Larry Beasley and Jonathan Barnett are about to start teaching a free online course through the University of British Columbia edX called: Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs. It starts April 4, 2017 and runs for 6 weeks. Here’s what you’ll learn (taken verbatim from edx.org):… Read More
Yesterday the New York Times reported on the fact that Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most of Barack Obama’s policies intended to fight climate change. (Interestingly enough, the Editorial refers to Donald Trump as simply Donald Trump, but it refers to Barack Obama… Read More
San Francisco has something known as the Commission Guide for Formula Retail. Formula retail = chain store. Formula retail uses are regulated by the San Francisco Planning Code. The intent behind the guide is really twofold: It’s to help assess the appropriateness of chain store uses… Read More
Last month Curated Properties and Windmill launched a “residential agri-tecture” project on Toronto’s Queen West called The Plant. The entire development is oriented around our connection to food. The building will have an interior greenhouse and an industrial style common area kitchen for food prep and… Read More
I am fascinated by the way the Japanese think about housing. It is very different than the way we think about housing here in North America. Below is a small house tour that reinforces that. If you can’t see it below, click here.
I took the above photo at The Miami Beach EDITION. I know it’s no longer the newest hotel on the strip, but as far as design is concerned, it’s probably my favorite. I love the interiors. It feels quintessentially Miami Beach to me. The lobby… Read More
I spent a bit of time this afternoon photographing 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. For those of you who aren’t familiar, 1111 is a parking garage that’s so well designed that people throw events – like weddings – in it. It was designed by… Read More
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced its February (2017) numbers today for the Greater Toronto Area. Here are some of the highlights: – At the end of February, there were 324 detached homes available in developer inventories. Ten years ago, this number… Read More
I like this excerpt from City Observatory: “More broadly, this paper reminds us of the salience of stigma to neighborhood development. Once a neighborhood acquires a reputation in the collective local consciousness for being a place that is risky, declining, crime-ridden or unattractive, it may… Read More
I ordered a new lens for my Fuji X Series camera today. For those of you who are interested in photography, it’s a prime lens: 35mm (53mm equivalent) with a maximum aperture of F2.0. I wanted a fixed focal length because I suspect I’m going… Read More
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