I went snowboarding today. As always it was a lot of fun. If only Toronto had mountains. Here is a Canadian video about snowboarding from 1985 that, I think, does an excellent job demonstrating how resistant to change we humans can sometimes be. The video… Read More
The CBC published a piece this morning on my laneway house proposal. The subheadline: Real estate developer believes time is right to build a laneway house he planned five years ago. It’s true. As many of you already know, this proposal has been in the… Read More
I’m hijacking Architect This City today to help my mother out and try something new. She is looking to sell her 1 bedroom condo in the Radiocity Condominiums, located at 285 Mutual Street in Toronto. It’s called Radiocity, not because the developers thought New York… Read More
dupont survivor by Josemaria de Churtichaga on 500px I was on CBC radio this morning talking about the revitalization of Dovercourt Village and Geary Avenue in Toronto. The funny thing about this topic is that it’s one I actually held off writing about. I’ve been… Read More
A few years ago, I was touring a friend from the US around Toronto’s Financial District and the first thing he said to me was: “You have no retail.” And that’s certainly what it might look like at first glance. But there’s actually lots of… Read More
Right now the Toronto International Film Festival is going on in the city. It’s actually one of my favorite times in Toronto. There’s so much going on and the city generally does things that it doesn’t normally allow, but that it should do all throughout… Read More
Last night I watched CBC’s the Condo Game documentary. This is what it’s about: “The Condo Game examines the forces at play behind the fastest moving condo market in North America – Toronto – and discovers that the glittering glass hides a sea of troubles.” If… Read More
