When I was very young I went a Montessori school here in Toronto. If you’re not familiar with Montessori education, it’s basically a very open ended and independent form of learning. Students choose what they want to do. Because of this, many have argued that… Read More
On my way back from Philadelphia this past weekend I wrote a post called, The Philadelphia (real estate) story. It was about how opposite the market is in Philly compared to Toronto. After writing that post and because of a discussion in the comment section,… Read More
One of my absolute favorite things to do is travel to cities, explore, and take lots of pictures. When I’m in a new place, I can’t help but examine everything about the built environment. That’s the architect in me and it’ll never go away. When… Read More
Every year the London-based property consultancy Knight Frank publishes something called The Wealth Report. And it’s one of those reports that I could go through for hours. It includes a ton of really fascinating stats that speak volumes about where in the world wealth is… Read More
The world cannot find a cure for cancer soon enough. Earlier today Quadrangle Architects here in Toronto published the following news release. For those of you not from Toronto, Quadrangle is one of the most important architecture firms in the city. It is with great… Read More
Real estate is a local business. And this weekend in Philadelphia really reminded me of that. Here’s what I mean. The real estate story in Toronto is condos. We’re buildings lots and lots of condos. When my friend from Chicago recently visited Toronto for the… Read More
It’s great to be back in Philly. I have a real sense of nostalgia around this city. Last night my friends took me to a popup beer garden on South Street put on by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Before the popup garden, it was just… Read More
Today’s ATC post – which happens to be a guest post – is coming to you live from on board the UP Express train that runs from Union Station in downtown Toronto to Pearson Airport. (Everywhere should have free wifi.) I’m on my way to… Read More
Tall buildings will sway in the wind. And when they get taller and skinnier, the swaying becomes more pronounced. In seismically active cities, such as Tokyo and Taipei, “tuned mass dampeners” are often used near the top of tall buildings to offset the swaying caused… Read More
In 2009, Vancouver created policy and legalized laneway homes. (If you’re not up on laneway housing, click here. I’ve written too much about this topic.) Since then, the number of laneway homes built in Vancouver has steadily increased to the point where roughly 350 new… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 