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  • The Gladstone Hotel rectangle

    The Gladstone Hotel

    When on travel, I rarely spend time at my hotel—I much prefer to squeeze every second out of my trip exploring all that the city in which I'm in has to offer. On a recent trip to Toronto…

  • courtyard house after exterior side

    Inside Job

    Designing an innovative house is a rite of passage 
for many young architects. But building in a city doesn’t always make experimentation easy; after all, neighbors have their own ideas about…

  • garcelon david beekeeper square

    Hive Design

    The recent disappearance of vast numbers of worker bees from their colonies sounded an unexpectedly resonant ecological alarm. It quickly became clear—to beekeepers, scientists, and the…

  • john street roundhouse toronto

    Toronto, Ontario

    Toronto, Ontario, is one metropolis that never ceases to amaze me with its never-ceasing construction. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, and always loved being able to see the city from across Lake…

  • galley house exterior rectangle

    Slim Fit

    Facing tight building codes and an even tighter space, Karen White and David MacNaughtan needed an architect who could turn lemons into lemonade. Donald Chong devised a refreshing solution.

  • monkman residence portrait front room rectangle

    Home Is Where the Art Is

    In Toronto, a painter accustomed to crashing in his studio created an airy artistic haven with both working and living quarters for a more balanced and polished picture.

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