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Ten months ago I decided to finish my loft in The Button Factory and take it to ‘the next level’, meaning I was actually going to complete the space and make it more of what I’d always dreamed of rather than what I had settled for. It was an enormous…

Every week I look forward to what the Globe and Mail’s Architecture Columnist John Bentley Mays will have to say about our city’s built form. This insightful gentleman offers a point of view cognizant of the many variables that influence the success or failure of space and place. He explores a structure’s materials, scale…

I have so much to be thankful for. I just spent a warm weekend hanging out with my best buds Mike and Vince, who have been anchors in my life for over twenty-five years. There’s no better way to keep perspective than having your friends rally by your side when you’re…

After hearing a couple of friends give rave reviews, I’ve booked tickets to go see the reputedly brilliant Cirque Eloize this weekend with a best pal visiting from New York! I’m so excited. It’s at the newly renovated Sony Centre For The Performing Arts only until October 9th! This Quebec based contemporary circus…

This is a realtor and his clients’ nightmare. As is typical for most realtors representing properties for sale in Toronto, over the past few weeks we’ve been hosting public weekend Open Houses at one of my listings. No biggie, or at least we thought, right? Now we are near certain we were played as part of a Scam!…

  I haven’t been able to tell over the past week whether my clients have been sniffing at the properties I’m showing them or if they’re fighting the nasty cold slash flu which is making its way around the population. Ever since our mass return from Summer Vacation everyone has…

Guess what this is. It’s a stable re-imagined as an artist’s studio space. Location: Furesø, Denmark Location: Furesø, Denmark Size: 25m² Location: Furesø, Denmark Size: 25m² *sigh Svendborg Architects Stable ~Vince Architecture Worthy Websites

Yesterday I was raving about ArchDaily.com, as it offers a glimpse into the most amazing architectural edifices in the world. Here’s an example. It’s the Millbrook House in Millbrook, New York, a 6600 square foot celebration of domestic bliss. I absolutely adore the use of metal, wood, glass and stone to…