Just a few days ago, The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published an interesting research study where they argue that this U.S. housing boom is different than that of the early 2000s. During the last boom, U.S. home prices peaked in 2006 and then… Read More
I love the work that LSE Cities (London School of Economics) is doing with Urban Age. If you haven’t yet checked out their site, you should do that now. If you’re a city geek, it’s the kind of site you can get lost in for… Read More
On Tuesday night architect Jamie Fobert spoke at the Daniels Faculty at the University of Toronto. Fobert’s practice is based in London, but he is a graduate of the Daniels Faculty well before it was called that. I unfortunately wasn’t able to attend, but I… Read More
If you’ve been reading this blog since the summer, you might remember that there was a period of time where I wrote incessantly about the removal of the eastern portion of Toronto’s elevated Gardiner Expressway. Ultimately City Council didn’t vote the way I believe we… Read More
I often get asked about the methodology behind my blogging. (Though I have written a few posts about it already.) Most people seem to assume that I sit down on the weekends. Draft a content calendar. Write a bunch of posts. And then queue them… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js A few months ago I wrote a post about Uber’s new “Smart Routes” feature and ended by saying that it’s not just taxis who need to be thinking about platforms like Uber, it’s also public transit authorities. I said that because I think that multi-modal… Read More
Version One Ventures – which is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Vancouver – recently published a free handbook called, A Guide to Marketplaces. Online marketplaces are really fascinating because they are perhaps broader in scope than you might initially think. For example, Uber… Read More
I had a few ideas bouncing around in my head today for things I could write about after I got home from the office and the gym. But now, I don’t feel like writing about any of them. So instead, I’d like to share this… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js Recently it has been in the news that BuzzBuzzHome.com – the new construction real estate site – will be launching a “buy now” feature in the new year (2016). This will allow people to buy condos and homes online with their credit card, which means… Read More
On Tuesday night I attended a great industry event that Quadrangle Architects organized about mid-rise buildings. Mid-rise buildings (somewhere around 4-12 storeys) are all the rage in Toronto these days. But there are many challenges associated with this building typology and this was an event… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 