forecast

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First, for your listening and viewing pleasure, here’s the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Spring 2011 show – can you tear yourself away from those models to read this?  For those of you who are wondering why I occasionally toss in some fashion here at the urbaneer.com blog, let it be…
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Pizzeria Libretto On Ossington

Little Portugal
My pal Todd and I decided to grab some lunch for a quick yaketty-yak catch-up and, when I asked him where he would like to go he replied with the very suggestion that was on the tip of my tongue….Pizzeria Libretto on Ossington! In perfect unison we admitted we felt…
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The Green House Is No Longer A Solarium

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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 reuse…
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Home Sweet Temporary Home

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Three days ago I was up to my eye balls in stress while a barrage of boxes and furniture negotiated by three strapping movers crossed the threshold of my temporary vintage apartment in The Annex. As each mover passed I barked the room where each item was destined and, to…
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Fantastic El Cheapo Movers

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As a realtor I’ve been hesitant to refer a moving company for quite some time. I’ve learned that any firm is only as good as its employees, and in an industry with an enormous turnover of staff, it makes it risky choosing who to hire. However, despite the company’s name which I…
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Smooth Move, I Hope

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First, one of the joys of blogging is finding pics that appropriately convey what you’re trying to say. Once I had decided to call this blog ‘Smooth Move’ I googled my title and these were four of many images that came up in the search engine. My apologies in advance if I’m using your photo…
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